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  1. L List/Select File                                                                                                        Use this option to:                                            1.) List Disks Files, Sizes, Attributes                     2.) Select a File Name for the File Name Buffer             3.) Do an On-The-Fly File Delete                            4.) Add File Names to the Clip Board                        5.) Move Clip Board Files into Directory                                                                             Options Available to Command:                                  1.) Search Mask - Files may be searched using any valid         DOS Search Mask...  *.*, *.exe, A??BC.*, etc.           2.) Output may be Sorted.                                                                                ** MORE **List/Select File (Continued)                                                                                              Steps 1 and 2, Search & List Options:                                                                                    Enter a Search Mask: - Enter any valid DOS search mask.     Sort Output:         - Press [RETURN] for Yes or Enter                             [N] for No.                                                                                      For Example, to list files ending with EXE... Enter *.EXE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ** MORE **                                                            List/Select File (Continued)                                                                                              PAGES:                                                        Use PgDn for the next screen of the file list               Use PgUp for the previous screen                                                                                      Available Commands:                                           Use the cursors (Up and Down) to select a file.             [RETURN] Enters the Hi-Lighted file name                    [DEL]    Deletes the Hi-Lighted File                        [INS]    Moves Clip Board Files into Directory              [GRAY+]  Enters the Hi-Lighted File into the Clip Board     [ESC]    Exit List/Select Files.                                                                                    D Change Drive                                                                                                            Use  this option to change the drive FileBoss is currently  looking at. Any valid logical drive will be accepted.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             P Change Directory                                                                                                        Use this option to:                                                                                                            1.) Change Directory                                        2.) Remove Directories                                      3.) Create Directories                                                                                           A  directory   list   (similar  to  the  Files  List)   is  displayed.                                                                                                                                                              ** MORE **                                                                                                                        Change Directory (Continued)                                                                                              FileBoss  begins its  directory  search  from  the current  directory. Once you have selected  a  directory,  FileBoss  searches for subdirectories off the selected directory. If  any  are found, FileBoss continues with the directory list  so that you can move  as  deeply  as  you  like  into  the  existing  subdirectories.  You  can  stop  at any point by  pressing [ESC].                                                                                                         You  can  stop  at  the  current  directory  by  selecting  <Current>.   Selecting  <Parent>  sets the  directory  one  level above the current directory.                                                                          ** MORE **Change Directory (Continued)                                                                                              Commands Available to Option while in directory listing:                                                                [RETURN] Changes to the Hi-Lighted directory and searches            for continued subdirectories.                      [DEL]    Deletes/Removes the Hi-Lighted directory.  This             option will fail if the directory is not empty.    [INS]    Activates an ADD DIRECTORY Window.                 [ESC]    Quit.  Stop directory changes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   C Copy File(s)                                                                                                            Use this option to copy  files  between  directories  and   drives.  You  can  enter  any valid DOS search mask.  Any   valid  combination  of  Drive:\Directory\[File, Mask] for   SOURCE will be accepted.  Do not designate the  file name   in TARGET unless you want to change the file name  during   the copy event.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   M Move File(s)                                                                                                            Use this option to move  files  between  directories.       You  can  enter  any  valid  DOS  search  mask.  Any        valid  combination  of  Drive:\Directory\[File, Mask]       for SOURCE will be accepted.                                                                                            Perform BULK directory  moves  by using DOS wild-card       characters (*,?) in the SOURCE.                                                                                         Do not designate the  file name in DESTINATION.  Just       the [drive:\]directory.                                                                                                                                            ** MORE **     Move File(s) (Continued)                                                                                                                                                              Files can also be MOVED via the clip board.  A clip         board MOVE allows files from different directories to       to be MOVED to DESTINATION simultaneously.                                                                              All MOVE commands will fail if:                               The file already exists in DESTINATION                      An invalid directory was entered for DESTINATION            The file to move is PROTECTED (Read Only)                   Attempt was made to move files across disks                                                                                                                                     R Rename File                                                                                                             Use this command to change the name of a file.  DOS wild-   card characters are not allowed.                                                                                        This command will fail if:                                    The NEW file name already exists.                           An invalid file name was entered in OLD or NEW.             OLD file is PROTECTED (Read Only).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  E Delete File(s)                                                                                                          Use this command to erase a file or files.  Bulk file       deletes can be done by using DOS wild-card characters       (*,?) in the file name.                                                                                                 This command will fail if the file is PROTECTED (Read       Only) or HIDDEN.                                                                                                        You can also delete a file from the File List by pressing   the [Del] key.  See List/Select File for more information.                                                                                                                                                                                    X Make Directory                                                                                                          Use this command to create new directories.  Any valid      DOS Directory\Sub\NextSub, etc. format will be accepted.                                                                Directories  can  also  be  created from within the Change  Directory Window.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Y Remove Directory                                                                                                        Use this command to remove an empty directory.                                                                          Directories can also be removed from the Directory List     by pressing the [Del] key.  See Change Directory.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         H Hide/Unhide File                                                                                                        Use this command to Hide or Unhide a file.                                                                              Advantages of Hidden Files are:                               - They are not detected by a DOS DIR command and are not      listed.                                                   - They cannot be deleted by a DEL command.                                                                            Hidden files can be modified by  programs  that  recognize  them.  