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ZAP - by Ken Stillson April 1990 Updated for version 3.3
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Read LICENCE.DOC to make sure you can legally run this program !
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> THE MENU SYSTEM:
There are five menus in ZAP. Pressing -SPACE- will rotate though
each menu. Pressing ALT-a will jump to menu number a.
> SHORTCUTS:
- Press the 1st letter of a name to jump the cursor to that file.
- Use SHIFT+letter to jump and change into a directory by 1st letter.
- Press / or \ to jump to root directory
- Press . to jump to parent directory
- use F8 to swap the current directory and the ~ directory.
> MARKING FILES:
+ - mark the file under the cursor
- - unmark the file "
F5 - unmark all files }
F6 - mark all files } Add shift to process only the
F7 - reverse all marks } files at or below the cursor.
> PROCESSING THE MARKED FILES:
F1 - Copy all marked files
F2 - Delete "
F3 - Move "
F4 - Special:
Performs any operation on the marked files, one by one,
substituting marked file's names for "meta-characters"
Eg: SORT @ > @..SRT
will sort each marked file to a file with the same name
but the extension .SRT
> FUNCTIONS UPON THE HIGHLIGHTED FILE:
Return - run the view program on this file under the cursor
shift+return - run the editor "
ctrl+return - execute the file (must be .EXE, .COM, or .BAT)
> THE TILDE-DIRECTORY:
Think of it as a special macro for remembering a directory.
Set ~ to the current directory by pressing ~.
~ is the default value whenever asked for a pathname.
~ can be referenced on any other input by the ~-metacharacter.
> VARIOUS META-CHARACTERS:
F4 only:
@ - filename of marked files
@. - " without extension
$ - pathname of marked files
$. - " without extension
@@ - list of marked files, separated by spaces
@, - " , separated by comma's
On any input line:
~ - the ~ directory
&X - macro X
> THE MEMORIZED LIST:
@ - append filenames of marked files to list
$ - append pathnames "
; - display list
> - write list to a file
< - read list from a file
_ - mark files that are on the list
DEL - clear the list
* - toggle "save-mode" (see below)
= the following F4 meta-characters will cause the memorized list
to be processed instead of the marked files:
{@} - filename of listed files
{$} - pathname of listed files
> ASSORTED SPECIAL FEATURES:
! - Shell to DOS (enter command to run or press return
for a complete shell)
? - Display the ZAP.DOC file if ZAP can find it.
ctrl-F2 - chop a directory and its children out of existence
ctrl-F4 - sweep a command though the directory tree
ctrl-F9 - locate a wildcard of files in all directory trees
ctrl-F10 - locate a string of filenames in all directory trees
ctrl-a - show hidden and system files also
ctrl-b - toggle "beep when finished with something" mode
ctrl-c - toggle colorize directory by extension mode
ctrl-f - look at free space on a disk
ctrl-g - rotate though possible graphics modes
ctrl-l - re-draw the screen
ctrl-k - confirm, then fast delete of CD:*.*
ctrl-t - toggle pause after viewing a file mode
ctrl-u - update ZAP.COM defaults with current values
ctrl-x - change view and edit programs
ctrl-z - tell you where the ZAP.COM file is.
ctrl-n - sort list by name
ctrl-e - by extension
ctrl-s - by file size (or ctrl-i)
ctrl-d - by file date
ctrl-o - don't sort the list
ctrl-r - toggle Reverse current sort mode
> MACROS:
Press & to change the value of a macro.
Use the &X metacharacter to put macro X into an input line.
Press ALT-X to run macro X though an F4 command.
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