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File Commando II Version 2.01
Copyright (C) 1983-1989 by Progressive Solutions, Inc
All Rights Reserved
Progressive Solutions, Inc.
1321 Klondike
San Antonio, Texas 78245
Voice: (512)-670-1061
BBS: (512)-670-0954
BBS: (713)-955-7211
The Shareware Principle
Shareware is one alternative to the increasingly high price of
commercial software. Good software is made available for a
limited test period to users for their evaluation. Once that
test period is over, you should determine if you think the
program is useful. If you use the program, you should send the
requested contribution to the author of the program. Otherwise,
you should delete the software from your machine. This software
is not intended as a "freebie". Just as you work hard for a
living and do not want people taking advantage of you by not
paying you for your work, this is our occupation and it takes a
TREMEDOUS amount of time, $$$money$$$, energy, and effort. If
software authors are not reimbursed for their work, they will
eventually quit writing for the shareware public.
Single User On the opening screen of File Commando II, our name, address,
Registration telephone number, and requested registration price of $40 is
shown. The phone number is only provided for use in registering
your copy or for REGISTERED users to call for phone support. We
cannot give extensive phone support to unregistered users. If
you have a question or a problem, we will try to help you, but
if you do not intend to register your copy, please do not call.
Benefits Registered users receive the latest version, a printed manual,
and a key file to disable the shareware notice screen.
If you wish to make any comments or suggestions, we recommend
that you write us a letter rather than phone so that we can
keep a record. If you are not a registered user and you wish a
response to your letter, please send a self-addressed, stamped
envelope (SASE).
Corporate & Registration is based on the number of users using the program
Multiple Copy and the number of systems that the program is installed on.
Registration What this means is that the single-user registration fee of $40
does NOT register an entire user group, business, school
district, or any other multiple user/computer organization. For
cases like these, we have quantity pricing, as follows:
Number of machines/users Discount
5 - 10 10%
11 - 20 20%
26 - 50 30%
51 - 100 40%
101 - 200 50%
201 - call!
Site licenses & bundling/resale agreements are also available.
Please call for more information.
Unregistered All unregistered copies of File Commando II display the
Copies registration information screen every 20 minutes for 10
seconds. When you register your copy of the program, you will
receive a version that eliminates this nuisance. Other than
this not-so-subtle reminder, File Commando is not crippled or
limited in any other way.
Registration We accept Mastercard/Visa/American Express by telephone only.
If registering by mail, please send your name and address
printed clearly along with a check or money order for the
registration fee. When ordering outside of the United States,
please make certain that your account is on a US bank in US
funds. For oversees orders, please add $10.00 for Air mail
delivery. Otherwise, we have to send it by boat (and you know
how long that can take!).
Program Credits
File Commando was created by Shane & Sandi Stump for S & S Software, Copyright
(C) 1983-1989.
This program and manual could not have been written without the significant
help of our eight cats: Wickett, Princess, Mr. Moby, Allegro, Panda Bear,
Merlin, Toby, and Genghis Khat.
A few people also helped along the way. We would like to thank Mike Bryden, Bob
Willoughby, Michael Ash, Larry Hayden,& (most of all) Inspector Charles Heineke
for their invaluable aid in testing, suggesting, and supporting File Commando.
This program was written using Turbo-C and Debugger, Watcom-C, and Microsoft
Assembler on the Compaq Portable 80386 and the Toshiba T5200.
The manual was written using Lotus Manuscript on an ALR 80386 and a
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet.
Introduction
Program File Commando is a versatile file management tool that lets you
Description take charge of your disks. This program provides flexible
display capabilities & powerful commands within an easy-to-use
interface.
* Provides powerful commands in an easy-to-use, menu-driven
environment. Quick keys are provided for speedy access to the
most often-used commands.
* Displays a graphic directory tree showing the hierarchical
relationship of the directories of the disk.
* Logs multiple drives.
* Shows the file contents of all logged drives, a single drive,
or the selected subdirectory.
* Displays files by name alone, by name-size-date, or by name-
size-date-time-attribute.
