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- first 23 lines of the file. To see the next 23 lines, or page,
- press the PgDn key. The PgUp key moves you back one page and
- shows you the previous 23 lines. The up-arrow and down-arrow
- keys move it one line at a time. When you are finished, press
- the ESCape key and you are returned to the DOS prompt.
-
- The "filename" is optional. If omitted, you are prompted to
- enter a filename. You may include drive, path, and wild
- cards in the file name. The first file which matches that name
- is displayed. After the file is displayed, the next file which
- matches the "filename" may be displayed, too.
-
- You may also use LIST to display piped or redirected files.
- If you are unfamiliar with these, you may skip to the next page.
-
- To display a redirected file, use a < (less than symbol) before
- the name of the file and add the /S parameter to the LIST
- command. For example:
-
- dir a: >xyz
- list <xyz /s
-
- To display a piped file, omit the filename, but supply the /S.
- dir a: | list /s
-
- Or, to LIST a file within an ARC archive:
- arc /p arcname.arc filename.ext | list /s
- - or -
- arce arcname filename.ext /p | list /S
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-
- LIST Page 2
- The top line of the display gives the file name, current
- right scroll offset, and the FILE's creation date and time.
- Optionally, a ruler may be displayed on the top line by using
- the alt-R keys.
-
- The file is displayed with one logical record on each
- 80-column display line. A logical record ends in a linefeed.
- The maximum logical record may be 256 characters long. If the
- record exceeds 80 characters, you may view the portion beyond
- the 80 columns by using the scroll right command, or by using
- the Wrap feature. The Wrap command toggles ON or OFF the
- wrapping of lines longer than 80 characters. With Wrap on,
-