File Manager Primary Commands
The File Manager supports the following primary commands, any of which can be mapped to a key using the KEYMAP facility. Some File Manager primary commands have the same name as Editor primary commands, but they do not all perform the same function. Refer to the list below for a complete description of each command's function.
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Allows a request to perform a specified Line command against all displayed filenames in the current list. e.g. ALL MEDIT would open all listed files in a single MEdit session |
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Scroll to the bottom of the directory or File List display. |
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Browse a file, or without a file name, open a Browse dialog window. To browse a named file that has embedded blanks, enclose the name in quotes. |
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Change Directory. May only be used if FM is in FilePath mode. It allows a quick change to be made to the File / Path entry. e.g. CD D: or CD MYFOLDER. |
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Open an edit session to directly edit the contents of the Windows Clipboard. |
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Clone a copy of an existing file. You must specify the filename operand when using this command in File Manager |
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Clear (or Close) any macro processing Debug screen |
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Used to execute an external program or script. |
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Conditionally move the cursor to the Home position or Retrieve the last saved command from the Retrieve Stack. |
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This will create a CSV (Comma Separated Value) file containing the current displayed Filelist.
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Invoke a DIFF file compare function. |
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Invoke a DO style macro function. |
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Scroll the display down by the amount shown in the Scroll amount field. Typically mapped to the PageDn key. |
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Edit a file, or without a file name, open an Edit dialog window. To edit a named file that has embedded blanks, enclose the name in quotes. |
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Return the display to its parent directory or to the File List that had previously been displayed. Once a directory list is at a root directory like C:\ the END command will have no further effect. |
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Exclude files from a File List display based on a mask style operand. |
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The Find in Files command FF searches all currently displayed file names for a string value. See Performing a file search below. Do not confuse the File Manager's Find in Files command FF with the Edit/Browse command FF, which is an alias of the familiar FIND editor command. The two commands are merely spelled the same but are unrelated. |
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The FIND command in File Manager searches the displayed file list for a simple string argument, handy to locate a file in a long directory list. Only simple search strings are supported, not the special string types such as P'xx', R'xx' or X'xx'. Do not confuse the File Manger's FIND command with the Edit/Browse command FIND. The two commands are merely spelled the same but are unrelated. |
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Display the SPFLite Help facility. HELP followed by a command name displays the SPFLite Help facility and positions the display at the Help information for that command. |
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Invoke IEDIT for a file.This will, if IEDIT support is set up, will scan the file, determine all other included files, and open a single MEDIT session containing all the included files. |
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Specify a new Insance. The current SPFLite session will be closed, and a new session using the specified Instance will be opened. |
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Brings up the SPFLite KEYMAP facility |
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LOCATE in File Manager is used to quickly locate the file called name in the file list, and may only be used when the list is in Name+ or Name- order. Note that the File Manager LOCATE command is unrelated to the editor LOCATE command. See also the FIND command above. |
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Create a new File List with a new name, based on the files that currently appear on a directory display or another File List display. |
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Make Directory. Can be used to create a new sub-folder under the existing File / Path. If the operand contains spaces, it must be enclosed in quotes. |
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Add a file to a MEDIT session |
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Setup file modification notice handling |
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Open a file in a new SPFLite instance. To open a named file that has embedded blanks, enclose the name in quotes. The OPENV and OPENB variations can be used to open the new session in View or Browse mode, instead of the normal Edit mode if desired. |
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Bring up the SPFLite Global Options window. See OPTIONS - Set Global Editor Options for more information. |
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The PRINT SETUP command may be launched from File Manager of from an edit session. PRINT without the SETUP keyword may only be issued from an edit session, not from File Manager. To print a file from File Manager, use the P line command. |
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Bring up the Profile Edit dialog to create/Edit a file Profile |
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Requests opening a specified FLIST |
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Resets the hidden status of Excluded and/or Forgotten files in a File List |
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Repeat the previous FIND command |
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Retrieves the ‘next' saved command from the Retrieve Stack, in a forward direction, opposite to that done by the RETRIEVE command. |
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Retrieve the last saved command from the Retrieve Stack. If you continue to issue RETRIEVE commands (usually from a mapped key like F12), successively older entries are retrieved in a backward direction. |
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SET brings up the SET Variable Editor. |
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SWAP PREV and SWAP NEXT are used to select the previous or next tab on the SPFLite display, which may be the File Manager tab or an edit session tab. Other SWAP options are also available. |
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Scroll to the top of the directory or File List display. |
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Scroll the display up by the amount shown in the Scroll amount field. Typically mapped to the Page Up key. |
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View a file, or without a file name, open a View dialog window. To view a named file that has embedded blanks, enclose the name in quotes. VIEW can also be abbreviated as V. |
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Perform SUBMIT processing of a file |