The current version of Stringer is not just a Search replacement.  It is a
powerful search and replace tool with a large number of options to get the
desired results.  Currently Stringer has among others the following
features:

 - Stringer can search for any number of multiple strings
 - Strings can be of any size and they can be substrings of other strings
   searched for and they can be read from a file
 - Search and Replace capability for multiple source and destination strings
   with optional individual prompting and backups
 - Can search for strings in archive files (.lha, .zip, etc.)
 - Can hunt for files using file names or file comments
 - Search statistics for matched strings:  match counts, relative space usage
   and relative frequencies
 - Can start a pager for immediate viewing of the matched file
 - Various options for modifying the output to your needs
 - Complete emulation of C:Search with identical ouput if so desired
 - Comprehensive documentation with multiple examples and on-line help
 - Fastest operation of any utility of this kind

New in this version (2.1):

 - Added the ability to insert hex or decimal numbers into search and
   replace strings
 - Changed the NONUMS option to NONUM for complete Search emulation
 - Fixed a bug where if the CASE and QUIET options were used together
   with the REPLACE option the replace was not done.

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[generic]                  982    2530  38.8% -lh5- d960 Nov 13  1996 Stringer21/Install
[generic]                 1059    1913  55.4% -lh5- da86 Oct 29  1996 Stringer21/Install.info
[generic]                  117     167  70.1% -lh5- c4b8 Oct  8  1996 Stringer21/Prefs/Stringer_ANSI.prefs
[generic]                  135     195  69.2% -lh5- 4eef Oct 29  1996 Stringer21/Prefs/Stringer_Most.prefs
[generic]                  114     162  70.4% -lh5- 1de0 Oct 29  1996 Stringer21/Prefs/Stringer_plain.prefs
[generic]                  134     198  67.7% -lh5- 1da2 Oct 29  1996 Stringer21/Prefs/Stringer_Vinci.prefs
[generic]                  448     783  57.2% -lh5- 47a5 Oct  8  1996 Stringer21/start_most.rexx
[generic]                  424     735  57.7% -lh5- e2b1 Oct  8  1996 Stringer21/start_vinci.rexx
[generic]                 9871   17640  56.0% -lh5- 5426 Nov 18  1996 Stringer21/Stringer
[generic]                15949   48584  32.8% -lh5- f012 Nov 18  1996 Stringer21/Stringer.guide
[generic]                 1014    1892  53.6% -lh5- 18ca Oct 29  1996 Stringer21/Stringer.guide.info
[generic]                  117     167  70.1% -lh5- c4b8 Oct 29  1996 Stringer21/Stringer.prefs
[generic]                  593    1233  48.1% -lh5- b7bc Oct 29  1996 Stringer21.info
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