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FileManager 5.2
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Reference Manual
Stouse Technology, Inc.
4015 Dome Drive
Addison, TX 75244
(214) 661-0343
THE unNECESSARY STUFF
Warranty
Stouse Technology, Inc. makes no warranty of any kind, express or
implied, including without limitation, any warranties or
merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. Stouse
Technology, Inc. shall not be liable for any damages, whether
direct, indirect, special or consequential arising from a failure
of this program to operate in the manner desired by the user.
Stouse Technology, Inc. shall not be liable for any damage to data
or property which may be caused directly or indirectly by the use
of this program.
IN NO EVENT WILL STOUSE TECHNOLOGY, INC. BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY
DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OR
INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.
Trademarks
ARC is copyright by System Enhancement Associates, Inc.
DESQview and QEMM-386 are trademarks of Quarterdeck Office Systems.
IBM is an official trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation.
LaserJet is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.
LHarc is copyright by Haruyasu Yoshizaki (Yoshi).
Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
PAK is copyright by NoGate Consulting.
PKZIP, PKUNZIP, PKPAK, PKUNPAK, PKARC and PKXARC are copyright by
PKWARE, Inc.
SideKick is a registered trademark of Borland International, Inc.
QEDIT is copyright by SemWare.
WordStar and MicroPro are registered trademarks of MicroPro
International Corporation.
FileManager Hard Disk Utility Program
Version 5.2
R E F E R E N C E M A N U A L
Stouse Technology, Inc.
4015 Dome Drive
Addison, TX 75244
(214) 661-0343
Copyright (c) 1990 Stouse Technology, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
H E L P ! ! !
Please Help Us!
FileManager is not "free" or public domain software, but is being
offered as "shareware." That means we are not spending money on
distribution costs so that your cost can remain very low! The only
way we can get FileManager to a lot of people is if you help.
Please give FileManager to everyone you know! Please help place
FileManager on as many bulletin boards as possible. The only way
we can ever hope to make amy money from FileManager is if enough
people try it and like it so that they will register themselves
(which means they'll send us money!) and receive future updates to
the program at a reduced rate.
The only thing we ask when you give out FileManager is that you
observe the following:
∙ FileManager must be copied in unmodified form,
complete with any documentation file supplied,
∙ No fee or charge may be accepted or requested, and
∙ FileManager may not be distributed with any other
product or service without prior written permission
from Stouse Technology, Inc.
Ordering Information
Registering FileManager licenses you to use the program as often as
you like, on as many computers as you like (provided you are the
only person using FileManager). Users need only register one time:
all subsequent versions of FileManager are automatically registered
to you. You will automatically receive notification of updates to
the program as they become available. Updates to registered users
are available at a nominal fee of $10.00 by calling or writing to
Stouse Technology, Inc.
To register as a FileManager user or order FileManager or
FileManager documentation, please use the order form found on the
following page.
FileManager software is Copyright (c) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989,
1990 by Stouse Technology, Inc. All rights reserved.
This document is Copyright (c) 1990 by Stouse Technology, Inc. All
rights reserved.
Order Form
Remit to: Stouse Technology, Inc. Version 5.2
4015 Dome Drive
Addison, TX 75244
(214) 661-0343
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We appreciate any comments or suggestions concerning FileManager.
If you have any ideas that you feel would make FileManager a better
product for everyone, please let us know!
Thank you for your comments!
Comments and/or suggestions:
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What is FileManager?
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FileManager is a software tool originally developed to help us do
most of our DOS-related tasks. Since then, it has been revised
extensively because of user feedback. If you have any ideas that
you feel would make FileManager a better product for everyone,
please let us know! Now you don't have to be a computer expert, or
know a computer expert, to begin using a microcomputer. Listed
below are some of the ways that FileManager makes this easy for
you:
∙ Display Files ── in any subdirectory on any disk
drive, or only those files on a disk drive that
match a certain file specification; when displaying
files, FileManager can make full use of EGA or VGA
monitor display capabilities.
∙ Copy, Delete, Move Files.
∙ Print Files ── using a wide variety of print
options, print single files, groups of files,
subdirectory listings, or only those files matching
certain file specification(s); control codes can be
sent to the printer for various purposes (to put the
printer into compressed, print, emphasized print,
landscape mode, etc.).
∙ Archive/Zip Files ── using any archiving program,
you can add to, extract from, move to, create self-
extracting program, test, or list contents of a
file.
∙ Edit Files ── with FileManager's built-in editor,
you can edit ASCII files.
