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ShortCut(tm)
Dana & Linda Jeffries
Mossy Rock Systems
P.O. Box 420876
Sacramento, CA 95841
(916) 334-5542
(c) Copyright 1987 Mossy Rock Systems All Rights Reserved
TABLE OF CONTENTS
START.DOC - INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What is ShortCut? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ShortCut's Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
GETTING READY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Files on Your Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What Files Are Needed to Run ShortCut? . . . . . . . . . 3
Where to Start ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Starting Up ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Getting Out of ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
TUTOR.DOC - GETTING ACQUAINTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
A Brief Look at the ShortCut Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Moving Around the ShortCut Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Putting ShortCut to Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
View a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Switch to DOS Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Information on the ShortCut Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mode Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Disk and Memory Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Additional System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Print a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Make a Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Copying Files to a Subdirectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Erasing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Moving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Copying Files to Another Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A Tree Diagram of Your Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Remove a Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Changing or Creating a Volume Label . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Shortcuts to Locating Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Searching for a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Wildcard Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting Up a File Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Running a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Pop Up ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
For Hard Disk Users Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
A Summary of ShortCut Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
DWINDOW.DOC - THE DIRECTORY WINDOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What is in the Directory Window? . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Viewing the Rest of Your Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Limit on Directory Window Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Additional File Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
SETUP.DOC - SETTING UP SHORTCUT YOUR WAY . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Using the Setup Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Setting Up the Edit Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Saving Your Setup Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Trying Out Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Printer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
User Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Entering Your Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Labeling Your Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Screen Display Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
BASIC to be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Screen blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Refresh directory on return from DOS . . . . . . . . 9
Confirm before erasing files . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Low disk space warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Expand keyboard buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Saving Your Current Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
COMMND.DOC - USING THE COMMND COMMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The COMMND Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Editing the Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Copy Filename to Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Command Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Entering Multiple Commands with COMMND . . . . . . . . . 3
Default Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
REFER.DOC - SHORTCUT REFERENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Changing Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Colors, Changing Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Command Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Command Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Dcopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Default Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Disk Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Display Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
DOS Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DOS Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Equipment Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Exit ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Expanded Keyboard Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
File and Directory Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
File Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Go to Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Labl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Locate File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Low Disk Space Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mark Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Marking Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Memory Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Mkdir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Pop Up ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Printer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Refresh Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rmdir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Save Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Screen Arrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Screen Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sorting Files in Directory Window . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Verify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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INTRODUCTION
What is ShortCut?
ShortCut is a DOS shell. Instead of the DOS prompt, you get
a whole screen full of information about your system. Short-
Cut makes using DOS and your computer easy and quick. This
is a real boon to the befuddled novice.
Even you guys and gals who are DOS experts will appreciate
that ShortCut nearly eliminates the need to type commands,
path and filenames. We figure you are pretty much like us:
our fingers don't always land on the right keys. ShortCut
gets it right the first time - every time.
Suppose you want the DOS prompt anyway? ShortCut gives it to
you. Only now the command line has full line editing capa-
bilities. You can even recall your previous commands for
editing.
ShortCut is also a RAM resident program. Suppose you are
working with your word processor, spreadsheet, or data
manager. Suddenly you realize you want to copy files to
another disk, erase some files, create a new subdirectory, or
some other common DOS task. Just pop up ShortCut, do what
you need to do, and pop back directly to your application
program.
We probably use the pop up feature most to change direc-
tories. ShortCut makes it so easy to do this with its Tree
diagram of your disk. You only need to "point" at the direc-
tory to which you wish to change and press the Enter key or
Space Bar.
Many programs today allow you to perform DOS functions.
ShortCut provides a standardized way to do these things in
every program.
ShortCut is also a simple menu program. You can put your own
commands, batch, or program files on one of the Command Bars
and start up your program or command with one keystroke.
ShortCut's Documentation
ShortCut's documentation is lengthy - not because ShortCut is
hard to learn - but because it has so many features and we
want to give you complete information so you get the most out
of the program.
We have divided the material into several smaller files. All
of them have the extension DOC. We suggest that you print
TUTOR.DOC first. This file and the on-line help system (F1)
will get you acquainted with ShortCut. After working through
this material, you may decide ShortCut is for you. By
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sending us your registration fee, we will in return send you
the latest version of ShortCut along with its typeset manual,
saving you wear and tear on your printer.
