If you use a disk cache system in write-back mode, the changed data may be
lost when you turn off the computer without quitting FS.EXE.
[F1] (or H)
displays the help screen.
[Alt]
starts [Alt] MENU.
When [Alt] MENU appears, you must release [Alt].
[Ctrl]+S
screen Saver
FS.EXE turns off the screen (screen saver mode) in about 4 minutes after
the last keystroke from main screen display. [Ctrl]+S does that
immediately. Press any key to turn on the screen.
This is useful to secure your computer with using [Ctrl]+P.
Note: FS.EXE can't turn off the screen in child process.
[Ctrl]+P
Password
You can specify a password, and change it at any time by pressing [Ctrl]+P. The specified password will be checked when you want to turn on the screen.
When you must leave out on a sudden job, you can write a password and press
[Ctrl]+S for security.
O
dOs shell
shells to DOS, and you can execute any DOS commands. Type "EXIT" to return
to FS.EXE.
2-2. for the screen
arrow keys (moving mouse, or [2],[4],[6],[8] in key pad)
move the cursor position.
[PageUp],[PageDown]
([Shift]+up arrow, [Shift]+down arrow, or [Shift]+moving mouse)
change pages if there are over 80 entries.
2-3. for a file at the cursor position
V
View ([Enter] ,or the left button of the mouse)
runs Viewer or Player which are specified in FS.INI according to the file
extension at the cursor position.
If there are no according extensions specified in FS.INI, FS.EXE
automatically judge whether the file at the cursor position is a binary file
or a text file, and if it is a binary file, FS.EXE runs the built-in binary
file editor, otherwise FS.EXE runs the text editor specified in FS.INI.
You can also use this command to view a directory or a disk/drive at the
cursor position.
E
Edit
runs the binary file editor or the text file editor to view or edit the
file at the cursor position. For example, an extension "MAC" is used both
for graphic files and text files, so if a text file (ex. FILE.MAC) is
displayed as a graphic file, you can use this command.
Note:
If you rewrite a file on floppy disk, the date and time of the file won't
be renewed on the screen. On hard disk, that will be renewed. On floppy
disk, please use V or E command only to view a file.
T ([Space], the right button of mouse, or [+] in key pad)
Tag
tags a file or a directory at the cursor position. The tagged files and
directories become the objects to be copied, deleted, and so on. The
background color of the tagged files is red.
You can tag up to 800 files and directories in up to 200
directories/drives.
A tag will be removed by pressing T at a tagged file or a directory.
I
Info
displays the date, time, size, and attribute of a file or a directory, or
the free disk space of a disk/drive at the cursor position.
If you use it for a floppy disk drive, please be sure that a disk is
inserted.
D
Delete
deletes a file or a directory. This command always asks whether you really
want to delete it or not. Some file managers keep deleted files in a
special directory, but FS.EXE doesn't. So be careful to delete.
If you delete a directory, FS.EXE displays the whole contents of the
directory, and asks whether you delete all or not.
If there are tagged files or directories, D command deletes tagged ones,
and doesn't delete a file at the cursor position.
You can also delete a read-only file, but can't delete a system file. It
is very easy to delete system files, but I prefer not to delete them for
security. If you want to delete system files, you must change their
attributes previously by using [Ctrl]+A (Attribute) command.
If you delete a directory, FS.EXE deletes files and directories except
read-only files, so if there are any read-only files in the directory, the
read-only files and the directory will remain.
N
reName
changes the name of a file or a directory at the cursor position. You can
use wildcards; [*] and [?], so you can rename some files at a time.
For example, there are three files, FILES.EXE, FILES.A86, and FILES.INI,
and you want to rename them as FS.EXE, FS.A86, and FS.INI, type
old name [FILES.* ]
new name [FS.* ]
and press [Enter].
Note: If you use wildcards, you can't rename a directory.
X
eXecute
executes a file (COM, EXE, or BAT) at the cursor position in child process. If out of memory error occurs, you can use [Alt] MENU to execute it in full memory. (cf. 5. [Alt] MENU)
[Shift]+X
eXecute with opt.
executes a file with command line options.
