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Alt

key commands execute additional XTREE commands. Press the

Alt

key

to display the ALT DIR COMMANDS or ALT FILE COMMANDS. These

commands appear on the line where the DIR COMMANDS or FILE

COMMANDS normally appear. To execute an

Alt

key command, hold down

the

Alt

key and press the highlighted letter of the command name.

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 of your screen.

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:

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

F3.

This stops any function.

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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 manual for details.)

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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.

Using an AUTOEXEC.BAT File

You may find that there are some commands you need to run every time

you turn on your computer.

To run a command or a series of commands automatically upon startup, you

can type the commands into a special file called AUTOEXEC.BAT When

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