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Extension File Edit                            
 This command is used to create and maintain the extension file,
 which tells the Commander which application to run on a file.
 When you press Enter on the file the application is invoked.

 Your Extension File can be created from within Commander
 or with a standard text editor.

 Creating the Extension file with Commander 

 Select Extension file edit from the Commands menu to display
 the current extension file. If no file exists a blank file is
 displayed.
 You can now Insert, Edit or Delete Associations.

 F6 Insert
     Press F6 or INS to display the Edit Association dialog
     box. Enter an extension, and the command to execute
     for this extension.

 F4 Edit
     Displays the Edit Association dialog box where you can
     edit the currently highlighted association.

 F8 Delete
     Deletes the currently highlighted association.

 F2 Save
     Save the current Extension File to disk.


 Creating the Extension File with an Editor 

 Each line in the file consists of an extension, and the
 command to run on files with that extension:

        +---- Extension
        |
        |            +---- Insert file name and extension
        .            .
       doc: word /c !.!

            +---------+
              Command

 tells the Commander to run Microsoft Word when you press
 Enter on a file that ends in .doc (such as "somename.doc").

           +--------------     Enter
 So for:   |    Name    |      ----.   "word /c somename.doc"
           |somename doc|


 The table below lists all the ! arguments available to you:

   Argument     What                             Example
   --------     ---------------------------      ------------
   !.!          File name with the extension     filename.ext
   !            File name, without extension     filename
   !:           The current drive letter         A:
   !\           The current path                 \PATH
   !!           Insert the `!' character         !

   Notes: To execute more than one command, create a batch
          file and execute the batch file as a command.

          This file can contain a maximum of 30 extensions.

          Use "*" to match any file without an extension.

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