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- MFM is a file area manager designed to work with MAXIMUS.
-
- MFM is guaranteed to do nothing but take up your precious disk
- space. If you use this program, you do so at your own risk. The
- author assumes NO responsibility for ANY loss.
-
- COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
- --------------------
-
- /a This allows you to specify the path for MFM to find the
- AREAS.CTL file. Default is to look for AREAS.CTL in the
- same directory as MFM.EXE
-
- Example MFM /aC:\MAX\
-
- /c This tells MFM where to direct it's IO. MFM defaults the
- IO to CON.
-
- /c0 Tells MFM to direct IO to CON.
- /c1 Tells MFM to direct IO to COM1.
- /c2 Tells MFM to direct IO to COM2.
- /c9 Tells MFM to direct IO to STDIN and STDOUT.
-
- /p This parameter tell MFM to start in the specified directory.
-
- Example MFM /pD:\FILES\UTILITY\
-
- /k This tells MFM how many columbs to use on the area display.
- Valid values are 3 thru 8 with 5 being the default.
-
- /r This tells MFM to create MFMRUNFB.BAT when and area is saved.
-
-
-
-
- AREA SELECT SCREEN
- ------------------
-
- When MFM is started without the -p parameter it will present you
- with a screen that will allow you select an area. Just use your cursor
- keys to select an area and press enter. The only other command at this
- screen is the P command, that allows you to add temporary areas.
-
-
- FILES.BBS EDITING SCREEN
- ------------------------
-
- This screen will show you the list of files in this area upto 22
- records at a time. The following keys are presently defined.
-
- 7 [home] Moves to the top of the list.
-
- 8 [up arrow] Moves up one line.
-
- 9 [pg up] Moves up 22 lines.
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- 1 [end] Moves to the bottom of the list.
-
- 2 [down arrow] Moves down one line.
-
- 3 [pg dn] Moves down 22 lines.
-
-
- A Adopt orphans and Abandon file records.
- ^A Adopt ALL orphans.
-
- E Edit the file description.
-
- I Insert comment line.
-
- N Choose new area.
-
- C Copy current file and description to new area.
-
- M Move current file and description to new area.
-
- K Kill current entry.
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- U Unkill to current position.
-
- F Mark first entry to be sorted.
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- L Mark Last entry to be sorted.
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- S Sort by name.
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- T Sort by time and date.
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- W Write records to FILES.BBS and erase killed entries.
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- R Change filename of entry.
-
- *** NOTE ***
-
- Push and Pop commands are used to moved lines within an area. Push
- the line onto the stack, move to the new location and pop it back.
-
- < or , Push record on to stack for moving.
-
- . Pop record from stack to before current location.
-
- > Pop record from stack to after current location.
-
- [ Rotate stack to previous entry and display.
-
- ] Rotate stack to next entry and display.
-
- ; Display current stack entry.
-
- { Rotate kill stack to previous entry and display.
-
- } Rotate kill stack to next entry and display.
-
- : Display current kill stack entry.
-
- ! ReDraw screen.
-
- D Change file date.
-
- Search for string:
-
- ^F In file name.
- ^D In description.
- ^B In both.
-
- <SPACE> Toggle tag.
-
- # Mass move.
-
- $ Mass copy.
-
- ALT-F View file with "SHEZ.EXE".
-
- ALT-L View file with "LIST.COM".
-
- ALT-V View file with "LIST.COM" or "SHEZ.EXE".
-
- ALT-Z View GIF file with VPIC.EXE. (Requires VGA)
-
- ALT-S Shell to DOS.
-
-
-
- COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS AND BUGS
- ------------------------------
-
- Please direct these to: Mark W. Billig Jr.
- 1:273/701.0
- Enterprise BBS
- (215) 641-0270
-
- CREDITS
- -------
-
- MAXIMUS Scott Dudley
- LIST Vernon D. Buerg
- SHEZ Jim Derr
- VPIC Bob Montgomery
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