If you wish to examine more of ShortCut's documentation and
explore additional features of the program, here is a guide
to the contents of the remaining DOC files:
SETUP.DOC - tells you how to customize ShortCut.
DWINDOW.DOC - explains how files and directories are
displayed in the Directory Window.
COMMND.DOC - explains ShortCut's CMMND (F10) command -
something you power users will not want to miss.
REFER.DOC - describes each ShortCut feature in detail.
The features are listed alphabetically one to a
page.
A simple way to send any documentation file to your printer
is to type this command at the DOS prompt:
COPY [FILENAME] PRN
For example, COPY REFER.DOC PRN.
The remaining information in this section tells you about the
ShortCut files, how to start ShortCut up, and how to quit.
GETTING READY
You should make a copy of the ShortCut files for backup
purposes and for distributing ShortCut to friends, on bul-
letin boards, and to local PC user groups. Please do not
distribute a version of ShortCut you have customized for
yourself.
If you choose to use our tutorial in TUTOR.DOC for getting
acquainted with ShortCut and you have a hard disk, put
ShortCut's files in your root directory. Later we will have
you put your ShortCut files in a special subdirectory of its
own.
Files on Your Diskette
You will find several files on your disk. These are as
follows:
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SHORTCUT.EXE
This is the ShortCut program. When you start up Short-
Cut, it is loaded into your computer's memory and it
stays there until you exit from ShortCut or reset or
turn off your computer.
SHORTCUT.HLP
This is the file that contains the help screens for
ShortCut.
SHORTCUT.DAT
This file contains all definitions for the options
available to you for changing ShortCut. For example, if
you elect to change the colors of the ShortCut screen,
when you save your changes they are put in this file.
Then when you start up ShortCut next time, your changes
will be effect. If this file is not on your disk,
ShortCut will start up with the initial settings it
comes with. If you save your changes or exit ShortCut
when this file is not on your disk, a new SHORTCUT.DAT
will be created in the directory you are in.
CHATTR.EXE
A utility program for changing file attributes.
AFILE.TXT
BFILE.TXT
CFILE.TXT
DFILE.TXT
These are sample files for you to use when you are
learning ShortCut in TUTOR.DOC. They may be erased when
you no longer need them.
COMP.BAT
This is a file that needs to be run before you start up
ShortCut for the very first time if your system has a
single-color monitor and uses a color graphics display
adapter.
COMP.DAT
This is a file used by COMP.BAT to correctly set up a
system that has a single-color monitor and a color
graphics display adapter.
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TUTOR.DOC
DWINDOW.DOC
COMMND.DOC
REFER.DOC
ShortCut's documentation files.
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README.1ST
An introduction to the ShortCut package for old and new
users.
What Files Are Needed to Run ShortCut?
This depends on you. You must have SHORTCUT.EXE to start
ShortCut. Thereafter, if you do not choose to use the
on-line help system, or you do not want to save any changes
you make to ShortCut, it really is not necessary to keep any
of the ShortCut files on the disk you are using.
Where to Start ShortCut
If you do not have a DOS path set up, you must be in the
directory that contains the ShortCut files. This can be
either the root directory of your disk or a subdirectory. If
you do have a DOS path set up, you may be in any directory as
long as the ShortCut files are somewhere along the path.
Starting Up ShortCut
To start ShortCut, type:
SHORTCUT
Hit the <Enter> key. The ShortCut screen appears. (Later
you may want to change the filename SHORTCUT.EXE to SC.EXE so
you can start up ShortCut with SC.)
If you feel a bit overwhelmed by the wealth of information
you see on your screen, relax. We don't expect you to
understand everything you see before you, especially if you
are new to computers. If you don't know a parallel port from
a default drive, that's okay. TUTOR.DOC will teach you what
you need to know.
We have made ShortCut easy to use for beginners but with
enough features to satisfy the most demanding user. That is
why you see so much detail on your screen. You are not going
to outgrow ShortCut.
Getting Out of ShortCut
When you are through using your computer for a session, there
is no need to exit ShortCut. Simply turn off your computer.
Or, if you prefer, press <Alt-E> to exit ShortCut and return
to DOS.
Now that you know how to start and stop ShortCut, you are
ready to begin exploring. The next chapter will acquaint
with the main features of the program. Follow along with us
and you will quickly see how ShortCut can save you time and
effort.
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