Windows *.ini file verifer, tidier and sorter. You tidy thse
files simply to make them easier to read and modify. It is
easier to find things where all the sections and items are
in order. It inserts blank links judiciously. It preserves
comments in the right place.
Tidies and sorts windows *.ini files, ones that look like this:
[section]
; a comment
item=value;
To use:
java.exe -jar ini.jar  "F:\Program Files\Opera\profile\opera6.ini" UTF-8
Where UTF-8 is the encoding of the INI file usually .
Opera uses UTF-8. You can leave it to the default for most others.
The original is named somefile.ini.old when you are done.
Using the wrong encoding can corrupt your ini files. If you
are not sure, don't use this utility.
Don't use it on Funduc *.srs search/replace scripts. There
are not true ini files.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/encoding.html for the name of
your default encoding and the other possibilities.
Don't run ini more than once on the same ini file or you
will overwrite your backup.
Don't run ini when the program that uses it is running. E.g.
shut down Opera to tidy Opera6.ini.
This is version 1.0. This program has not yet had any field
experience. Make sure you backup before experimenting.
Ini uses an alphanumeric sort so that
[Search Engine 4] comes before
[Search Engine 32]
It also uses a case-insensitive sort so that
[SEARCH Engine 4] will come side by side
[Search Engine 5]
Ini refuses to touch any file without the *.ini extension.
Some files may have the ini file format without the
extension.  To tidy them, you must temporarily rename them
to something.ini, then tidy, then rename them back.
Why the gear icon?  It symbolises some sort of under the
hood tinkering.