You  can  combine  HIDE  and PROTECT attributes for  added protection.                                                                                                                                                                 O Protect/Unprotect                                                                                                       Use this command to make a file Read-Only.                                                                              Advantages of PROTECTED Files are:                            - They cannot be modified unless the Read-Only attribute      is changed to Read-Write.                                 - They cannot be deleted by a DEL command.                                                                            You  can  combine  HIDE  and  PROTECT attributes for added  protection.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Z Miscellaneous                                                                                                           Use this command to access FileBoss's Command Sub-Set:        - E Execute File                                            - S Read/Change System Time                                 - C Read/Change System Date                                 - B Browse/Edit Batch/Text File                             - I Get Disk Information                                    - V Toggle Disk Verify Function                             - R Read Environment Table                                  - M Modify Search Path                                                                                                                                                                                                                      T Temporary D.O.S.                                                                                                        Use this command to temporarily access DOS. Type  EXIT  at  DOS's command prompt to return to FileBoss.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       E Execute File                                                                                                            Use  this  command  to  run  a file and return to FileBoss  afterward. Any executable file (.EXE, .COM, .BAT)  can  be  run as long as there is sufficient memory available.                                                                    This  command  is useful when you want to test batch files  created or edited by the FileBoss Browse/Edit utility.                                                                  You can  designate  paths  with  the  file  name  to  run.  Parameters  (a  command tail) can be passed to the program  you want to run by entering them at the PARAMETERS TO PASS  prompt.                                                                                                     ** MORE **Execute File (Continued)                                                                                                  For Example, to run  CHKDSK  at  the directory called  DOS  enter  \DOS\CHKDSK  at  the  name  prompt. Enter /F at the  PARAMETER prompt to pass the parameter /F to CHKDSK.                                                                    All  intrinsic DOS commands (such as DIR, DEL, COPY, etc.)  may be run by the Execute File command. Be  sure  to  pass  the command tail at the parameter prompt.                                                                                      Name: DIR                                              Parameter: /W/P                                                                                                                                                                 S Read/Change System Time                                                                                                 Use   this  command  to  read  or  set  the  system  time.  On-board  clocks  will  not be permanently altered by this  command.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              C Read/Change System Date                                                                                                 Use  this  command  to  read  or  set  the  system   date.  On-board  system clocks will not be permanently altered by  this command.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         B Browse/Edit Batch/Text File                                                                                             Use this command to review  and/or  edit  text  and  batch  files.  Enter  the  name  of the file to be browsed at the  prompt. A Path may be included  to  access  files  outside  the current directory.                                                                                                  The  view  window  scrolls  by pressing the cursor  up and  down keys.                                                                                                              EDITING A FILE                                                Press F2 to enter the edit  mode.  The  hi-lighted  line                                                                                                              ** MORE **Browse/Edit (Continued)                                                                                                     is  now  in  the field editor. Make changes as you like.    For  more  information  on  field  editor  commands  see    GENERAL help (after M Modify Search Path).                                                                              Editing Functions:  Insert Lines = F3 & F5                                      Delete Lines = F9                                           Move Up      = Cursor Up                                    Move Down = Cursor Down & [RETURN]                                                                                                                ** MORE **                                                                                                                        Browse/Edit (Continued)                                                                                                     Adding Lines to the end of the file:                             Position  the  hi-light  bar at the end of the file         and type  away.  Create  blank  lines  by  pressing         [RETURN] or Cursor Down.                                                                                           Press [ESC] to leave the edit mode.                                                                                     QUIT  THE  BROWSE  UTILITY by pressing [ESC] in the view    mode.  You will be prompted to save changes (if any were    made) before returning to the FileBoss menus.                                                                                                                         ** MORE **Browse/Edit (Continued)                                                                                                   CREATING NEW FILES:                                           Enter a new file  name  at  the  prompt.  FileBoss  will    prompt  you  by  responding  that the file was not found    and will ask if you want to create it.  Type Y.                                                                         The  new  file  is  then created and displayed. Press F2    to enter the edit mode. Press [ESC]  to  exit  the  edit    mode  and  review  your  work.  Press [ESC] to leave the    Browse utility and answer Yes at the Save Changes prompt                                                                                                                                                                                    I Get Disk Information                                                                                                      This  command  returns  several  facts about the default    drive:                                                                                                                     Disk Type - Floppy (removables) -                           - DS = Double Sided, SS = Single Sided                      Hard Disks and Floppies:                                    - Sectors  Per track reveals the allocation technique         of the disk's format.                                     - Sector size. 512 Bytes is standard.                       - Total Disk Capacity                                       - Free Space                                                                                                     V Toggle Disk Verify Function                                                                                               This command toggles DOS's  verify  function.  Set  this    option  ON  if  you  suspect  your  disk  files have not    written properly due to disk  errors,  etc.  The  option    will slow your disk i/o somewhat.                                                                                       Your  disk  controller  must  support  VERIFY  for  this    function to operate properly.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       R Read Environment Table                                                                                                    This  option  reports  your system's current environment    settings.                                                                                                                    PATH                                                        COMSPEC                                                     PROMPT                                                      Etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           M Modify Search Path                                                                                                        This option allows you to change your system's secondary    search path.                                                                                                            If  the  Temp DOS or Execute file commands fail set your    search path to the directory where command.com resides.                                                                 See your DOS manual for more on PATH.