* Sorts files by name, extension, date, size, or leaves unsorted.
* Limits displayed files with use of twenty inclusion and
exclusion wildcards.
* Displays drive, directory, and file information for reference.
* Makes, renames,& removes subdirectories at the stroke of a key.
* Edits the volume label of a disk.
* Formats 5¼ & 3½ inch diskette. As a safety precaution, a fixed
disk drive can not be formatted.
* A disk editor is provided for more experienced users. This
displays the disk information in both hexadecimal and text
modes. The disk may be searched for occurrences of text, and
sectors may be edited, copied, or compared.
* Tags files individually or in groups for use with all file
commands.
* An individual file or tagged group of files may be copied,
moved, deleted, viewed, printed, xcopied, zapped.
* Changes the attributes of a file or group of files to Read Only,
Read/Write, System, Hidden, or Archive.
* Copies files to another disk and duplicates its directory path.
* Moves files from one directory or disk to another.
* Renames the name of selected files.
* A pretty printer option allows various print formatting options
to be defined such as page length, page numbers, headers,
subheaders, footers, margins, control character stripping, line
wrapping, et cetera.
* Edits or creates files using the File Commando editor. Its
commands include: cut, copy, and move blocks of text, wrap
text, enter any ASCII graphics character, jump to any location
in the file, search for occurrences of text, format the output
to the printer, et cetera.
* Your favorite editor may be selected to replace the editor
provided by File Commando.
* The DOS print spooler has been provided with an extended user
interface so that files may be added or removed from the DOS
print queue.
* Zaps files to reduce the chances of deliberate recovery of file
information. Ordinarily, when files are deleted, only the first
letter of the file name is changed. By zapping a file, the file
data is overwritten by random characters, rendering the
original data unreadable by conventional means (unless you
happen to work for the CIA or the KGB).
* Colors of the screen may be changed and saved to suit your own
personal preferences.
* File information may be automatically saved for use when File
Commando is next run, including the currently logged drives and
tagged files.
* Defines programs and their data file extensions for easy
selection and execution.
* Runs highlighted programs and defined data files from the file
window.
* Control can be passed to the DOS prompt for program and DOS
command execution.
* A memory map shows the amount of memory used and the programs
occupying that memory.
* And much more...
System To run File Commando, your computer system must meet or exceed
Requirements the following specifications:
* IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2, or 100% PC compatible with at least 384k
of main memory, 1 floppy disk drive, and a second disk drive
(preferably a hard disk).
* MS-DOS 2.10, PC-DOS 2.10, or later version of DOS.
* A printer, if the print or spool commands are to be used.
* A color monitor is optional.
* We recommend the use of a RAM disk for swap file storage.
The File When you receive File Commando, the disk should contain the
Commando Files following files:
FCII.EXE The File Commando program.
FCII.OVR The File Commando program overlay.
README This contains all last minute program
additions, modifications, and hints.
FCII.HLP Help for the File Commando program.
DIRMAINT.HLP Help for the Directory Maintenance command.
DISKEDIT.HLP Help for the Disk Hex Editor command.
EDITOR.HLP Help for the text Editor.
VIEWFILE.HLP Help for the file View program.
HISORY.DOC Changes in the program (bugs/new features).
COMING.DOC Planned enhancements for FCII.
PRODUCTS.DOC Other Progressive Solutions programs.
ORDER.DOC Order form for Commando II series
Creation of File Commando creates one or more files which are used to
Files store configuration information.
FILER.CFG File Commando configuration data file.
FCAPPMNU.DEF Applications menu entries.
FCMEMORY.VIR Virtual memory swap file.
FCSAVE.$$$ Constant memory information.
EDITOR.CFG Editor configuration data file.
Installing To install File Commando, create a directory on your disk
File Commando where File Commando and its data files can be stored, then copy
its files to this directory.
