Letter keys execute XTREE commands. The available XTREE
commands appear on the
or
COMMANDS
line
at the bottom of your screen. The highlighted letter of the word
(the
in
for example) indicates the key you press to
execute the command.
To execute a command on more than one file or directory, press
T
to tag the desired files or directories with the Tag command. Then
hold down the
Ctrl
key as you press the highlighted letter of the
command name. Pressing
Ctrl-D,
for example, deletes all tagged
files.
Alt
key combinations can be used to execute additional XTREE
commands. Press the
Alt
key to display the
ALT
DIR COMMANDS
or
ALT
FILE COMMANDS.
These commands appear on the line where
the
DIR COMMANDS
or
FILE COMMANDS
normally appear. To
execute an
Alt
key command, hold down the
Alt
key and press the
highlighted letter of the command name.
Function keys control XTREE itself. Press
F1
to quit XTREE, F2 to
display a screen of help information, or F3 to cancel a command.
XTREE displays the available function key commands and the key
that executes each command on the lower right of your screen.
Cautions
With a utility as powerful and fast as XTREE, you must always be
alert to the danger of accidentally erasing important files. To
protect your files, be aware of the following:
l
You can cancel commands, even commands in progress, by
pressing F3. This stops any function.
l
You can use the Attributes command
(Ctrl-A)
to give read-only
status to all the files in the directories. Then, in order to erase a
file, you must first remove its read-only status. (See your
MS-DOS manual for details.)
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