For example, PROGRAM.COM is at the cursor position, and you write switches
"/r /X" by using [Shift]+X, the following command line will be executed.
PROGRAM /r /X
Once you press X or [Shift]+X, the executed command line is kept in memory,
so you can re-execute it by pressing [Ctrl]+X at any time from whatever
directory. FS.EXE automatically change directory where the program is.
Note!: Don't execute TSR (Terminate but Stay Resident) programs in child
process. If you do so, at least the memory will be fragmented, or FS.EXE
may stop with displaying "ERR=14", or system crash may happen in the worst
case. In the former two cases, you must remove TSR at the DOS prompt, and
re-run FS.EXE. If you want to execute TSR, please use [Alt] MENU.
[Ctrl]+A
Attribute
change attribute of a file at the cursor position.
[Ctrl]+R
Reduce
reduces a formed text file at the cursor position. Please refer to "3-3.
Reduce".
2-4. for whole files in the current directory
A
tag All
reverses all the tags in the current directory, i.e. tags untagged files
and removes tags from files tagged already.
[Shift]+A
erase All tags
removes all the tags in all the disks/drives.
[Ctrl]+T
tag Today
tags the files or directories whose date is today in the current directory.
You can backup files you changed today very easily by using this command
with [Shift]+C (backup Copy).
S
Sort ext.
sorts files according to their extensions in the current directory.
[Shift]+S
Sort names
sorts files according to their names in the current directory.
[Ctrl]+U
runs DOS' UNDELETE command to recover the deleted files. Please read your
DOS manual to know how to use Undelete command.
2-5. for tagged files and directories
The following commands are used for tagged files and directories, and after
execution, all the tags will be removed except [Ctrl]+T and C (Copy).
D
Delete
deletes all the tagged files and directories.
This commands lists up all the tagged files and directories and always asks
whether you really want to delete all of them or not.
C
Copy
1. Tag files or directories you want to copy. You can tag files in the
different directories or drives. 2. Change directory and display the
directory where the files and directories will be copied. 3. Then press C.
All the tagged files and directories will be copied in the current
directory. So you can copy files in the different directories or drives at
the same time. If the same name is in the current directory, FS.EXE always
warns that and asks whether you want to overwrite it or not. Tags will
remain on the files that weren't copied.
Note: Difference from DOS' copy command.
(1) FS.EXE can copy system files.
(2) keep attributes of the files, i.e. the attribute of a copied file is
the same as that of a file to copy.
(3) doesn't copy the files whose names are same but whose attributes aren't
same.
[Shift]+C
backup Copy
almost the same as Copy but one difference. If the same name is in the
current directory, FS.EXE doesn't warn that, nor ask, otherwise
automatically checks the date and time, and overwrites older files only.
M
Move
moves tagged files to another directory.
This command is almost the same as C command, but deletes the files to
copy.
If you move files within the same disk/drive, they will be moved in a
twinkling of an eye!
You can move files across drives, but can't move directories. Please use C
(Copy) and D (Delete) commands to move directories.
U
Unarc
extract archive files.
1. Tag files to be extracted. 2. Change directory and display the
directory where files are extracted. (If you want to extract them in the
same directory, you don't have to change directory). 3. Then press U.
FS.EXE runs an archive program (ex. PKUNZIP) specified in FS.INI according
to the extensions of the tagged files.
If you use RAM-disk, try to copy the archive file to RAM-disk, and extract
it on RAM-disk, and you will be surprised at the speed to extract it.
[Shift]+P
make a comPressed file
1. Tag files to be compressed. 2. Change directory and display the
directory where the compressed file will be made. 3. Then press [Shift]+P.
FS.EXE ask you what method you choose if there are some archive programs
specified in FS.INI, and what the archive file name is. After writing file
name, all the tagged files will be compressed into one file.
Note: Compressing files may be executed separately because the length of
the command line is limited.
[Ctrl]+C
update a Compressed file
1. Tag files to be compressed. 2. Change directories and move cursor at
the compressed file to be updated. 3. Then press [Shift]+C.