∙ Browse Files ── no matter what kind or how large a
file is (even executable or hidden files); use full
up, down and sideways scrolling; in hexadecimal
browse, you can change a file, byte-by-byte; from
browse, you can print part or all of a file in
either ASCII or hexadecimal format.
∙ Find Files that Contain Text String ── produce a
list (or tag) all files in the current subdirectory
that contain a string of text.
∙ Where Is File Specification ── produce a list of all
files that match a certain file specification.
∙ Display Tree Structure of Hard Disk's Contents ──
allowing you to switch to different subdirectories
more easily; the tree structure display can also be
printed.
∙ Sort Files ── by file name, extension and file name,
file size, date & time, only tagged files, or no
sort.
∙ Execute Programs or Batch Files ── use FileManager
as a DOS shell, provided you have sufficient RAM.
∙ Load a Highlighted File into a Program and Execute
── when you want to work with a certain file and
your favorite word processor, text editor,
spreadsheet, etc., simply highlight the file and
press a key; FileManager loads that file into the
program so you can begin working immediately.
∙ Perform DOS Tasks ── format floppy disks, run
CHKDSK, determine hardware configuration, change
file attributes.
FileManager has three different display modes:
1. A primary display mode in which up to 56 files and/or
subdirectories (128 in EGA mode or 156 in VGA mode) at a
time can be displayed.
2. An alternate display mode in which up to 14 files and/or
subdirectories (32 in EGA mode or 39 in VGA mode) at a
time can be displayed.
3. A tree structure display listing all subdirectories on a
specified drive.
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What's New in FileManager 5.2?
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Lots of things!
In fact, FileManager 5.2 is a complete rewrite from previous
versions. FileManager has received a "facelift" in the form of
pulldown menus. Most commands can be accessed either through the
pulldown menus or directly by a single keystroke. FileManager now
employs overlays to decrease the amount of RAM used ── these
overlays are automatically loaded into EMS if available to speed up
the various operations.
The following is a complete list of the new features of FileManager
5.2:
∙ Overlays ── most of the features of FileManager have
been placed into overlays so the amount of RAM used
is significantly decreased.
∙ Uses EMS for Overlays if available.
∙ Pulldown Menus ── all of FileManager's features can
be accessed through the pulldown menus. However,
most of the features can still be accessed through a
single keystroke. Horizontal scrolling through the
pulldown menus makes it easy to find a desired
feature.
∙ Archive/Zip File ── up to 9 different archiving
programs can now be configured into FileManager,
providing maximum flexibility with today's wealth of
archiving programs available. Two new features have
been added to the archiving capability:
∙ Move tagged files into archive file.
∙ Create self-extracting file from archive
file (if the archiving program supports
this feature).
∙ Copy ── files can now appended together to form a
new file.
∙ Move ── file(s) can now be moved to a different disk
drive in one step.
∙ Delete ── files matching a certain file
specification can be deleted without having to first
display that file specification on the screen.
∙ Whereis ── can now act on the following drives:
∙ Act on current drive only.
∙ Act on all hard disks & RAM disks.
∙ Act on all disks (floppy, hard & RAM).
∙ Help ── complete online help is now available for
all of FileManager's features. The help can be
activated in any of the following ways:
∙ By pulldown menu.
∙ By feature.
∙ By keystroke.
∙ Display Color Attributes ── displays all 256 color
attributes with their corresponding values.
∙ Display ASCII Table ── displays all 256 ASCII
characters with their corresponding values in both
decimal and hexadecimal.
∙ Print ── when printing a single file, the printout
can start at a specific line number.
∙ Browse ── find text while in hexadecimal mode.
∙ Appointment Scheduler ── a full-featured appointment
scheduler that is compatible with SideKick's
appointment files. Appointments can be
viewed/modified in the following ways:
∙ Entered/changed as a single occurrence.
∙ Entered/changed as a recurring entry.
∙ Displayed on-screen.
∙ Printed a month at a time.
∙ Printed for the next # of days.
∙ Installation Program ── completely rewritten to
support all of FileManager's new features. In
addition, it is now easier to select colors for
various features.
∙ Whizbangs ── the following are user-configurable:
∙ Exploding windows on/off
∙ Shadows on windows on/off
∙ Sound effects on/off
∙ All sound on/off
∙ More control of colors
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Getting Started
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FileManager is designed primarily as a utility for hard disk-based
machines but will also work for floppy disk-based systems. It's
been tested on 8088's, 80286's and 80386's using monochrome, CGA,
EGA and VGA monitors. It should run on any true MS-DOS compatible
computer.
