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- COMMAND: LIST DOCUMENTATION : On-line
-
- FUNCTION: Displays the contents of an ASCII file with positioning and
- searching commands.
-
- FORMAT: LIST [[d:][path]filename[.ext]]
-
- TYPE: Public domain software (Vernon Buerg)
-
- REMARKS: The specified file is listed in a screen mode and a variety of
- commands are available to select the text to be displayed. An ASCII
- file of any size may be listed. All positioning is relative to the
- block of text currently in memory, which may be as large as 64K.
- The maximum record length allowed is 255 characters. DOS 2.0 is
- required but ANSI.SYS is not required. To scan the file for a
- character string enter / on the command line followed by the text
- to be searched for, up to 32 characters. If the text is found, the
- line containing it is highlighted. If it is not found, an error
- message is displayed. To repeat the same scan, press F3 to find the
- next occurrence of the character string. The file may be printed as
- it is displayed without printing the title and prompt lines.
- The following functions are available:
-
- Command Control key Function
- ----------- ------------ ------------------------
- Q, X Esc or F10 terminate and exit to DOS
- T Home restart from first block (top)
- B End skip to end of file (bottom)
- D or + PgDn or Enter scroll down one page
- U or - PgUp scroll up one page
- H or ? F1 list commands (HELP)
- L left arrow scroll left 20 columns
- R right arrow scroll right 20 columns
- up arrow up one (previous) line
- down arrow down one (next) line
- W wrap lines over 80 characters
- P toggle printer on or off
- K toggle keyboard flush
- /text find 'text'
- A F3 find next occurance of 'text'
- 7 turn off high display bit
- 8 leave high bit on (default)
- ctl-Home restart from CURRENT block
- ctl-PgUp restart from first block (TOP)
- ctl-PgDn skip to end of file (BOTTOM)
- ctl-left-arrow reset scroll to column 1