Commodore 1541 - Appendix E: Video Detector Fabrication

COPY
This command allows you to make a copy of any program or file on the disk
drive. It won't copy from one drive 10 a different one {except in the case of dual drives
like the 4040), but it can duplicate a program under another name on [he drive.
FORMAT FOR THE COPY COMMAND:
PRINTS 15. ■'COPY:newfile= oldfile"
or abbreviated as
PRINTS 15, "C:newfile = oldfile"
The COPY command can also be used lo combine two through four files on the
disk.
FORMAT FOR COPY TO COMBINE FILES:
PRINTS 15, "C:newfile = oldfilel, oldfile2, oldfi!e3, oldfile4"
EXAMPLES OF COPY COMMAND:
PRINTS 15. ■■OBACKUP^ ORIGINAL"
PRINTS 15. "C:MASTERFILE= NAME, ADDRESS, PHONES"
RENAME
This command allows you to change the name of a file once it is in ihe disk direc
tory. This is a fast operation, since only the name in the directory must be changed.
FORMAT FOR RENAME COMMAND:
PRINTS 15, ■■RENAME:newname= jldnamc"
or abbreviated as
PRINTS 15, "R:newname = o!dname"
EXAMPLE OF RENAME COMMAND:
PRINTS15, ■■R:MYRA = MYRON"
The RENAME command will not work on any files that are currently OPEN.
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