To benefit from all of FileManager's capabilities, you need a
minimum of 350K of free RAM on your computer (run CHKDSK.COM if you
are unsure how much free RAM is available).
FileManager should be ready to run when you receive it. You can
select it from a menu system or run it from a DOS prompt (e.g.,
C:\>, C:\FM>, A:\>, etc.). If you are running FileManager from a
DOS prompt, type the word, FM, and then press <Enter>:
C:\> FM <Enter>
Moving Around the Screen
Whether you select FileManager from a menu system or run it from a
DOS prompt, a display window will pop up listing up to 56 files and
subdirectories in normal mode, 128 files in EGA mode or 156 files
in VGA mode. If there are no files or subdirectories in a
directory, a message to that effect appears. If there are more
than 56 files (or 128 of 156) in the directory, you can display the
additional files using any of the following methods:
∙ To move up or down the list, highlighting one file
at a time, press <UpAr> or <DnAr>.
∙ To highlight files to the left or right, one column
at a time, press <LtAr> or <RtAr>.
∙ To page up or down, 56 (or 128 or 156)
files/subdirectories at a time, press <PgUp> or
<PgDn>.
∙ To jump to the end of the list, press <End>; to jump
to the beginning of the list, press <Home>.
Pressing <Enter> when a file is highlighted causes a window to
appear showing the date and time the file was created or last
modified, as well as its file attribute(s). Pressing <Enter> when
a directory is highlighted causes the directory to be accessed and
its subdirectories and/or files to be listed.
Pressing <Esc> takes you up one directory level (if one exists) and
a new directory listing then appears.
Pressing <F1> causes a tree structure representation of the hard
disk to appear. You can access any subdirectory displayed in this
tree structure by highlighting it using the <UpAr>, <DnAr>, <PgUp>,
<PgDn>, <Home> and <End> keys, and pressing <Enter>. Pressing the
<Esc> key takes you back to the subdirectory you were in when you
first displayed the tree structure.
Pressing <F2> exits FileManager in the subdirectory you were in
when you first executed FileManager. Pressing <F3> exits
FileManager into the current subdirectory.
FileManager needs the following files available:
∙ FM.EXE ── the main program file.
∙ FM.OVR ── the overlay file that contains the
bulk of the program code.
∙ FM.DAT ── the data file defining colors and
pathnames of various files.
∙ FM.PRT ── the printer definition file ── needed
to be able to send control codes to a
given printer.
For FileManager to be invoked, one of the following must be true:
∙ you must be in the same subdirectory as FM.EXE,
FM.OVR, FM.DAT and FM.PRT.
∙ you must type in the full path name, including the
disk drive (e.g., c:\fm\fm <Enter> ).
∙ or, you must be "PATH"-ed into the subdirectory
through a batch file. If you use the PATH command
in a batch file, specify the drive in addition to
the subdirectory. For example, if FM.EXE, FM.OVR,
FM.DAT and FM.PRT are all in the C:\FM
subdirectory, in the batch file you could type:
PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;C:\FM
Command-Line Parameters
Several parameters are available when you first invoke FileManager
that will cause it to behave in various ways. At the DOS prompt,
type any of the following parameters and then press <Enter>:
Type: fm ? or fm /h
Effect: FileManager displays a help screen describing the
following command-line parameters.
Type: fm /a=mmddyy
Effect: FileManager reads and displays only the files after
the data specified. If /B is also included on the
command line (fm /a=mmddyy /b), FileManager displays
only the files before the date specified.
Type: fm /b
Effect: FileManager displays the files in the directory
sorted backwards.
Type: fm /c
Effect: FileManager does not display the date and clock.
Type: fm /d
Effect: FileManager displays the files in the directory
sorted by date and time.
Type: fm /e
Effect: FileManager displays the files in the directory
sorted by extension.
Type: fm /f=filename.ext
Effect: FileManager reads filename.ext instead of FM.DAT
for setting the colors and pathnames. This allows
you to use different color schemes and/or programs
for any particular session.
Type: fm /m
Effect: FileManager writes differently to the video display
adapter. If FileManager isn't working properly on
your monochrome display, and your display uses a
monochrome adapter, you might try this parameter
when invoking FileManager ── this will work in some
cases.
Type: fm /n
Effect: FileManager does not sort files in a subdirectory.
Type: fm /p=filename.ext
Effect: FileManager re-directs all printout to a specified
file. To re-direct the printout to "nothing", type:
fm /p=nul. This allows you to count lines in a file
without actually printing the file. To re-direct
the printout to the serial port, type: fm /p=com1.
