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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FMAN
FMAN.EXE is a compact PC/AT DOS File Manager program that lets you maintain
Annotated Directory Listings. This means that you can create descriptions of
your files on disk. When you use FMAN, the directory listings will be
accompanied by the file descriptions. FMAN also gives you convenient access
to a number of standard and enhanced DOS utilities. You can Move, Copy or
Delete files, Sort directories by file Name, Extension or Date (newest
first), and Search for files on the current drive. You can also Run
executable programs from FMAN (including command line entries), and View
ASCII text files. FMAN was created in part using the QuickPak Professional
subroutine library from Crescent Software, Ridgefield, CT.
It is recommended that you keep FMAN.EXE in a directory that is in the DOS
PATH. When you start FMAN, you will see a Directory Screen showing the
current directory name and all its files and sub-directories. If you have
entered descriptions of the directory entries (using the F9 option described
below), they will also be displayed. Here is an example of the Directory
Screen for an annotated directory on the C: drive called UTIL:
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║ DIRECTORY: C:\UTIL\*.* ║
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║ .. Parent Directory on Current Drive -- ║
║ [-A-] A Drive ---------------------------- ║
║ [-B-] B Drive ---------------------------- ║
║ [-D-] D Drive ---------------------------- ║
║ DIR1 Subdirectory DIR1 ------------------ ║
║ DIR2 Subdirectory DIR2 ------------------ ║
║ bridge.exe 106507 07-12-96 08:36a Contract Bridge Card Game ---------- ║
║ bridge.doc 11812 07-12-96 08:33a On-Line Help for Bridge ------------ ║
║ pcdesk.exe 71947 07-04-96 08:00a Memo Calendar & Address Book Program ║
║ pcdesk.doc 13527 07-04-96 08:00a On-Line Help for PcDesk ------------ ║
║ plotter.exe 121819 07-17-96 08:38a Data Plotting & Analysis Program --- ║
║ plotter.doc 31576 07-17-96 08:32a On-Line Help for Plotter ----------- ║
║ read.exe 73883 07-18-96 11:00a ASCII Text Editor ------------------ ║
║ read.doc 8886 07-18-96 11:01a Text File Describing Read ---------- ║
║ readme.exe 49435 01-17-96 07:45a Handy Text Viewing Program --------- ║
║ plotter1.dat 27608 07-17-96 08:30a Data File for Plotter -------------- ║
║ util.l@g 1585 07-21-96 02:34p Directory LOG file created by FMAN - ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
BYTES FREE = 255,041,536 F1 = FUNCTION BOX
Note that FMAN will attempt to create a ".L@G" file in each directory to
store and retrieve the file descriptions. This means that Write Protected
drives (such as CD-ROMS) cannot support the Directory Log feature, or most
other disk operations (although you can still copy files, execute programs
and browse text files). You will hear a warning beep if you attempt to
execute an unsupported operation on a Write Protected drive.
The Directory Screen allows you to navigate to all drives and directories.
Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys, PAGE UP and DOWN, or the HOME and END keys
to move the Highlight Bar. Press ENTER to go to the highlighted directory
or drive. Selecting the ".." token moves you up one directory.
If the Highlight Bar is on an executable file (*.COM, *.EXE or *.BAT) you
can press ENTER to run the program. You will be prompted to enter a COMMAND
LINE for the program. Press ENTER again for none, or press ESCAPE to cancel
the option. If the Highlight Bar is on an ASCII Text File, pressing ENTER
will let you view the file contents. If the Highlight Bar is on any other
file type, or FMAN can't handle the file, pressing ENTER will cause a beep,
and the Directory Screen will be redisplayed.
Use the SPACE key to MARK a highlighted file for disk operations (see below).
Marked files are indicated by the "√" character. Press ALT-M to mark all the
files in the directory, and ALT-C to unmark all the files. The size in bytes
of all marked files will be displayed at the bottom of the Directory Screen.
Press F1 to see the FUNCTION BOX. This is a concise list of the operations
and features available in FMAN. The Function Box disappears automatically
when you press any option key or move the Highlight Bar. Following is an
example of the Function Box and a summary of the options:
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║ FMAN - FILE MANAGER OPTIONS ║
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║ F2=Change/Make DIR F9=Edit DIR LOG File ║
║ F3=Copy Marked Files F10=Foreground Color ║
║ F4=Move Marked Files F11=Background Color ║
║ ALT-F4=Remove DIR F12=Directory Tree ║
║ CTRL-F4=Delete Files ENTER=Run Program or ║
║ F5=Search for Files View Text File ║
║ F6=Sort by File Name SPACE=Mark/Clear Files ║
║ F7=Sort by Extension ALT-M/C=Mark/Clear All ║
║ F8=Sort by File Date ESC=Quit File Manager ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
F2 ........ Change/Make Directory. Enter the path name of a directory you
want to view. If the directory doesn't exist, it will be created.
F3 ........ Copy Files. After you have marked your selected files, enter
the full name of the target directory where you want the files
copied. The target LOG file will be updated automatically.
F4 ........ Move Files. After you have marked your selected files, enter
the full name of the target directory where you want the files
moved. The source and target LOG files are updated automatically.
ALT-F4 .... Remove Directory. Enter the name of the directory you want
removed. The directory must not have files in it, with the
exception of the LOG file, which is deleted automatically.
CTRL-F4 ... Delete Files. Be sure to only mark the files you want to delete.
You will get the chance to confirm the deletion of each file, or
you can press [A] to delete ALL the files immediately. The LOG
file is updated automatically.
F5 ........ Find Files on the current drive. Enter the name of the file you
want to search for. You can use the DOS wild card characters
(? and *). If you enter a path as part of the filename, then
only that path and its subdirectories will be searched.
F6 ........ Sort Files in the directory by Name in descending alphabetical
order.
F7 ........ Sort Files in the directory by Extension in descending alpha-
betical order.
F8 ........ Sort Files in the directory by Date (newest first).
F9 ........ Edit the Directory Log. The file descriptions for each
directory are stored automatically in files with ".L@G"
extensions. In the editor you can use F3 to search the Log
file, and F7 to send the annotated listing to your printer.
Press CRTL-ENTER to save your changes, or ESCAPE to cancel.
F10 ....... Change the Foreground Colors for FMAN. The screen colors remain
in effect until you change them. But the settings are stored in
the Directory Log files, so it is possible to arrive at a dir-
ectory in which different screen colors had been defined.
F11 ....... Change the Background Color for FMAN. Note that if you cycle
through the background co