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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Commander ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Commander is a useful tool for your Computer. You have a large palette of
commands for files, directories and logical drives.

Related Information:

o File
o Disk
o View
o Commands
o Options
o Left
o Right


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Keys Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o F2  Run an external program
o F3  View a file
o F4  Edit a file
o F5  Copy files and directories
o F6  Move files and directories
o F7  Make a new directory
o F8  Delete files and directories
o F9  Container
o F10 Exit.


o Alt F1  Change the drive in the left panel
o Alt F2  Change the drive in the right panel
o Alt F3  Dump a file
o Alt F5  Pack
o Alt F6  Unpack all files
o Alt F7  Search the current disk for files
o Alt F8  History
o Alt F9  Size of Directories
o Alt Q  Quick search


o Ctrl F1  Toggle the left panel on and off
o Ctrl F2  Toggle the right panel on and off
o Ctrl F3  Sort files alphabetical by name
o Ctrl F4  Sort files alphabetical by extension
o Ctrl F5  Sort files by time
o Ctrl F6  Sort files by size
o Ctrl F7  Show the files in the same order as on the disk
o Ctrl F8  Synchronize directories function
o Ctrl F9  Prefered Paths function
o Ctrl A  Edit file attributes
o Ctrl C  Compare the content of the directories
o Ctrl E  Make left panel = right panel
o Ctrl H  Show the hidden files
o Ctrl L  Toggle Info panel
o Ctrl Q  Start the Quick Search
o Ctrl R  Reread the directories left and right
o Strg S  Compute the occupied space from the selection
o Ctrl T  Show the application type of an executable file
o Ctrl U  Change the position of the two panels


o Shift F4  Start the editor with a new empty file
o Shift F6  Rename files and directories
o Shift F7  Create a new file
o Shift F9  Save the current settings


o Alt 1, 2 ... 0  User menu


o Ctrl+Alt+Letters  Quick search in current directory
o Ctrl+Enter     Copy the selection (with path) into the command bar
o Ctrl+Enter+Shift  Copy the selection (without path) into the command bar
o Ctrl+Home      Change to the root directory
o Ctrl+\       Change to the root directory
o Ctrl+PgUp      Change to the up-directory
o Shift+Left     Change to the up-directory
o Ctrl+PgDown     Change directory
o Shift+Right     Change directory
o Ctrl+Tab      Change le focus with the Command Bar
o Ctrl+Space     Call the Filter Dialog
o Shift+Print     Print the selected file


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Operations with files.

More Informations:

o Run
o View
o Dump
o Edit
o Copy
o Move
o Rename
o Make directory
o Create file
o Delete
o Print
o Pack
o Unpack
o File attributes
o Application type
o Select
o Exit


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Run ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you have selected an executable programm you can run it directly by
double-clicking with the left mouse button, or press enter on the keyboard on
the panel.

With this option, you can run an external program in the same situation or
search for new program. I recomand to specified the application type.

If your selection is not an executable file, ignore the message and select an
executable program.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. View ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

View (read-only) the selected file with the internal viewer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Dump ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

HEX-dump (and more) the selected file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Edit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Edit loads the file under the cursor bar into the specified editor.

You have an internal editor for files up to 65535 bytes. This work verry fast.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Copy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Copy command allows you to copy files and directories.

You can use in the name of the file/directory wildcards.

If you selected on the menu Options-Configuration that you use the right mouse
button for drag and drop, you can copy with this faiture one ore more file and
directory.

The Filter work into the subdirectories.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Move ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command allows you to move files and directories.

You can use in the name of the file/directory wildcards. Also you can obtain a
move with rename.

If the target drive is the same logical drive than the source drive, this
operation go very fast: just the references are affected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Rename ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command allows you to rename files and directories.

You can use in the name of the file/directory wildcards.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Make directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command allows you to create directories.

The new directory must not be a subdirectory on the active directory. It is
possible to make directory directly on a new drive.