Once the files have been copied, the AUTOEXEC.BAT file must be
modified to contain the following line:
SET FCOMMANDO=drive:\directorypath
This is used by File Commando to locate its executable files,
overlays, help files, and data without having to rely on the
vagaries of the DOS PATH command. When entering this line in
your AUTOEXEC.BAT, replace the drive:\directory with the drive
and directory that was created to house File Commando and its
data files. For example, if a directory called FCII is created
on drive C: to house File Commando, the SET command would look
like this: SET FCOMMANDO=C:\FCII
Any text editor that creates ASCII text may be used to modify
the AUTOEXEC.BAT file or a temporary file containing the SET
information may be created and appended to the end of the
AUTOEXEC.BAT. To create a temporary file, go to the directory
where AUTOEXEC.BAT appears and type the following at the DOS
prompt:
COPY CON TEMP
This opens a file called TEMP and allows you to enter data into
it. Now type the SET statement as explained above and press
[Enter]. Now press [Ctrl][Z]. This closes the TEMP file. Now
append this file to AUTOEXEC.BAT by typing the following:
COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT+TEMP
To make sure that the file has been created properly, you may
wish to use the DOS TYPE command to list its contents. To do
this, enter the following at the DOS prompt:
TYPE AUTOEXEC.BAT
The SET command should appear as the last line of the file.
Maximizing Several things can be done to maximize the performance of File
Performance Commando. These include using a RAM disk as a virtual swap
device, setting the Logging method to FAT (Fast) mode, and
resetting CGA snow checking Off if not needed.
RAM Disks and The virtual swap device is used to store File Commando
the Virtual temporary data files. Storing these files to RAM disk speeds up
Swap Disk movement between File Commando, the Editor, the Run commands,
and the Applications menu options. Every time File Commando
runs a external program, the file and disk information is
swapped to disk to lessen the amount of occupied memory. Thus,
using a RAM disk can save time.
The amount of swap area needed varies by the number of files
and disks that you keep logged. As a rule, 16k of memory is
needed for each disk logged, plus an additional 32 bytes of
memory for each file displayed in the screen. Ordinarily, a
256k RAM disk would be sufficient for storage.
Logging Method Another way that File Commando can be speeded up is by changing
the Logging method within the Options menu to FAT (Fast)
method. The FAT logging method is approximately 50% faster
than the Standard (DOS) logging method set as the default.
The Standard logging method is only required by those persons
with nonstandard disk devices (like some RAM disks) or those
persons who use the ASSIGN, JOIN, and SUBST DOS commands to
manipulate their disk structure. Network users also need to
keep the logging method set to Standard. The logging method is
explained in more detail within the Options menu command.
CGA Snow The Snow checking option of File Commando alleviates the
Checking problem of persistent screen flickering on CGA-based video
system. The only problem is that controlling the snow slows
down the display of information to the screen. On ordinary CGA
systems, it may be a toss-up about which is more important,
fast screen displays or annoying flickering. But on many other
CGA-based systems (like the Compaq portable computers), snow is
not apparent. On these systems, we recommend that you use the
Options menu to reset the Snow checking toggle to Off.
README File We recommend that you read the README file for last-minute
notes about this program. If you have any problems, an
extensive help system is included with the program, available
when [F1] is pressed.
Running File Once File Commando has been installed onto your computer, you
Commando should be ready to go. To run File Commando, type the following
at the DOS prompt:
FCII
This begins executing the File Commando program.
Running FC After using this program for a while, you may begin to wish to
from the have it run automatically every time that you turn your
AUTOEXEC computer on. To do this, use our editor (described at the end
of this manual) to edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. It should be
located in the root directory of your boot disk. This file
normally contains information about the path, prompt type,
clock, system programs, and other automatically executed
programs that you cannot live without. Highlight the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file in the file window and press [SHIFT][F7] to
invoke the Edit highlighted file command. Now move the cursor
to the bottom of the file by pressing [End], press [Enter] to
start a new line, and enter FCII. If you use the Spool command,
you may also wish to install the DOS Print command within the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. This must be run before File Commando to be
available as a option.
File Commando
The File When File Commando is first invoked, the main file screen is
Commando shown with the File Commando name displayed within the file
Screen window region. This remains until the directory and file
information of the current drive is read in and sorted, at
which time the appropriate disk, directory, and file
information is shown.
