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A.1: Finding a specific file

Before you start looking, you should be aware that not all Aminet sites are complete. Most delete older files. So if you don't find something at your 'home' mirror, use one of the big sites that keep everything online like `ftp.wustl.edu', `ftp.uni-paderborn.de' or `ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk'

Sometimes you are looking for a certain category of file without knowing a name. You then best go by directory. The directories within `/pub/aminet/' are:

new/     New files, upload here. (See new/README.BEFORE.UPLOAD)
priv/    Private uploads.        (See new/README.BEFORE.UPLOAD)

biz/     Business software       hard/    Hardware related
comm/    Communications          info/    Site information
demo/    Euro style demos        misc/    Miscellaneous
docs/    Text documents          mods/    Music modules
dev/     Developer software      mus/     Music software
disk/    Disk tools              pix/     Pictures
game/    Games software          text/    Text related
gfx/     Graphics software       util/    Utilities

A complete list of the sub-directories can be found in the file `TREE'. A local `INDEX' with descriptions is in each subdirectory, however it only lists the files that exist on that site, not the ones available elsewhere on Aminet.