With this command it is possible to create more that one subdirectories:

You must only type the completly subdirectories you need, for example

   abc\efg\hi\jk

The Commander makes all directories.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Create file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can create a new empty file with the Commander. Please taste the filename
for the new file. If you whant to create a file into another directory as the
directory current, you must write the full pathname.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command allows you to delete file(s) and directories. All marked or
selected file(s) or directories are deleted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Print ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With the Print operation, you have the posibility to print ASCII files.

The files are printig paginate or if you whant, you can let your printer to
make that.

If you have graphics or you whant to print with another fonts, you must make
that with an external editor.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Pack ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Pack all the marked files with the selected packer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Unpack ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Unpack all the files stored in the zipfile with the selected packer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. File attributes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

There are two ways to change the attributes off files:

o 1. If you have selected only one file, you can change the attributes, the
  date and/or the time for this file.
o 2. You have selected a directory or more than one file, you can set or delete
  the attributes, for all selected files.

This command works for all directories that you have selected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Application type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this option to obtain informations about the type of the executable file.

Executables files are COM, EXE, DLL files an so one.

The bath files are no recognised.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Select ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select and unselect a group of files and directories.

Related Information:

o Select group
o Deselect group
o Invert selection
o Restore selection


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Select group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select all the filetred files.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Deselect group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Deselected all the filtered files.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Invert selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Invert the current selection by unselecting all the files witch are selected,
and selecting all the files witch are not selected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Restore selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Restore the selection after a copy, rename or other function.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command quits the Commander.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Operations with disks.

More Informations:

o Copy Disk
o Compare Disk
o Verify Disk
o Label Disk
o Format Disk
o Disk Info
o Select Drive
o Size of Directories


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Copy Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With this option you can make one ore more copies from your diskette.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Compare Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command will compare an entire diskette with another diskette. You will be
prompted for the source and target disk letters of the two disks to compare.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Verify Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With this command you can detect hard-errors on diskettes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Label Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function allows you to change the label of a disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Format Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With this command you format a logical disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Disk Info ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command show you informations about the selected disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Select Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command allows you to change the selected disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Size of Directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this function for compute the size of the files stored in directories.
This function select automatoicaly the Fullmodus when the size not be able to
display, example the current panel ist in Briefmodus.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 34. View ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The View menu provides to show or hide more accesories from Commander.

More Informations:

o History
o Prefered Paths
o Container
o Tool Bar
o Disk Bar
o Command Bar
o Status Bar


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 35. History ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command brings up a list with the last paths that you have issued in this
Commander session and (optional) the saved paths from old sessions. Each path
will be stored just one time. The old items are remove.

To go back into a path from list, press the flash button.

You can remove paths from list.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 36. Prefered Paths ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command brings up a list with the preffered paths that you have stored and
saved from old sessions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 37. Container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Container is a temporary place to hold full pathnames references that you
want to manipulate later.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 38. Tool Bar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You have also the possibility to show or hide the tool bar.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 39. Disk Bar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You have the possibility to show or hide the disk bar.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 40. Status Bar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You have the possibility to show or hide the status bar.

The status bar is a good tool with allows you to have more informations about
the Commander.

You have also a context menu with the right mouse button. You can activate the
menu for files, for the left or right panel, or one of the specific menus. For
example if you use the context menu with the mouse pointer on the time field
you can modify the date and time of your computer.

The status bar can have differents fonts.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 41. Command Bar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You have the possibility to show or hide the command bar.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 42. Commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Commands menu provides access to a number of commands in the Commander.

More Informations:

o Search
o System information
o Date and Time
o Swap panels
o Left = Right
o Compare directories
o Synchronize directories
o Calculate occupied space
o User menu
o Associate
o Create Programm Object
o Kill Process
o Shut down


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 43. Search ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command searches the selected disk(s) for files. You can search for files
by name or search for files containing specified text.

o File(s) to find: Type in the name you want to search.
o Containig: You can enter a text string to search.
o Case sensitive: You can search a text case sensitive or not.
o Drives: You can mark one ore more drive to search.
o All: Mark all drives or restore the last selection.
o Found List Box: Files that are found.

Buttons:

o  Search - Start the search.
o  Cancel - Cancel the search dialog.
o  Stop  - Stop the search.
o  Go to  - Go to a found file.
o  Edit  - Edit a found file.