Screen This screen is divided into several notable parts, including
Description the Main menu, path, file window, information column,& function
key line. The Main menu options are shown at the top of the
screen. These are the main command options available under File
Commando, selectable when the [F2] Menu key is pressed or when
the [Alt] key is pressed simultaneously with the first letter
of the menu option. Below the menu line is shown the directory
path of the highlighted file or directory. The function key
commands are identified at the bottom of the screen.
File Window The file window occupies most of the screen and is initialized
in Tree & Files window display mode. Tree & Files mode splits
the window into two parts, the directory tree of the logged
disk, shown in the left half of the window, & the file contents
of the highlighted directory, shown in the right half. The
volume label of the disk is shown at the top of the directory
tree, followed by the root directory of the disk. The files are
initially sorted by file name, this sort order may be changed
by using the Order option, located under the Window menu.
The other three available file display modes allow you to show
all files on all logged drives, all files on the currently
logged drive, and only the files in the selected directory.
These modes do not display the directory tree, instead they
provide more room for listing files.
Information An information column is shown on the far right side of the
Column screen detailing the file statistics for the displayed drive,
directory, and highlighted file. These statistics show the
displayed drive, number & total size of all files in the area,
all files matching the specified wildcard filters, and all
tagged files. At the bottom, the file information for the
highlighted file is displayed. This information includes the
name of the file, the file date and time, the size of the file
and its attributes.
Using the When File Commando is first invoked, the window display is set
Directory Tree to Tree & Files mode. This mode displays the directory tree on
the left side of the window, with the file contents of the
highlighted directory shown on the right. With this mode, the
displayed directory tree may be used to select the desired
directory. This is done by using the [Down],[Up],[PgDn],[PgUp],
[Home], or [End] cursor key to move the directory selection bar
around the tree.
Directory Pressing an alphabetic character moves the directory selection
Search bar to highlight the first directory in the list beginning with
that letter. To search for a particular directory, press [Ins].
You are then prompted for the directory name to be searched for.
The entire name does not have to be entered, File Commando can
use the first letters entered to search the tree. If the
resulting highlighted directory is not the one that you want,
press [Ctrl][Enter] to continue searching the tree using the
defined search pattern.
Tagging the On some occasions, you may find it necessary to manipulate the
Contents of a file contents of an entire directory. This may done by tagging
Directory the highlighted directory. To tag all of the files within a
directory, use the cursor keys to move the selection bar to
highlight the desired directory and press the [+] key. Press
[-] to untag the contents of the highlighted directory.
Moving the As the selection bar moves through the tree, notice that the
Selection Bar list of files displayed on the right side of the screen changes
Into the to reflect the contents of the highlighted directory. Once the
File Window desired directory is highlighted, press [Enter] to move the
selection bar into the file window.
To return the highlighted selection bar to the directory tree
from the file window, press [F10] or [Esc].
File Search Pressing an alphabetic character moves the selection bar down
to highlight the first file in the list beginning with that
letter. To search for a particular file name in the directory,
press [Ins] and enter the all or part of the file name. Once
the search pattern is entered, the first match is highlighted.
If the highlighted file is not the one that you seek, press
[Ctrl][Enter] to continue the search.
The File menu Locate command is a separate file search command
available for use in searching the current disk or all logged
disks for matching files and listing those found to the screen.
File Display Three other file display modes are accessible directly from
Modes this window. By using the [Enter] key, the display mode can be
changed from Tree & Files mode to Subdirectory mode with four
columns of files displayed by name only. Pressing [Enter] twice
more displays two columns of files in brief mode (showing only
the file name, size, and date) and one column of files in full
mode (displaying the file name, size, creation date, time, and
attributes). Pressing [Enter] once more returns the screen to
Tree & Files mode, placing the highlighted selection bar in the
directory window.