The default for FileManager is: fm /p=lpt1.
Type: fm /r
Effect: The display is adjusted to the maximum resolution
available (EGA or VGA, if possible).
Type: fm /s
Effect: FileManager displays the files in the directory
sorted by size.
Type: fm /t
Effect: FileManager reads the directory of the disk and when
<F1> is pressed, the tree structure will instantly
be displayed.
Any of the above parameters can be combined. For example, to make
FileManager sort the directory backwards by date and time, you
would type the following:
fm /d/b
You can also tell FileManager what file specification to use. A
FileManager file specification can be any legal DOS specification,
including any disk drive/subdirectory or wildcard. For example, to
list only Pascal text files, you could type:
fm *.pas
To select a different input file (for using different color schemes
or different programs), you could type:
fm /f=blue.dat
Pulldown Menus
Pulldown Menus can be activated by pressing the letter highlighted
on the menu at the top of the display. Most menus have several
options under them ── these can be accessed by pressing <UpAr> or
<DnAr> until the desired option is highlighted and then pressing
<Enter>, or by pressing the highlighted letter on the secondary
menu.
For example, to select "Extract from archive file" from the
"Archive" menu, you could:
∙ press <DnAr> 1 time and then press <Enter>
∙ press "E"
Or, instead of using the pulldown menus, you could:
∙ press <Ctl-X>
To scroll left or right to the next pulldown menu, press <LtAr> or
<RtAr>.
Note: Throughout this document the phrases "arc",
"archive" and "zip" refer to any type of
program that compresses files into a common
file.
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Quick Reference
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There are two ways to access FileManager features:
1) through the pulldown menus, or
2) (in most cases) through single keystrokes.
To see which features have single keystroke equivalents, press "H"
for help, and then "K" for by keystroke. A help window will be
displayed showing the single-keystroke commands.
The following is a quick reference of all the FileManager commands,
listing the pulldown menu and the single keystrokes need to invoke
them, and their descriptions.
All commands that are preceded by "*" indicate that they are either
new or have been changed in FileManager Version 5.2.
Menu Keystroke New Description
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A ── A Add to Archive File ── adds all tagged
files into a subdirectory and archive file
specified by the user. To add the files
into an archive file in the current
subdirectory, just specify the archive
filename.
A ── E <Ctl-X> Extract from Archive File ── extracts all
specified files from an archive file. If
no files are specified, *.* will be
assumed (except for some versions of LHarc,
which must be specified as *.*!). The user
is asked to specify the subdirectory in
which to "un-arc" the files. Entering
nothing for this prompt will un-arc into
the current subdirectory. (For LHarc, if you
specify a subdirectory, be sure to include
a "\" at the end!)
A ── M * Move to Archive File ── adds all tagged
files into a subdirectory and archive file
specified by the user and then deletes the
tagged files. To add the files into an
archive file in the current subdirectory,
just specify the archive filename.
A ── S * Self-Extracting Archive ── create a self-
extracting archive file from an existing
archive file (the archiving program must
support this feature!).
Menu Keystroke New Description
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A ── T Test Archive File ── test the integrity of
an archive file.
A ── V <Ctl-R> * Verbose Listing of Archive ── display the
verbose listing of all files inside an
archive file.
C ── A * Copy: Append Tagged Files into New File
── copies all tagged files into a new
file. If the new file is an existing
file, the existing file will first be
erased.
C ── B Copy: Backup Tagged Files to Floppy Disk
── copies all tagged files onto floppy
disks, or other medium. If all files fit
on a single floppy disk, all files on the
floppy will be exact copies of the
originals. If any file does not fit
entirely on a floppy disk, FileManager's
Copy/Restore or Copy/Append routine must
be used to merge the sections of file back
together.
C ── N <Ctl-N> Copy: Newer Tagged Files ── copies all
tagged files only if they are newer than
the same file on the target drive or if
the file does not exist on the target
drive.
C ── R Copy: Restore Files from Floppy Disk ──
the companion to the Copy/Backup command,
allows you to restore files from floppy
disk(s) that were copies with
FileManager's Copy/Backup command.
C ── S <Alt-C> Copy: Single (Highlighted) File ── allows
you to copy a single file to a different
drive and/or subdirectory, or to the
current subdirectory if you give the
copied file a new name.
C ── T <Ctl-C> Copy: Tagged Files ── copies all tagged
files to a different drive and/or
subdirectory. If you are copying to a
floppy disk and the floppy disk becomes
full, you may format the next floppy, or
continue on with additional floppies.
