LIST OF NDIRED COMMANDS PDL (1/8/76) To get more detail on a given command, type ? with the command name as argument. For commands which take more than one argument, both ESC and comma are legal separators. [?,HELP] print this, or with arg, describe a command [A,ACT] read in a directory [AUTO] toggle automatic file printing [B,BACKUP,COPY] copy files [BC,COPYC,CD,COPYD,BD] copy files, preserving old creation date [CHECK,CHKSUM,CHK] toggle checksum enable [D,DEL,DELETE] delete files [DIR] simulate DIR device on in-core directory [END] move pointer to end [ER,ERASE] remove files from in-core directory (not real one) [FIND] search disk for files [J,JUMP,GO] move pointer to a specific file [K,VALRET] VALRET a string to superior [KEEP] erase files not matching argument [L,LF,LISTF] list a directory [LINK] make links to files [MFD] read in part or all of m.f.d. [NEXT,] move pointer one file towards end [P,PR,PRINT] print a file [Q,QUIT] kill dired [QUICK] print just file names, not listf lines [QUIET,SILENT] toggle default matching-file output [R,RENAME] rename files [SAFE!,SUPER] set safety mode to obnoxiously safe [SAFE] set safety mode to moderately safe [SAVE,MOVE,S] copy files and delete originals [SC,SAVED,SD] like save, but preserve original creation dates [SCRIPT,WALBEG] script to the file given, default WALLP > [SCREND,WALEND] close the script channel [SHOW] list in-core dir, but mark matches [SLOW] print listf lines, not just file names [SORRY] set safety mode to hardly safe [STATUS] print defaults [TOP] move to top of directory [TR,TRAVEL] change default direction of travel in active dir [TYPE] type first N lines of a file [T] type next N lines of a file [V,VECTOR] list in-core directory, or matches of arg in it [WHO] listf tty [X,XF,XFILE] execute a file of commands. may push up to eight of them [^,BACK,U,UP] move pointer one file towards top Interrupt characters: ^G, ^S return to command input, abort current command ^W go into quiet mode for next command ^V go out of quiet mode for next command ^B if scripting, turn scripting on ^E if scripting, turn scripting off ^Q always quotes the next character on input, even interrupt characters.