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Extension File Edit                            
 This command is used to create and maintain the extension
 file, which associates programs with file extensions.  This
 feature allows you to point-and-shoot (move the cursor to a
 file and press Enter, or double-click) on a file to load that
 file into the application that created it.

 Your Extension File can be created from within Commander
 or with a standard text editor.

 Creating the Extension file with Commander 

 Select Extension file edit from the Commands menu.
 The current extension file will be displayed. If there
 is none a blank file will appear.
 You can now Insert, Edit or Delete Associations from
 the key commands.

 F6 Insert
       To insert press F6 or INS. The association dialog
       box will prompt you for an extension, and a
       command to execute for this extension.

 F4 Edit
       Brings up the currently highlighted association
       for editing.

 F8 Delete
        Deletes the currently highlighted association.

 F2 Save
        Save the current Extension File to disk.


 Creating the Extension File with an Editor 

 Each line in the file consists of an extension, and the
 command to run on files with that extension:

        +---- Extension
        |
        |            +---- Insert file name and extension
        .            .
       doc: word /c !.!

            +---------+
              Command

 tells the Commander to run Microsoft Word when you press
 Enter on a file that ends in .doc (such as "somename.doc").

           +--------------     Enter
 So for:   |    Name    |      ----.   "word /c somename.doc"
           |somename doc|


 Here are all the ! arguments that you can use in commands:

   Argument     What                             Example
   --------     ---------------------------      ------------
   !.!          File name with the extension     filename.ext
   !            File name, without extension     filename
   !:           The current drive letter         A:
   !\           The current page                 \PATH
   !!           Insert the `!' character         !

   Notes: If you want to execute more than one command, you
          can create a batch file and use the batch file as
          the command to execute.

          You can have no more than 30 extensions in this
          file.

          You can use "*" to match any file without an
          extension.

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