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Juniper Systems Allegro DOS Manual User Manual

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Mark:

The insert key is used to mark and unmark a file. To

mark a file, move the highlight bar to the desired filename and press
. A mark character (>) is placed to the left of the filename. To
unmark a file, move the highlight bar to the desired marked file and
press . The mark sign is removed from the left of the filename.

Delete:

The delete key deletes (erases) a file, a group of

files, or a subfolder. To delete a file, highlight the file and press .
To delete a group of files, first mark all the files to be removed and press
. Before you can delete a subfolder, you must delete all of the files
in it, then highlight the subfolder and press .

When the key is pressed, you are asked to confirm the deletion of
the file(s) or subfolder. You must type in followed by if
you want to proceed with the deletion. Any other keystroke aborts the
file deletion.

Note: You cannot delete files from the ROM drive (A). If you try, it first
appears as if the files were deleted, but after the next DOS operation the files
reappear in the directory.

Escape:

The escape key is used to abort functions if the

program is at a prompt awaiting your input. Escape also exits the
FileScout program. If you are exiting the program, you are asked to
confirm that you want to exit. You must press at this prompt
followed by .