[File] DESCRIPT.ION of files for file manager

[Christos Zoulas]

Committed, thanks

christos

> On Jun 24, 2023, at 5:59 AM, Jörg Jenderek (GMX) <joerg.jen.der.ek at gmx.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> some times ago i must take the file command sources from git hub server
> instead from FTP server.
> 
> Unfortunately i am not Leonardo da Vinci or in other words my smartness
> level is like a neandertaler. My normal steps are run configure script
> and then followed by calling make utility. So it takes an quarter of
> hour for me to find out how to create this script in such above
> mentioned case.
> 
> To remember me i create a text file with name DESCRIPT.ION. This
> contains line by line file, directory descriptions (and optional meta
> data). This was introduced by 4DOS commando interpreter. See page about
> 4DOS on Wikipedia:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4DOS
> Luckily this metadata format is also supported by many file managers like:
> Volkow-Commander
> Total-Commander
> Double Commander
> 
> So i think this maybe is also useful for other people, especially new
> users starting with compiling the file command sources. I hope my
> appended DESCRIPT.ION can be applied in future version of file utility.
> 
> With best wishes
> Jörg Jenderek
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