Using this command, each file must be
smaller than the floppy disk! If any file
is larger than the floppy disk, the
Copy/Backup routine must be used instead.
Menu Keystroke New Description
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C ── W Copy: Wordstar to ASCII ── copies all
tagged files to a different drive and/or
subdirectory, stripping off the 8th bit in
the process.
D ── F * Delete: File Specification ── delete all
files in the current subdirectory matching
a user-specified file specification. This
eliminates the intermediate step of
changing the displayed files to the
desired file specification, tagging the
files and then deleting them.
D ── S <Alt-D> Delete: Single (Highlighted) File ──
deletes the currently-highlighted file.
D ── T <Ctl-D> Delete: Tagged Files ── deletes all
tagged files. You will be asked if you
want to automatically delete all tagged
files, or if you want to confirm each
deletion.
E E Edit ── allows the user to edit the
currently-highlighted file with
FileManager's internal editor.
FileManager's editor incorporates the
following features:
∙ full-screen editing
∙ automatic indentation
∙ fixed or smart tabs
∙ block operations
∙ text markers
∙ find-and-replace operations
∙ printing
See Appendix E for complete list of
keystrokes available in the editor.
F ── A <Alt-A> File-Specific: Attribute Change ── change
the DOS file attribute of the currently-
highlighted file.
F ── B B * File-Specific: Browse ── allows the user
to browse through the currently-
highlighted file. The user can switch
between ASCII mode and hexadecimal mode by
pressing "h" or <F10>. If the <F1> key is
pressed, a help window is displayed
showing the keystrokes available in
Browse. In hexadecimal mode, individual
bytes can be edited by pressing "e".
Menu Keystroke New Description
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F ── O <Alt-B> File-Specific: Browse ─ Strip 8th Bit ──
allows the user to browse through the
currently-highlighted file and strips off
the 8th bit as it is read in. If a file
appears unreadable, pressing <Alt-B> may
help. However, if the file is a program
file or data file, try browsing in
hexadecimal mode.
F ── F <Ctl-R> * File-Specific: Information on Archive
File ── same as "Verbose Listing of
Archive", but only works on .ARC or .ZIP
files.
F ── I I File-Specific: Find Text ── allows the
user to search through all currently-
displayed files for a particular text
string. All files with the matching
string are displayed. A listing of the
files can optionally be sent to a printer.
These files can also be tagged for further
manipulation.
F ── T <Ctl-I> File-Specific: Find Text ── allows the
user to search through all currently-
displayed files for a particular text
string. All files with the matching
string are displayed, along with the line(s)
containing the string. A listing of the
files can optionally be sent to a printer.
These files can also be tagged for further
manipulation.
F ── N N File-Specific: Edit New File ── allows
the user to create a new ASCII file using
FileManager's internal editor.
F ── R R File-Specific: Rename File ── allows the
user to rename the currently-highlighted
file in the current subdirectory.
FileManager checks to verify that the new
name does not already exist. If it does,
the user is asked if they want to replace
the existing file.
F ── V V * File-Specific: Move Single (Highlighted)
File ── allows the user to move the
currently-highlighted file to a different
subdirectory, or to a different disk
drive.
F ── E <Ctl-V> * File-Specific: Move Tagged Files ──
allows the user to move tagged files to a
different subdirectory, or to a different
disk drive.
Menu Keystroke New Description
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F ── W W * File-Specific: Whereis File Specification
── searches all subdirectories for a user-
defined file specification (e.g., *.com,
*.c?m, etc.). The command can be performed
on the following:
∙ Current drive only
∙ All hard & RAM disks
∙ All disks (floppy, hard & RAM)
F ── 1 <Ctl-E> File-Specific: 1st External Editor ──
allows the user to pull the currently-
highlighted file into the 1st external
editor configured in FM.DAT. (This could
actually be an editor, a spreadsheet, a
graphics display program, or any other
program that accepts a filename on its
command line.)
F ── 2 <Alt-E> File-Specific: 2nd External Editor ──
allows the user to pull the currently-
highlighted file into the 2nd external
editor configured in FM.DAT. (This could
actually be an editor, a spreadsheet, a
graphics display program, or any other
program that accepts a filename on its
command line.)
H ── F * Help: by Feature ── displays help screens
for all of FileManager's features,
allowing you to select the topic from a
list of features.
H ── K * Help: by Keystroke ── displays help
screens for all of FileManager's features
that are accessed through single
keystrokes, allowing you to select the
topic from a list of keystrokes.
H ── M * Help: by Menu ── displays help screens
for all of FileManager's features,
allowing you to select the topic from the
pulldown menus.
