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F8 dos (disk operating system) key, Function key commands – Texas Instruments 4000M User Manual

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Press the key corresponding to the boxed character in the
prompt to begin the sort function.

LFM

then sorts and

displays the files in the current directory listing (and all
other directories

LFM

displays) according to the attribute

you select from one of the following.

Name

Press N and

LFM

sorts all files in alphabetic

order. If any filenames begin with
nonalphabetic characters, they are displayed
before the alphabetic names.

Extension

Press E and

LFM

sorts all files by filename

extension in alphabetic order. Filenames with
no extension are listed first.

Date/time

Press D and

LFM

sorts all files by most recent

time and date.

Size

Press S and

LFM

sorts all files by number of

bytes used, displayingthe largest first.

F8 DOS (Disk Operating System) Key

Pressing F8 at the

LFM

main menu causes

LFM

to prompt at

the bottom of the screen

Execute a DOS (S)hell or (C)ommand:

If you want to execute an

MS-DOS

shell, press S.

LFM

displays the

C

:\> prompt where you can type your

shell pathname and press ENTER to execute.

n

Note: When you finish using the shell, at the

MS-DOS

prompt type EXIT and press ENTER.

Function Key Commands

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