Tagging Files Ordinarily, when you select a file command such as copy or
delete, you want it to act on a selected group of files. Most
of the time, these files share some obvious, related feature
such as having a similar name or sharing today's date. But this
may not always be the case. Sometimes you may wish to select a
group of files that share no discernible relationship or you
may wish to select only some of the files sharing a wildcard
grouping. This brings us to the advantages of individual
tagging. Under DOS, you are limited to grouping only those
files sharing similar name characteristics, whereas under File
Commando, you may select any group of files.
Tagging files may be done in one of two ways: using the Tag
menu options to tag files having similar file characteristics
such as name, size, date, attribute,etc, or using the [+], [-],
or [Space] key to tag or untag individual files for grouping.
The Tag menu options are described in more detail under the
Main menu Tag option.
Tagging Single To tag an individual file, use the cursor keys to move the
Files highlighted file selection bar to the desired file and press
the [+] key. Press the [-] key to untag the highlighted file.
Press [Space] to invert the tag status of the highlighted file.
For example, if the highlighted file is already tagged,
pressing [Space] untags it.
Selecting a When using a file maintenance program such as File Commando, it
Disk is usually necessary to do maintenance chores on several disks.
To this end, we have made it possible for you to not only read
in the contents of multiple disks, but also list its files to
the screen. To select a new drive for use within File Commando,
use the Disk menu Log command. This reads in the disk,directory,
and file information and displays it to the screen. To display
the previously logged disk, press the [Shift][Tab] key.
The Log command lets you keep the directory & file information
of a disk in memory. But this can consume a large amount of
memory if your disks contain many files and/or you have several
drives. If memory space is a problem, you should log only those
drives that are used repeatedly and to unlog a drive when you
have finished using it. Also, it is not necessary to log a
diskette when you only wish to copy or move files to it.
When several disks are logged, you may wish to show all files
on all logged disks on the same screen, regardless of path.
This may be done by setting the Window display mode to Global.
A similar Window mode exists to show all files on the selected
disk, regardless of path. This is the Drive option.
Main Menu The Main menu options are shown at the top of the File
Options Commando screen. These are as follows:
Disk Contains the disk and directory commands. Disk
commands include: log, unlog, single disk log,
and choose a disk, edit the volume label, edit
disk information, format diskette, display disk
technical information, and disk space map. The
directory commands include: change, make,
remove, and rename a directory, rescan and
change disks.
File Contains the file commands including: copy,
delete, edit, locate, move, print, rename,
spool, view, xcopy, zap, and change the
attributes of selected files.
Tag Contains the tag options used to group files
including: tag by name, date, size, attribute,
tag all, tag today's files, tag modified files,
invert tag, and untag.
Options Contains the File Commando program settings
including: application definition, beep status,
color setup, editor, swap drive, logging
method, constant memory status, CGA snow
checking status, clock, save and retrieve
configuration file command.
Window Contains the display modes, file listing modes,
wildcard selection and sort order. Display
modes include Drive, Global, Subdirectory and
Tree & Files. File listing modes include Name
Only, Brief (showing file name, size, & date),
and Full (name, size, date, time,& attributes).
Run Contains the shell options including: run
highlighted program, goto a DOS prompt to run a
command, and run a second copy of COMMAND.COM
to run other programs.
Applications Contains the user-defined programs, set up
under the Options menu.
Utilities Contains miscellaneous utilities including:
memory map and system information.
To enter command mode, press the [F2] Menu key. This places
the highlighted selection bar on the first entry on the menu.
Use the [Left] or [Right] cursor keys to move the selection
bar across to the desired entry. The assigned quick keys may
also be used to select the desired Main menu option directly
from the file window.
Main Menu The quick keys assigned to the Main menu are activated by
Quick Keys pressing the [Alt] key and the first letter of the menu item
simultaneously. This pulls down the menu for the selected item.
The possible Main menu quick keys are as follows:
Disk [Alt][D] Window [Alt][W]
File [Alt][F] Run [Alt][R]
Tag [Alt][T] Applications [Alt][A]
Options [Alt][O] Utilities [Alt][U]
The Function The function keys are shown at the bottom of the File Commando
Keys screen. Most of these keys represent quick keys used to invoke
selected File menu commands. The function keys are as follows:
[F1] Help Displays the help information
[F2] Menu Activates the command mode of File Commando and
places the highlighted selection bar at the top
of the screen on the Main menu line.
