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lister add <handle> <name> <size> <type> <seconds> <protect> <comment>
This command adds an entry to the specified lister ( handle ).
name is the full name of the entry (no path);
size is the size of the entry (bytes);
type is the type of the entry (less than 0 for a file, greater then 0
for a directory);
seconds is the datestamp of the entry in seconds from 1/1/78;
protect is the protection bits of the file (in ASCII format, eg "rwed");
comment is the comment of the entry (if any).
Valid entry types are:-
0 device
1 plain directory
-1 plain file
2 directory in assign colour
-2 file in device colour
3 directory in bold (link)
-3 file in bold (link)
4 directory in assign colour and bold
-4 file in device colour and bold
After a lister add command, the display is not updated until you execute
a lister refresh command.
For example,
+ lister add 121132636 '"My file!"' 12839 -1 540093905 prwed my comment
The ARexx calender/date functions provide routines perfect for converting
various time formats to the datestamp entry and back again.
See also:
lister addstem
lister remove
Converted on 04 Nov 1998 with RexxDoesAmigaGuide2HTML 2.2 by Michael Ranner.