Metacharacters in a file name work as follows:

o  A question mark (?) match one character.
o  An asterisk (*) match any characters for the rest of the name or extension.
o  A period (.) in the name causes to match same as "*.*"


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 44. System information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Display information about your conputer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 45. Date and Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This comand give you the possibility to change the date and time of your
computer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 46. Swap panels ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command changes the position of the two panels so that the left appears on
the right and the right appears on the left.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 47. Left = Right ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Change the path on the unselected panel to the current selected path.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 48. Compare directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command compares the contents of the directories displayed in two panels.
The differences are marked.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 49. Synchronize directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command Synchronize directories.

Compares the contents of the directories that are selected in the two panels.

If the directories have diferences, it makes automaticaly a copy from the
actual files.

You can take a filter for the files.

Example:

  *.doc *.txt *.lwp


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 50. Calculate occupied space ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Calculates the space occupied by the marked files and their complete
subdirectories.

If no file is selected, the space occupied by the file or directory under the
cursor bar is calculated. Additionally, the file size is rounded to the cluster
size of the source and destination directory, to get real space required.

The space for the directory information itself is not considered.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 51. User menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You have the possibility to define your menu. With the Hotkeys you can start
the defined programms.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 52. Associate ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command is used to create and maintain the extension file, wich associates
programs with file extensions. this feature allows you to point-and-shoot on a
file to load that file into application that created it.

You can insert a new definition or delete one.

It is possible to find the associate programm with the Search push-button.

I recomande to specify the application type.

You can insert Parameters into the Command.The ! show where will insert the
actually selection. If you don't write the ! , the parameters are append to end
of the command. Example:

 D:\Path\Programm Parameter1 ! Parameter2


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 53. Create Programm Object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command is used to create a new programm object.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 54. Kill Process ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here is possible to send the KILLPROCESS exception to another process or group
of processes. The default action of the system is to terminate each of the
processes.

The process are identified by PID. If more processes are the same PID, all are
killed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 55. Shut down ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can preserve your Desktop by shutting down your system before turning it
off.

Warning: You might lose information if you turn off your computer without
shutting down your system. Check all sessions for unsaved  information before
you start the shutdown.

The next time you start the operating system, all objects that were open when
you shut down are open again and are displayed with the same view they had at
the time of the shutdown.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 56. Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The items in this pull-down menu allow you to set various options of the
Commander.

More Informations:

o Tool Bar
o Font
o Color
o Configuration
o Customized Layout
o Editor
o Packer
o Language
o Save setup


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 57. Customize Tool Bar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Change the buttons into the tool bar. You can add new buttons from the left
listbox, delete or move it.

You have also the possibility to show or hide the tool bar.

The dimension from a button are also optional: from 20 to 64. The recomanded
size for the small buttons are 24 and for the big buttons are 34.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 58. Font ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With the standard dialog box you have the possibility to change the panels
font.

The dialog box presents only fixed-width (monospace) fonts.

The customized layout can have all fonts. See the options on the customized
layout.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 59. Color ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option allows you to choose the Commander's colors.

For user defined colors, you must selected in the list box a color from the
palette.

An example area shows you the color selection.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 60. Configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog box allows you to set options.

You can choose options for panel, for right mouse button, confirmations and
other.

The confirmations lets you determine the security level you want for file
operations.

With the option Copy newer files only, the Commander copy or move over only
newer files when the destination has there files already.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 61. Customized Layout ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You have a posibility to customize the layout for the panels.

You can select the fields, the order from this fields and the font for panels.

 The name must be selected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 62. Language ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You have a posibility to change the language for Commander. The language
modules are dynamicaly linked.

It is possible to appear new language modules for the Commander. You must just
copy the COMMxxx.DLL and the COMMxxx.HLP files into the same path with the
Commander. After that, you must select this menu and change to the new
language. The present modules are displayed into a listbox.

You can have more instances of the Commander in one time, with differen
languages. You can have conflict just on a diferent versions from the
Commander.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 63. Editor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option allows you to select an external editor, rather than built-in one,
to use when you press the F4 key or select the Edit menu.

