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- «RM70»
-
- RN
- Command
-
- Michael J. Mefford 1987/No. 16 (Utilities)
-
-
- Purpose: Simplifies creating, removing, renaming, hiding,
- unhiding, and changing to directories. Also sets/resets the read-only
- and archive bits of all files within a directory, and reports
- filecount and space allocated. Allows immediate call-up of DR.COM
- (Volume 6 No. 14) for handling individual files.
-
- Format: RN [d:][/I]
-
- Remarks: RN can be entered either as an immediate command at
- the DOS prompt, or it can be installed on a hard drive (using the /I
- option) with a memory-resident database of directory information that
- speeds up its subsequent operations. If no drive (d:) is specified,
- the current drive is assumed.
-
- If installed, RN should be loaded before SideKick and any
- other uninstallable memory-resident programs. (RN cannot be
- deinstalled without rebooting.) The program requires 128K RAM
- operating room; the database, if used, occupies approximately 14K. RN
- cannot be called up from within an application with a "hotkey"; it
- can be accessed only from the DOS prompt. Pressing Esc terminates
- RN's operations.
-
- When issued, RN.COM brings up an alphabetized directory tree
- with the current listing highlighted and a menu listing the function
- keys used for its various directory services. The directory
- highlight bar is moved one entry at a time by the Up Arrow and Down
- Arrow keys, and in larger increments by the Ctrl-PgUp and Ctrl-PgDn,
- PgUp and PgDn, and Home and End keys. The highlight bar should be
- placed on the directory to be affected by the subsequent function
- key.
-
- When renaming (F2) and creating (F3) directories, do not enter
- the backslash (\) character but include it in figuring the maximum
- path length (63 characters). RmDir (F4), if you confirm at its
- warning prompt, deletes all files within the directory (unless they
- are marked read-only) before removing it. Hide/Unhide (F5) affects
- the directory name only, not the individual files. F6 and F7
- (mark/unmark as read-only and set/reset the archive bit) toggle these
- bits on all files within the directory. F8 updates the directory
- database if changes are made outside RN, and F9 gives a file count
- together with the space allocated to a directory's files. F10 calls
- DR.COM.
-
- Note: F2 (Rename Directory) requires DOS 3.x.