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C H A P T E R 3
Finder Commands
Command Definitions
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Table 3-2 lists the commands defined by the Finder Suite—that is, the commands
unique to the Finder.
The rest of this chapter provides detailed definitions of the commands
summarized in Table 3-1 and Table 3-2.
Table 3-2 Commands defined by the Finder Suite
Command Summary
Clean Up Aligns the icons in a window or on the desktop along the
grid pattern selected in the Views control panel.
Computer Returns information about the local computer’s
operating environment.
Eject Ejects a disk.
Empty Empties the trash.
Erase Erases a disk.
Put Away Returns specified objects on the desktop or in the Trash
to the folders or disks to which they belong.
Restart Restarts the computer.
Reveal Makes an object visible by opening its container and
selecting it.
Select Selects specified objects.
Shut Down Shuts down the computer.
Sleep Puts a PowerBook to sleep.
Sort Sorts a list of references to Finder objects.
Update Updates an object and its elements, if any, to match their
representation on disk.