K ── A <Ctl-A> Disk-Specific: Available Bytes on Disk ──
shows the available disk space on the
specified disk drive.
K ── I I Disk-Specific: Find Text ── allows the
user to search through all currently-
displayed files for a particular text
string. All files with the matching
Menu Keystroke New Description
───────── ───────── ─── ──────────────────────────────────────
string are displayed. A listing of the
files can optionally be sent to a
printer. These files can also be
tagged for further manipulation.
K ── T <Ctl-I> Disk-Specific: Find Text ── allows the
user to search through all currently-
displayed files for a particular text
string. All files with the matching
string are displayed, along with the line(s)
containing the string. A listing of the
files can optionally be sent to a printer.
These files can also be tagged for further
manipulation.
K ── L L Disk-Specific: Log onto Another Disk ──
allows the user to log onto a different
disk drive and to use any legal command on
the new disk drive. However, upon exiting
FileManager, the user is returned to the
disk drive and subdirectory the user was
in when FileManager was first executed
(unless the user exits by pressing <F3>).
K ── M M Disk-Specific: Make New Subdirectory ──
allows the user to make a new directory
under the current subdirectory.
K ── W W * Disk-Specific: Whereis File Specification
── searches all subdirectories for a user-
defined file specification (e.g., *.com,
*.c?m, etc.). The command can be
performed on the following:
∙ Current drive only
∙ All hard & RAM disks
∙ All disks (floppy, hard & RAM)
O ── A <Alt-I> * DOS Operating System: ASCII Table ──
displays a table of all 256 printable
ASCII characters, including their decimal
and hexadecimal value.
O ── C DOS Operating System: ChkDsk ── runs
DOS's CHKDSK.COM program.
O ── D DOS Operating System: Directory Listing
── produces a directory listing of the
user-specified disk
drive/subdirectory/file specification in
the standard DOS format.
Menu Keystroke New Description
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O ── F DOS Operating System: Format Floppy Disk
── allows the user to format a floppy disk
(Drive A: or Drive B: only), using DOS's
FORMAT.COM program.
O ── H DOS Operating System: Hardware
Information ── displays information about
the hardware (e.g., amount of RAM,
expanded memory, extended memory, presence
of math coprocessor, etc.).
O ── S DOS Operating System: Shell to DOS ──
allows the user to temporarily exit
FileManager to execute any DOS command at
a DOS prompt (if there is sufficient RAM).
The user can then return to where they
exited FileManager by typing the word
"EXIT" at the DOS prompt.
O ── X X DOS Operating System: Execute Current
File ── allows the user to execute the
currently-highlighted .BAT, .COM or .EXE
file (if there is sufficient RAM).
P ── C Printer: Control Codes ── allows the user
to send pre-defined control codes to the
printer. The control codes are defined in
the FM.PRT file using FileManager's
installation program, FMINSTAL.EXE.
P ── D Printer: Directory Listing ── allows the
user to print a list of the directory
files currently displayed.
P ── F <Alt-F> Printer: Form Feed ── issues a form feed
(ASCII 12) to the printer.
P ── L Printer: Load New Printer File ── allows
the user to change to a different .PRT
file for use in subsequent printer
"control code" operations.
P ── P Printer: Print Directory Tree ── allows
the user to print the tree structure
representation of the hard disk.
P ── R <F6> Printer: Re-Direct Printout ── allows the
user to re-direct all subsequent printout
by specifying a different file
specification. The filename can be any
legal DOS filename, including an existing
filename, a new filename, or any standard
DOS device name (e.g., LPT1, COM1, NUL,
etc.).
Menu Keystroke New Description
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P ── S <Alt-P> * Printer: Single (Highlighted) File ──
prints the currently-highlighted file in
any of the following formats:
∙ Book-type printer controls
∙ Landscape, side-by-side with
heading on LaserJet
∙ Landscape, side-by-side without
heading on LaserJet
∙ Landscape, side-by-side with
heading, both sides of the paper
on LaserJet IID
∙ No printer controls
∙ Standard printer controls
∙ User-specified printer controls
P ── T <Ctl-P> * Printer: Tagged Files ── prints all
tagged files in any of the following
formats:
∙ Book-type printer controls
∙ Landscape, side-by-side with
heading on LaserJet
∙ Landscape, side-by-side without
heading on LaserJet
∙ Landscape, side-by-side with
heading, both sides of the paper
on LaserJet IID
∙ No printer controls
∙ Standard printer controls
∙ User-specified printer controls
Q Q Quit ── exits FileManager into the
original disk drive and subdirectory the
user was in when FileManager was first
executed.
