To tidy, sort, prune and dedup a JP Software Take Command/4NT/4DOS hidden DESCRIPT.ION file. These files are used by the DESCRIBE utility to track what your various files are for. See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/takecommand.html for more information on the Take Command/TCC command processor. First make the directory containing the usually-hidden DESCRIPT.ION file current. e.g. C: cd \env Then invoke the java program with: java.exe -jar C:\com\mindprod\fourtidy\fourtidy.jar There are three possible option switches you can put on the command line: -d the default if you don't specify an option. If there are duplicates in the DESCRIPT.ION file, fourtidy takes the one with the most detailed longest description. -f take first. If there are duplicates in the DESCRIPTI.ION file, fourtidy takes the first one. I use this option to bulk replace descriptions. I insert inserting new ones at the top, and letting fourtidy remove duplicate existing ones, without disturbing the other descriptions. -l take last. If there are duplicates in the DESCRIPTI.ION file, fourtidy takes the last one. When DESCRIBE adds a description, it tacks in on the end. This technique picks the most recently added duplicate. If you have Excelsior Jet, (http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jet.html/) you can compile the jar and simplify that long-winded command to: fourtidy.exe To save typing, create a *.BAT file on the path containing the command. You might also want to hide/reveal the DESCRIPT.ION file with: attrib +h DESCRIPT.ION attrib -h DESCRIPT.ION Fourtidy will sort, tidy, and prune duplicates in the DESCRIPT.ION file. It will also create a non-hidden file called _O_V_E_R_V_I_E_W.txt with the information about all your files in the directory in aligned human readable form. If there are duplicate descriptions for a file in the DESCRIPT.ION file, it will take the first one and discard the rest. If you mention a file on a DESCRIBE command already in the description file, the description on the DESCRIBE file will override the one in the file. Why the broom icon? The broom signify cleaning and tidying up. the 4 and the lightning bolt are similar to the 4NT icon.