[F3] Copy Displays the File Copy options menu.
[F4] Delete Displays the File Delete options menu.
[F5] Move Displays the File Move options menu.
[F6] Rename Displays the File Rename options menu.
[F7] Edit Displays the File Edit options menu.
[F8] View Displays the File View options menu.
[F9] Print Displays the File Print options menu.
[F10] Exit Exits File Commando.
Function Key Other function key quick keys are available; these keys are
Quick Keys selected by pressing either the [Shift], [Alt], or [Ctrl] key
and one of the function keys.
[Shift][F3] Copy highlighted file
[Alt][F3] Copy tagged files
[Ctrl][F3] Copy every files
[Shift][F4] Delete highlighted file
[Alt][F4] Delete tagged files
[Ctrl][F4] Delete every file
[Shift][F5] Move highlighted file
[Alt][F5] Move tagged files
[Ctrl][F5] Move every file
[Shift][F6] Rename highlighted file
[Alt][F6] Wildcard rename
[Shift][F7] Edit highlighted file
[Alt][F7] Edit new file
[Shift][F8] View highlighted file
[Alt][F8] View tagged files
[Ctrl][F8] View every file
[Shift][F9] Print highlighted file
[Alt][F9] Print tagged files
[Ctrl][F9] Print every file
[Alt][F10] Exits File Commando without prompting
[F1] Help The [F1] Help key displays information describing the use of
selected File Commando options. The screen is divided into two
parts. The left side lists all help topics. The right side
shows the information available about the highlighted topic.
The help text is a compilation of the contents of this manual.
To change the help index, use the [Up], [Down], [PgUp], [PgDn],
[Home], or [End] cursor keys. Pressing one of these moves the
highlighted index selection bar. Press [Enter] to display the
help information for the highlighted index.
To scroll the help text one line at a time, use the [+] or [-]
keys. Use the [Ctrl][PgDn] or [Ctrl][PgUp] key to show the next
or previous page of the text. When you have finished reading
this information, press [Esc] to exit Help.
Using Menus This program was created to satisfy both the novice and the
experienced computer user. Pull-down menus were used for the
simple reason that almost everyone wants them and they do seem
to be relatively easy for people to use. At the same time, we
didn't want to burden our more experienced and often impatient
users with too many keystrokes and cumbersome sub-menus. So we
included many "short-cut" quick keys that can be used to bypass
most of the unnecessary menus when you already know what you
want to do. Since most novice users become experienced,
impatient users within a short period of time, the quick keys
are shown to the left of the command options in the menus,
where applicable, so that you can become accustomed to them.
These quick keys cannot be used while within the command mode,
instead they must be used when in the file window.
Within File Commando, pull-down and pop-up menus are used
extensively. When a menu is displayed, use the [Up] or [Down]
cursor keys to move the menu selection bar to the desired
option and press [Enter] to select. The highlighted letter may
also be pressed to select a menu option. To exit the menu and
return to the file window, press [Esc].
Many of the command menus contain one or more toggle options.
Toggle options are On/Off commands that control the operation
of the command. When a toggle command is selected it switches
between On and Off. A toggle is On when a checkmark is shown to
the left of the menu entry.
Other menus are sprinkled throughout File Commando. These menus
usually show the available options along the bottom of the
window. Use the [Left] or [Right] cursor keys to
move the selection bar to highlight the desired option and
press [Enter] to select. The highlighted letter may
also be pressed to select the desired option.
The [Esc] Key The [Esc] key can normally be used to exit any menu without
changing the settings or executing a command. Some data entry
windows, however, require you to use [F10] to exit that window
without saving the changes made. This is noted at the bottom of
affected data entry windows.
Exiting File To exit File Commando while in the directory window, press the
Commando [F10] key. When pressed, you are prompted to verify your exit
request. Press [Y] to exit File Commando, press [N] to return.
If the selection bar is within the file window, pressing [F10]
first returns the selection bar to the directory tree. You
must then press [F10] a second time to exit the program.