The internal editor running verry quickly. It can work just with files up to
65535 bytes. For big files the Commander swich automaticaly to the external
editor. Also you can print from the Commander or from the internal editor just
ASCII files without graphics or specialy fonts. For graphical printing, you
need a editor.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 64. Packer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Set the options for the packer.

The compression configuration commands are:

File extension of compressed file type .

Command to add a file to a compressed file.

Command to add a file to a compressed file and also store the file's full
pathname.

Command to extract a file from a compressed file.

Command to extract a file from a compressed file and maintain it's full
pathname.

Command to delete a file from a compressed file.

Command to select the best compression method supported by the compression
utility.

Command to create the smallest compressed file.

Command to create a compressed file in the fastest possible time.

WARNING: The first packer MUST be the PKZIP.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 65. Save setup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option saves the current settings so the Commander will come back with the
same settings the next time you it start.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 66. Left ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Left menu allow you to change the Left panel. You can switch to the Right
panel with Tab key.

More Informations:

o Customized
o Brief
o Full
o Info
o Tree
o On/Off
o Sort
o Re-read
o Filter
o Drive


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 67. Customized ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Show the files on customed form.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 68. Brief ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Brief shows the files on one or more columns, only by name.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 69. Full ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Full show one column with all files in a directory, along with the size, date,
time and attributes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 70. Tree ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This panel displays a directory tree on the current drive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 71. On/Off ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Toggle the left panel on and off.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 72. Sort ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can control the order in witch you see the files in a directory. Related
Information:

o Name
o Extension
o Time
o Size
o Unsorted
o Reversed


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 73. Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sort files alphabetically by name.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 74. Extension ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sort files alphabetically by extension.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 75. Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sort files by time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 76. Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sort files by size, with the largest files first. Files with the same size will
be sorted alphabeticcally.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 77. Unsorted ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Show the files in the same order as on disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 78. Reversed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Show the files in the reversed order.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 79. Info ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command shows you informations about the selected disk. You can select
this window from the menu or kontextmenu on the status bar. You can also select
this window thit the keys Ctrl+L and restore the non-selected panel with the
same key combination.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 80. Re-read ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option allows you to re-read the informations in a panel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 81. Filter ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The filter command allows you to control what files you see in the Left file
panel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 82. Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This menu item allows you to change drives in the left panel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 83. Right ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Right menu allow you to change the Right panel. You can switch to the Left
panel with Tab key.

Related Information:

o Customized
o Brief
o Full
o Info
o Tree
o On/Off
o Sort
o Re-read
o Filter
o Drive


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 84. Customized ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Show the files on customed form.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 85. Brief ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Brief shows the files on one or more columns, only by name.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 86. Full ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Full show one column with all files in a directory, along with the size, date,
time and attributes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 87. Tree ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This panel displays a directory tree on the current drive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 88. On/Off ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Toggle the Right panel on and off.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 89. Sort ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can control the order in witch you see the files in a directory. Related
Information:

o Name
o Extension
o Time
o Size
o Unsorted
o Reversed


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 90. Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sort files alphabetically by name.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 91. Extension ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sort files alphabetically by extension.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 92. Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sort files by time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 93. Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sort files by size, with the largest files first. Files with the same size will
be sorted alphabeticcally.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 94. Unsorted ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Show the files in the same order as on disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 95. Reversed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Show the files in the reversed order.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 96. Info ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This command shows you informations about the selected disk. You can select
this window from the menu or kontextmenu on the status bar. You can also select
this window thit the keys Ctrl+L and restore the non-selected panel with the
same key combination.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 97. Re-read ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option allows you to re-read the informations in a panel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 98. Filter ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The filter command allows you to control what files you see in the Right file
panel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 99. Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This menu item allows you to change drives in the Right panel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 100. Quick search ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Push the Alt and the Q Keys. The Quick search dialog box apear on bottom to
Commander window.

Taste one or more leters from the begin of the searched file name. If one, the
select are moved to the file with this criteria. You can step to the nect file
with this criteria with the "Ctrl+Enter" keys.

Press Enter to keep the found selection, or press Esc if you want to restore
the old selection.