Q <F2> Quit ── exits FileManager into the
original disk drive and subdirectory the
user was in when FileManager was first
executed.
<F3> Quit ── exits FileManager into the current
disk drive and subdirectory.
S ── A <Alt-R> * Screen: Attribute of Colors ── displays
the 256 DOS color attributes and their
corresponding numerical values.
S ── C <F5> Screen: Clock Toggle ── toggles the
display of the clock and date on/off.
This is useful when running under a
multitasking operating system such as
DESQview.
Menu Keystroke New Description
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S ── D <F9> Screen: Display of Files ── allows the
user to toggle between the two FileManager
display modes:
1) a primary display mode in which
up to 56 files and/or
subdirectories can be listed at
a time (128 in EGA or 156 in
VGA)
2) an alternate display mode in
which up to 14 files and/or
subdirectories can be listed at
a time (32 in EGA or 39 in VGA),
along with their size,
attributes, and date/time last
modified.
S ── E <F10> Screen: EGA Toggle ── allows the user to
toggle between normal and EGA/VGA modes.
S ── F <Ctl-F> Screen: File Specification ── allows the
user to change the file specification used
to select the group of files currently
used in FileManager operations. When you
select this command, you are asked to
designate a file specification. If you
press <Enter>, the existing file
specification is retained. If you press
<Esc>, the file specification "*.*" is
used. If you want to designate a new file
specification, any legal DOS file
specification can be entered (e.g., *.com,
*.pas, ar*.*, etc.). Once a file
specification is designated, the current
directory is re-read and the display is
updated.
S ── O <Ctl-O> * Screen: Opening Screen ── displays the
screen at the time FileManager was first
executed.
S ── S <Ctl-S> * Screen: Sort on Screen ── allows the user
to specify a different method of sorting
the current subdirectory listing
(including "no sort"). The sort command
does not permanently rewrite the directory
listing back to the disk!
S ── T <F1> Screen: Tree of Directories ── allows the
user to change into a different
subdirectory using a tree structure
display of all the subdirectories on the
hard disk.
Menu Keystroke New Description
───────── ───────── ─── ──────────────────────────────────────
T T Tag ── tags the currently-highlighted file
for further manipulation.
<Ctl-T> Tag ── tags all currently-displayed files
for further manipulation.
<Alt-T> Tag ── makes all tagged files untagged and
all untagged files tagged.
U U Untag ── untags the currently-highlighted
file.
<Ctl-U> Untag ── untags all files.
<Alt-F1> * Appointment Scheduler ── a full-featured
appointment scheduler that is compatible
with SideKick's appointment files.
Appointments can be viewed/modified in the
following ways:
∙ Entered/changed as a single
occurrence.
∙ Entered/changed as a
recurring entry.
∙ Displayed on-screen.
∙ Printed a month at a time.
∙ Printed for the next # of
days.
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Appendix A ── Keystrokes Available in Line Editing
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Description Key #1 Key #2
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Accept line <Enter>
Quit without accepting line <ESC>
Cursor left one character <LtAr> <Ctl-S>
Cursor right one character <RtAr> <Ctl-D>
Cursor left one word <Ctl-Lt> <Ctl-A>
Cursor right one word <Ctl-Rt> <Ctl-F>
Cursor to beginning of line <Home> <Ctl-Q> S
Cursor to end of line <End> <Ctl-Q> D
Delete character at cursor <DELETE> <Ctl-G>
Delete character left of cursor <BKSPACE> <Ctl-H>
Delete to end of line <Ctl-End> <Ctl-Q> Y
Delete entire line <Ctl-Y> <Ctl-X>
Delete from beginning of line <Ctl-Home>
Delete word to right of cursor <Ctl-T>
Toggle insert mode on and off <INS>
Restore original line <Ctl-R> <Ctl-Q> L
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Appendix B ── Keystrokes Available in ASCII Browse