To exit File Commando without having to go through the exit
menu, press [Alt][F10]. This bypasses the verification menu,
exits File Commando, and returns control to DOS.
Quick keys This program was created to satisfy both novice & experienced
computer users. Pull-down menus were used for the simple reason
that almost everyone wants them and they seem to be relatively
easy for people to use. At the same time, we did not want to
burden the more experienced and often impatient users with too
many keystrokes and cumbersome sub-menus. So we included many
"short-cut" quick keys that can be used to bypass unnecessary
menus when you already know what you want to do. Since most
novice users become experienced, impatient users within a short
period of time, the quick keys are shown to the left of the
command options in the menus, where applicable, so that you can
become accustomed to them.
Quick keys invoke a command directly from the file window
without forcing you to wade through the intervening menus.
Quick keys usually involve pressing [Ctrl], [Alt], or [Shift]
simultaneously with an alphabetic or function key. Please note
that the quick keys only operate while in the file window, not
in command mode. The program is in file window mode if pressing
the cursor keys moves the highlighted file selection bar
through the file list & no selection bar is shown on the menu
line. The program is in command mode when the selection bar is
located on the menu line at the top of the screen or is located
within a displayed menu.
Quick File or Directory search first letter
Search for Directory or File [Ins]
Move selection bar into file window [Enter]
Move selection bar back to dir tree [Esc]
Abort command or menu [Esc]
Help [F1]
Main menu [F2]
Disk menu [Alt][D]
Choose [Ctrl][C]
Log [Ctrl][L]
Next [Tab]
Previous [Shift][Tab]
Single disk log [Ctrl][S]
Unlog [Ctrl][U]
Directory commands [Ctrl][D]
Format [Ctrl][F]
Volume label [Ctrl][V]
File menu [Alt][F]
Attribute menu [Ctrl][A]
Copy menu [F3]
Copy highlighted file [Shift][F3]
Copy tagged files [Alt][F3]
Copy every file [Ctrl][F3]
Delete menu [F4]
Delete highlighted file [Shift][F4]
Delete tagged files [Alt][F4]
Delete every file [Ctrl][F4]
Edit menu [F7]
Edit highlighted file [Shift][F7]
Edit new file [Alt][F7]
Move menu [F5]
Move highlighted file [Shift][F5]
Move tagged files [Alt][F5]
Move every file [Ctrl][F5]
Print menu [F9]
Print highlighted file [Shift][F9]
Print tagged files [Alt][F9]
Print every file [Ctrl][F9]
Rename menu [F6]
Rename highlighted file [Shift][F6]
Wildcard rename [Alt][F6]
View menu [F8]
View highlighted file [Shift][F8]
View tagged files [Alt][F8]
View every file [Ctrl][F8]
View Help [F1]
View Main menu [F2]
ASCII table [Alt][A]
Block menu [Alt][B]
Defines top of text block [F3]
Defines bottom of block [F4]
Print block of text [Alt][P]
Unmark block [Alt][U]
Write block to file [Alt][V]
Jump menu [Alt][J]
Jump to a line [Alt][F6]
Set marker [F5]
Goto marker [F6]
Options menu [Alt][O]
ASCII Table [Alt][A]
Line numbers [Alt][L]
Ruler [Alt][R]
Search menu [Alt][S]
Find an exact match [F7]
Search for a close match [F8]
Next Find or Search [F9]
Window menu [Alt][W]
7 bit character stripping [Alt][7]
8 bit character display [Alt][8]
Exit View [F10]
XCopy menu [Ctrl][X]
Tag menu [Alt][T]
Tag highlighted file [+]
Untag highlighted file [-]
Invert tag status of highlighted file [Space]
Options menu [Alt][O]
Window menu [Alt][W]
Switch between display modes [Enter]
Order [Ctrl][O]
Wildcard [Ctrl][W]
Run menu [Alt][R]
Runs highlighted program [Ctrl][R]
Applications menu [Alt][A]
Utilities menu [Alt][U]
Exit File Commando [F10]
Exit File Commando without prompting [Alt][F10]