FS.EXE updates the compressed file by the tagged files with the method
specified FS.INI according to the extension of the compressed file.
[Ctrl]+T
Tagged bytes
shows the amount bytes of the tagged files. The unit of calculation is 512
bytes, so both a 200 bytes file and a 512 bytes file are calculated as 512
bytes, and a 513 bytes file as 1024 bytes.
Note: This amount doesn't contain the amount of files in a tagged
directory.
X
eXecute
[Shift]+X
eXecute with opt.
If there are tagged files, by pressing X or [Shift]+X at a COM, EXE, or BAT
file, FS.EXE makes a command line with tagged files, and executes it.
For example, three files, FILE1, FILE2.TXT, and FILE3.DOC, are tagged, and
PROGRAM.COM is at the cursor position, and you press X, FS.EXE makes the
following command line;
PROGRAM FILE1 FILE2.TXT FILE3.DOC
or you press [Shift]+X and write options; "/r /X", then
PROGRAM /r /X FILE1 FILE2.TXT FILE3.DOC
is the command line.
FS.EXE automatically specifies the directory (Path) to each file, so you
don't have to worry about the directories where the files are.
Note: Execution may be separated because the length of the command line is
limited.
If you want to execute a command line as
PROGRAM /r /X FILE1
PROGRAM /r /X FILE2.TXT
.
.
please use [Ctrl]+X
[Ctrl]+X
eXecute the previous command
Once you press X or [Shift]+X, FS.EXE remember the name of the program and
specified options, for the above example, next you tag FILE4.TXT and press
[Ctrl]+X, then the following command line will be executed.
PROGRAM /r /X FILE4.TXT
To execute this command line, FS.EXE changes directory where the program is
from whatever directory where you are now.
[Ctrl]+M
Merge
merges up to 9 files into one file. Please refer to "3-2. Merge".
2-6. for disk/drive
R
Read all dir.
reads all the sub-directories in the current disk/drive, and displays all
the sub-directories.
According to the cursor movement, FS.EXE displays what path each
sub-directory is in. So you can choose whatever directories you want to see
immediately.
Once this command is executed, FS.EXE remembers the disk data. So when you
press R next time, all the directories will be displayed at once.
I think this is more useful and easier than TREE command. FS.EXE doesn't
have TREE command because it has this command !
[Shift]+R
Read a new disk
The data on the screen remain the same, though you changed floppy disks or
CD-ROMs. So you need to press [Shift]+R to read new data from the disk.
If you press [Shift]+R on a hard disk, FS.EXE always displays the root
directory of the drive.
[Shift]+M
Make a directory
makes a sub-directory in the current directory.
[Shift]+F
Find
You can find the specified files through whole the current disk/drive. You
can also use wildcards; [*] and [?]. If target files are found, FS.EXE
lists up them, otherwise displays "files not found" and returns to main
screen. Please refer to "3-1. Find".
2-7. Commands Summary
Normal
V View views a file. [Enter] or the left button of mouse
E Edit views a file in binary mode or text mode.
C Copy copies files or directories.
D Delete deletes files or directories.
M Move moves files.
N reName changes the name of files or a directory.
I Info displays the date, time, size, and attribute.
X eXecute executes a file in child process.
T Tag tags a file. [Space] or the right button of mouse
A tag All reverses all the tags in the current directory.
U Unarc extracts a compressed file.
R Read all dir. reads all the sub-directories in the current drive.
S Sort ext. sorts files according to their extensions.
Q Quit exits to DOS. [Esc] or the middle button of mouse
[Shift]+x (Press [Shift] and hold it down while you press x.)
C backup Copy overwrites the old files only.
S Sort name sorts files according to their names.
R Read a new disk read a changed disk.
F Find finds the specified files in the current drive.
X eXecute with opt. executes a file with command line options.
O dOs shell shells to DOS.
M Make a directory makes a directory in the current directory.
A erase All tags erases all the tags.
T Tagged bytes displays the amount bytes of the tagged files.
P make a comPressed file makes a compressed file.
up arrow/down arrow change pages if there are over 80 entries.
[Ctrl]+x (Press [Ctrl] and hold it down while you press x.)