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Description Key #1 Key #2
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Help <F1>
Exit Browse <F2> <ESC>
Print Lines <F3> "p" or "P"
Go To Line <F4> "g" or "G"
Find String <F5> <Ctl-Q> F
Repeat Find <F6> <Ctl-L>
Set Marker <F7> # <Ctl-K> #
Go To Marker <F8> # <Ctl-Q> #
Toggle Ruler <F9> "r" or "R"
ASCII Browse <F10> "h" or "H"
Auto Scroll Down "1".."9"
Stop Auto Scroll <ESC> "0"
Scroll Up <UpAr> <Ctl-E>
Scroll Down <DnAr> <Ctl-X>
Scroll Left <LtAr> <Ctl-S>
Scroll Right <RtAr> <Ctl-D>
Scroll Left 10 <Ctl-LtAr> <Ctl-A>
Scroll Right 10 <Ctl-RtAr> <Ctl-F>
Scroll to Col 1 <Ctl-Home>
Page Up <PgUp> <Ctl-R>
Page Down <PgDn> <Ctl-C>
Top Of File <Home> <Ctl-PgUp>
Bottom Of File <End> <Ctl-PgDn>
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Appendix C ── Keystrokes Available in Hexadecimal Browse
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Description Key #1 Key #2
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Help <F1>
Exit Browse <F2> <ESC>
Print Lines <F3> "p" or "P"
Go To Line <F4> "g" or "G"
Find String <F5> <Ctl-Q> F
Repeat Find <F6> <Ctl-L>
ASCII Browse <F10> "h" or "H"
Auto Scroll Down "1".."9"
Stop Auto Scroll <ESC> "0"
Scroll Up <UpAr>
Scroll Down <DnAr>
Page Up <PgUp>
Page Down <PgDn>
Top Of File <Home> <Ctl-PgUp>
Bottom Of File <End> <Ctl-PgDn>
Hexadecimal Edit "e" or "E"
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Appendix D ── Keystrokes Available in Browse Edit
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Description Key #2
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Move Highlight Up One Line <UpAr>
Move Highlight Down One Line <DnAr>
Move Highlight Right One Character <RtAr>
Move Highlight Left One Character <LtAr>
Move Highlight to Upper Left Corner <Home>
Move Highlight to Lower Left Corner <End>
Move Highlight to Upper Right Corner <PgUp>
Move Highlight to Lower Right Corner <PgDn>
Select Edit Mode (Dec, Hex, Asc) "c" or "C"
Edit Highlighted Character <ENTER>
Exit Edit Mode <ESC>
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Appendix E ── Keystrokes Available in Editor
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Description Key #1 Key #2
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Character left <LtAr> <Ctl-S>
Character right <RtAr> <Ctl-D>
Word left <Ctl-Lt> <Ctl-A>
Word right <Ctl-Rt> <Ctl-F>
Line up <UpAr> <Ctl-E>
Line down <DnAr> <Ctl-X>
Scroll up <Ctl-W>
Scroll down <Ctl-Z>
Page up <PgUp> <Ctl-R>
Page down <PgDn> <Ctl-C>
Beginning of file <Ctl-PgUp> <Ctl-Q> R
End of file <Ctl-PgDn> <Ctl-Q> C
Beginning of line <Home> <Ctl-Q> S
End of line <End> <Ctl-Q> D
Top of screen <Ctl-Home> <Ctl-Q> E
Bottom of screen <Ctl-End> <Ctl-Q> X
Top of block <Ctl-Q> B
Bottom of block <Ctl-Q> K
Jump to marker 0..3 <Ctl-Q> 0 ... <Ctl-Q> 3
Set marker 0..3 <Ctl-K> 0 ... <Ctl-K> 3
Previous cursor position <Ctl-Q> P
New line/paragraph <ENTER> <Ctl-M>
Insert line <Ctl-N>
Insert control character <Ctl-P>
Tab <TAB> <Ctl-I>
Delete current character <DELETE> <Ctl-G>
Delete character left <BKSPACE> <Ctl-H>
Delete word <Ctl-T>
Delete to end of line <Ctl-Q> Y <F6>
Delete line <Ctl-Y>
Find <Ctl-Q> F <F4>
Find and replace <Ctl-Q> A <F5>
Find next <Ctl-L>
Begin block <Ctl-K> B <F7>
End block <Ctl-K> K <F8>
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Appendix E ── Keystrokes Available in Editor (cont'd)
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Description Key #1 Key #2
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Copy block <Ctl-K> C <Alt-C>
Move block <Ctl-K> V <Alt-M>
Delete block <Ctl-K> Y <Alt-D>
Hide block <Ctl-K> H
Mark single word as block <Ctl-K> T
Read block from file <Ctl-K> R <F9>
Write block to file <Ctl-K> W <F10>
Print block/file <Ctl-K> P <F3>
Toggle insert mode <INS> <Ctl-V>
Toggle auto indent mode <Ctl-O> I
Toggle fixed tabs <Ctl-O> T
Restore line <Ctl-Q> L <F1>
Exit editor & save <Ctl-K> D <F2>
Exit editor & save if changed <Ctl-K> Q <ESC>