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Epson 10020 User Manual

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Function keys control XTREE itself. Press

F1

to quit XTREE,

F2 to display a screen of help information, or F3 to cancel a

command. XTREE displays the available commands and the

key that executes each command on the lower right comer of

your screen.

There are many ways you can put XTREE to work. All disk

setup and maintenance functions can benefit from this utility.
You can add XTREE to batch files like any other MS-DOS

command-you could even put it in an AUTOEXEC.BAT file

to display a disk’s file structure when you turn on the computer.

Cautions

With a utility as powerful and as fast as XTREE, you must

always be aware of the danger of accidentally erasing important

files. Follow these guidelines to protect your files:

You can cancel commands, even commands in progress, by
pressing

F3.

This stops any function.

Use Ctrl

A

(the attributes command) to give read-only

status to all the files in the directories. Then, in order to
erase a file, you must first remove its protection. (See your
MS-DOS Reference Manual for details

about the

ATTRIB

command.)

XTREE is limited in the number of files and directories it
can handle. If you have more than 2800 files or 180
directories, XTREE displays an error message. If you ‘see this
error message, exit XTREE and store your infrequently used
files on diskettes, or reorganize and delete some directories.

If you use XTREE when you have more files or directories
than it can handle, you may accidentally erase or alter files.

XTREE offers too many commands to

demonstrate

all the

various combinations in this introduction; just remember that
everything you can do is shown on the screen display. See your

MS-DOS Reference Manual for a complete description of

XTREE.

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Using MS-DOS With Your Computer