User's Guide
display another screen. To use the
/P
switch,
type:
dir
/p
ENTER
Use the
/W
switch to display the files in five col-
umns. This format usually lets all of the
filenames appear on the screen at once. The
format for this command line is:
dir
/w
ENTER
Looking
Inside
Files
TYPE is a command that lets you examine files that
consist of text characters. For instance, to view the
joe.sls file, type:
type
joe.sls
ENTER
The file contents appear on the screen.
If
there are
too many lines in the file to fit on the screen, use
CTRL+S
or
CTRL+PAUSE
to stop the screen from
scrolling. Press any key to resume scrolling.
If you use TYPE to display a file that is not a text
file, it displays meaningless data.
USING
OTHER
COMMANDS
MS-DOS
has more than
50
commands and func-
tions. The guidelines you learned in this manual
provide the background you need to make use of
MS-DOS's
capabilities.
By referring to the
MS-DOS/GMASIC Reference
Manual,
sold separately, you can learn how to cre-
ate and edit data files, create command files to ac-
complish numerous tasks in sequence, create di-
rectories, send information to your printer, and
much more.
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