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   PURPOSE
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Rival is a MUI based application allowing to recursivelly compare and
merge contents of two directories.

Displayed contents (files and directories) can be deleted or copied to
synchronize compared directories. Binary files version can be displayed
and text files contents can be displayed or compared with an external
tool like AMUIDiff.

         IN ANY CASE YOU WILL USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK

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   HOW TO INSTALL
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Unarchive package with lha program :

   lha x Rival-MOS.lha

Copy the Rival drawer anywhere on your hard disk and complete system
"path" in the user startup. As example, if Rival drawer has been copied
in SYS:Tools, add in the S:User-Startup file :

   Path SYS:Tools/Rival ADD

or

Copy Rival file, Rival.info file and Images drawer in C: and copy all
*.catalog files of the Catalog drawer in SYS:Locale/Catalogs.

Install AMuiDiff tool from Stéphane SARAGAGLIA, available on Aminet.
It is usefull for text files contents comparison.

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   USE
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Rival can be launched from Ambient or Shell.

The program allows to :
   - Select two directories to compare,
   - Define a directory inclusive or exclusive filter for comparison,
   - Define a file inclusive or exclusive filter for comparison,
   - Start recursive comparison to get all differences displayed,
   - Delete a displayed directory or file,
   - Copy a displayed directory or file,
   - Display pair text file contents comparison (with AMUIDiff),
   - Display single text file contents (with Multiview),
   - Display pair binary file version comparison.

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   NEW FOR THIS RELEASE
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Main enhancement for this release :

V1.2b   (25.04.2010)
   - Fix invalid cast making hit or crash at copy or delete operation
   - Fix never deleted objects at copy or delete operation
   - Minor fix in French translation catalog

V1.2a   (04.04.2010)
   - Add updated German catalog by otti (Hans-Jörg Ottinger)
   - Fix progress bar class destroying hit at program exit

V1.2    (31.03.2010)
   - Add multi-selection for copying or deleting
   - Add directory items inclusive or exclusive filter
   - Add file items inclusive or exclusive filter
   - Add shortcut button to set filter for a file only comparison
   - Add button to avoid existing item warning requester to confirm
   - Add option to count or not file difference as a directory difference
   - Add user notification when skipping item comparison on read error
   - Add application icon in the about window
   - Open new Rival instance on directory double click action
   - Print file relative name when unable to display file differences
   - Print "Version not found" when binary file version is not available
   - Improve file and directory link support
   - Fix comparison bug for large file names
   - Fix crash with history display management
   - Fix second parameter lost bug for user choice requester
   - Fix crash when compared directories has no file
   - Use additional process for global comparison
   - Use additional process for items copying or items deleting
   - Refactor user interface sources

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   FUTURE
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With given order as priority :

   - Rename left, right or both compared files
   - Rename left, right or both compared directories
   - User configuration for colors
   - User configuration for text file comparison tool
   - User configuration for text file displaying tool

 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO METHOD CRC     STAMP          NAME
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[generic]                 1598    1705  93.7% -lh5- 54fc Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS.info
[generic]                 1884    5272  35.7% -lh5- 0f49 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Catalogs/deutsch/Rival.catalog
[generic]                 2879   13701  21.0% -lh5- 7f98 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Catalogs/deutsch/Rival.ct
[generic]                 1784    5458  32.7% -lh5- afc8 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Catalogs/français/Rival.catalog
[generic]                 3220   12837  25.1% -lh5- 999d Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Catalogs/français/Rival.ct
[generic]                 3026   11754  25.7% -lh5- 81dc Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Catalogs/Rival.cd
[generic]                 2009    8209  24.5% -lh5- 96f7 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Catalogs/Rival.ct.blank
[generic]                  795    2779  28.6% -lh5- fec1 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Catalogs/Rival.howto
[generic]                 1995    5098  39.1% -lh5- e5a3 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Catalogs/russian/Rival.catalog
[generic]                 3191   12376  25.8% -lh5- 9f39 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Catalogs/russian/Rival.ct
[generic]                 1427   13946  10.2% -lh5- a287 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/CompareRoot.image
[generic]                 1282   13896   9.2% -lh5- 32b5 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/CompareRootSelected.image
[generic]                 1154   13814   8.4% -lh5- df21 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/CopyFromLeft.image
[generic]                 1005   13774   7.3% -lh5- d7d2 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/CopyFromLeftSelected.image
[generic]                 1138   13818   8.2% -lh5- d799 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/CopyFromRight.image
[generic]                 1000   13772   7.3% -lh5- 3554 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/CopyFromRightSelected.image
[generic]                 1068   13798   7.7% -lh5- 32d4 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/DeleteBoth.image
[generic]                 1031   13774   7.5% -lh5- 5f29 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/DeleteBothSelected.image
[generic]                 1034   13808   7.5% -lh5- 5b96 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/DeleteLeft.image
[generic]                 1045   13812   7.6% -lh5- 4367 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/DeleteLeftSelected.image
[generic]                 1050   13816   7.6% -lh5- 806c Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/DeleteRight.image
[generic]                 1048   13808   7.6% -lh5- 15c1 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/DeleteRightSelected.image
[generic]                  877   13842   6.3% -lh5- 7a3f Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/ExistWarnOff.image
[generic]                  997   13848   7.2% -lh5- a26b Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/ExistWarnOffSelected.image
[generic]                 1144   13862   8.3% -lh5- f440 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/FileOnly.image
[generic]                 1146   13864   8.3% -lh5- d415 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/FileOnlySelected.image
[generic]                 1088   13874   7.8% -lh5- b456 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/FilterDir.image
[generic]                 1233   13916   8.9% -lh5- 2179 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/FilterDirSelected.image
[generic]                  963   13832   7.0% -lh5- 19c5 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/FilterFile.image
[generic]                 1167   13872   8.4% -lh5- 9541 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/FilterFileSelected.image
[generic]                 1007   13828   7.3% -lh5- b0ee Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/StopAction.image
[generic]                 1139   13824   8.2% -lh5- c674 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Images/StopActionSelected.image
[generic]               148871  425092  35.0% -lh5- 91ee Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Rival
[generic]               201387  618796  32.5% -lh5- 6436 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Rival.debug
[generic]                10467   10589  98.8% -lh5- 4a32 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Rival.debug.info
[generic]                 3361   12056  27.9% -lh5- 6e52 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Rival.guide
[generic]                 7181    7320  98.1% -lh5- cb71 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Rival.guide.info
[generic]                10467   10589  98.8% -lh5- 4a32 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Rival.info
[generic]                 1591    4373  36.4% -lh5- 599c Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Rival.readme
[generic]                 7181    7320  98.1% -lh5- cb71 Apr 25 20:21 Rival-V1.2b-MOS/Rival.readme.info
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 Total        40 files  436930 1479722  29.5%            Apr 25 21:45