The latest version of Readable, 3.0.0.300, introduces a powerful alternative to the standard TYPE command, enhancing the way users can format and process text files. This tool is especially useful for tasks like log analysis and report generation, where customized formatting is key.
Key Features:
1. Improved Readability: Readable allows users to enhance text readability by adding separators, blank lines, and additional spaces. While manual adjustments are possible in a text editor, automating these tasks with Readable significantly reduces time and effort.
2. Additional Formatting Options: Users can easily add blank lines or separators around specific lines, remove lines containing certain text, and insert additional spaces for blank lines. Moreover, solitary blank lines can be eliminated, and users can define custom separators, delimiters, and line lengths.
3. Extended Search Mode: Readable includes an advanced search mode that supports searching for newline (`\n`) and tab (`\t`) characters. The search and replace functionality allows for quick modifications, with options to display results in the standard output or save them to a text file.
Command Syntax Overview:
The command syntax for using Readable is as follows:
- `-b`, `--banner`: Display banner information.
- `--sb`, `--space-before`: Add a blank line before lines containing specific text.
- `--sa`, `--space-after`: Add a blank line after lines containing specific text.
- `-p`, `--ps`: Add a space to each blank line.
- `-f`, `--find`: Find only lines containing specified text.
- `-a`, `--ascii`: Treat input as ASCII instead of Unicode.
- `-x`, `--extended-search`: Enable extended search features.
- `-s`, `--case-sensitive`: Make searches case-sensitive.
- `-c`, `--cs`: Choose a custom separator character.
- `-d`, `--cd`: Choose a custom delimiter character.
- `-L`, `--ll`, `--linelen`: Set a custom line length for separators.
- `-r`, `--replace`: Specify a file for search/replace entries.
- `-o`, `--out`: Write output to a specified file instead of standard output.
Syntax Examples:
- `Readable64 C:\Logs\MyReport.TXT`
- `Readable64 D:\Reports\ThatReport.TXT --LA="Finished;Ended"`
- `Readable64 E:\Jobs\SomeOutput.LOG --sa "Starting;Name:" --sb "Summary"`
- `Readable64 F:\MyData\ThisLog.TXT -f "totals:;average:;"`
- `Readable64 G:\ThisData\ThatLog.TXT -r "H:\MyReplacements.TXT" --DL 2 --NL 2 --LC "*"`
Conclusion: Readable 3.0.0.300 is an invaluable tool for anyone needing to process and format text files efficiently. Its extensive options and automated features make it ideal for log analysis, report generation, and overall text manipulation, streamlining tasks that would otherwise consume significant manual effort.
Next Steps: Users are encouraged to explore Readable’s capabilities through the command line, utilizing the provided options to enhance their text processing workflows. Additional resources, including help commands and sample files, are available to assist users in maximizing the tool's potential
Key Features:
1. Improved Readability: Readable allows users to enhance text readability by adding separators, blank lines, and additional spaces. While manual adjustments are possible in a text editor, automating these tasks with Readable significantly reduces time and effort.
2. Additional Formatting Options: Users can easily add blank lines or separators around specific lines, remove lines containing certain text, and insert additional spaces for blank lines. Moreover, solitary blank lines can be eliminated, and users can define custom separators, delimiters, and line lengths.
3. Extended Search Mode: Readable includes an advanced search mode that supports searching for newline (`\n`) and tab (`\t`) characters. The search and replace functionality allows for quick modifications, with options to display results in the standard output or save them to a text file.
Command Syntax Overview:
The command syntax for using Readable is as follows:
Readable64 [options]Options include:
- `-b`, `--banner`: Display banner information.
- `--sb`, `--space-before`: Add a blank line before lines containing specific text.
- `--sa`, `--space-after`: Add a blank line after lines containing specific text.
- `-p`, `--ps`: Add a space to each blank line.
- `-f`, `--find`: Find only lines containing specified text.
- `-a`, `--ascii`: Treat input as ASCII instead of Unicode.
- `-x`, `--extended-search`: Enable extended search features.
- `-s`, `--case-sensitive`: Make searches case-sensitive.
- `-c`, `--cs`: Choose a custom separator character.
- `-d`, `--cd`: Choose a custom delimiter character.
- `-L`, `--ll`, `--linelen`: Set a custom line length for separators.
- `-r`, `--replace`: Specify a file for search/replace entries.
- `-o`, `--out`: Write output to a specified file instead of standard output.
Syntax Examples:
- `Readable64 C:\Logs\MyReport.TXT`
- `Readable64 D:\Reports\ThatReport.TXT --LA="Finished;Ended"`
- `Readable64 E:\Jobs\SomeOutput.LOG --sa "Starting;Name:" --sb "Summary"`
- `Readable64 F:\MyData\ThisLog.TXT -f "totals:;average:;"`
- `Readable64 G:\ThisData\ThatLog.TXT -r "H:\MyReplacements.TXT" --DL 2 --NL 2 --LC "*"`
Conclusion: Readable 3.0.0.300 is an invaluable tool for anyone needing to process and format text files efficiently. Its extensive options and automated features make it ideal for log analysis, report generation, and overall text manipulation, streamlining tasks that would otherwise consume significant manual effort.
Next Steps: Users are encouraged to explore Readable’s capabilities through the command line, utilizing the provided options to enhance their text processing workflows. Additional resources, including help commands and sample files, are available to assist users in maximizing the tool's potential
Readable 3.0.0.300 released
Readable offers a replacement for the standard TYPE command, allowing users to apply multiple formatting options when processing text files.
