Cream of the Crop 20/Cream of the Crop 20 (Terry Blount) (1996).iso/os2/efcomm.zip/COMMENG.HLP

OS/2 Help File | 1996-05-25 | 25KB | 843 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Commander ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Commander is a useful tool for your Computer. You have a large palette of
commands for files, directories and logical drives.

Related Information:

o File
o Disk
o Commands
o Options
o Left
o Right


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Keys Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o F2  Run an external program.
o F3  View a file.
o F4  Edit a file.
o F5  Copy files and directories.
o F6  Move files and directories.
o F7  Make a new directory.
o F8  Delete files and directories.
o F10 Exit.


o Alt F1  Change the drive in the left panel.
o Alt F2  Change the drive in the right panel.
o Alt F3  Dump a file.
o Alt F5  Pack.
o Alt F6  Unpack all files.
o Alt F7  Search the current disk for files.


o Ctrl F1  Toggle the left panel on and off.
o Ctrl F2  Toggle the right panel on and off.
o Ctrl F3  Sort files alphabetical by name.
o Ctrl F4  Sort files alphabetical by extension.
o Ctrl F5  Sort files by time.
o Ctrl F6  Sort files by size.
o Ctrl F7  Show the files in the same order as on the disk.
o Ctrl F8  Syncronize directories function.
o Ctrl A  Edit file attributes.
o Ctrl C  Compare the content of the directories.
o Ctrl E  Make left panel = right panel.
o Ctrl H  Show the hidden files.
o Ctrl R  Reread the directories left and right.
o Strg S  Compute the occupied spacefrom the selection.
o Ctrl T  Show the application type of an executable file.
o Ctrl U  Change the position of the two panels.


o Shift F4  Start the editor with a new empty file.
o Shift F9  Save the current settings.


o Alt 1, 2 ... 0  User menu.


o Ctrl+Alt+Letters  Quick search in current directory.
o Ctrl+Enter     Copy the selection into the command bar.
o Ctrl+Home      Change to the root directory.
o Ctrl+PgUp      Change to the up-directory.
o Ctrl+PgDown     Change directory.
o Ctrl+Tab      Change le focus with the Command Bar.
o Ctrl+Space     Call the Filter Dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Operations with files.

More Informations:

o Run
o View.
o Dump
o Edit
o Copy
o Move
o Rename
o Make directory
o Delete
o Print
o Pack
o Unpack
o File attributes
o Application type
o Select
o Exit


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Run ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you have selected an executable programm you can run it directly by
double-clicking with the left mouse button, or press enter on the keyboard on
the panel.

With this option, you can run an external program in the same situation or
search for new program. I recomand to specified the application type.

If your selection is not an executable file, ignore the message and select an
executable program.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. View ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

View (read-only) the selected file with the internal viewer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Dump ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

HEX-dump (and more) the selected file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Edit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Edit loads the file under the cursor bar into the specified editor.

You have an internal editor for files up to 65535 bytes. This work verry fast.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Copy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Copy command allows you to copy files and directories.

You can use in the name of the file/directory wildcards.

If you selected on the menu Options-Configuration that you use the right mouse
button for drag and drop, you can copy with this faiture one ore more file and
directory.

The Filter work into the subdirectories.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Move ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command allows you to move files and directories.

You can use in the name of the file/directory wildcards. Also you can obtain a
move with rename.

If the target drive is the same logical drive than the source drive, this
operation go very fast: just the references are affected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Rename ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command allows you to rename files and directories.

You can use in the name of the file/directory wildcards.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Make directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command allows you to create directories.

The new directory must not be a subdirectory on the active directory. It is
possible to make directory directly on a new drive.

With this command it is possible to create more that one subdirectories:

You must only type the completly subdirectories you need, for example

   abc\efg\hi\jk

Commander makes all directories.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command allows you to delete file(s) and directories. All marked or
selected file(s) or directories are deleted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Print ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With the Print operation, you have the posibility to print ASCII files.

The files are printig paginate or if you whant, you can let your printer to
make that.

If you have graphics or you whant to print with another fonts, you must make
that with an external editor.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Pack ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Pack all the marked files.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Unpack ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Unpack all the files stored in the zipfile.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. File attributes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

There are two ways to change the attributes off files:

o 1. If you have selected only one file, you can change the attributes, the
  date and/or the time for this file.
o 2. You have selected a directory or more than one file, you can set or delete
  the attributes, for all selected files.

This command works for all directories that you have selected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Application type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this option to obtain informations about the type of the executable file.

Executables files are COM, EXE, DLL files an so one.

The bath files are no recognised.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Select ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select and unselect a group of files and directories.

Related Information:

o Select group
o Deselect group
o Invert selection
o Restore selection


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Select group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select all the filetred files.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Deselect group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Deselected all the filtered files.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Invert selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Invert the current selection by unselecting all the files witch are selected,
and selecting all the files witch are not selected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Restore selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Restore the selection after a copy, rename or other function.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command quits the Commander.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Operations with disks.

More Informations:

o Copy Disk
o Rename Volume
o Format Data Disk
o Disk Info
o Select Disk
o VerzeichnisgrФсen ermitteln


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Copy Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With this option you can make one ore more copies from your diskette.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Rename Volume ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Rename Volume allows you to change the label of a disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Format Data Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With this command you format a logical disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Disk Info ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command show you informations about the selected disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Select Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command allows you to change the selected disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Size of Directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this function for compute the size of the files stored in directories.
This function select automatoicaly the Fullmodus when the size not be able to
display, example the current panel ist in Briefmodus.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Commands menu provides access to a number of commands in the Commander.

More Informations:

o Find file
o System information
o Date and Time
o Swap panels
o Left = Right
o Compare directories
o Synchronize directories
o Calculate occupied space
o User menu
o Extension file edit
o Create Programm Object
o Kill Process
o Shut down


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Find file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command searches the selected disk(s) for files. You can search for files
by name or search for files containing specified text.

o File(s) to find: Type in the name you want to search.
o Containig: You can enter a text string to search.
o Case sensitive: You can search a text case sensitive or not.
o Drives: You can mark one ore more drive to search.
o All: