Working With Files

  FileView provides commands that let you perform the
  following tasks:

  Command           Task

  Compare           Compare the contents of files
  Copy              Copy files

  Delete            Delete files

  Edit              Create and edit files

  Print             Print files

  Protection        Protect files
  Purge             Purge files from directories

  Read              Display the contents of files

  Rename            Rename files

  Run               Run programs or command files

  Search            Search files for text strings
  Show File         Display information about files

  When you choose a command from FileView's Commands
  menu, you can execute the command immediately or you can
  choose to display a command dialog box.  From a command's
  dialog box you can choose options to tailor the file operation.
  For example, you can request that the Copy command display
  a confirmation prompt each time you copy a file.

  To execute a command without displaying a dialog box,
  select a file and choose the command you want to use from

  FileView's Commands menu.

  Note that the procedures in the following sections, describe
  how to use FileView's commands by displaying command
  dialog boxes.

  Additional topics:

  *   Displaying Command Dialog Boxes

  *   Creating and Modifying Files

  *   Reading Files

  *   Copying Files

  *   Copying Groups of Files

  *   Searching Files for Text Strings

  *   Changing the Name of a File

  *   Comparing the Contents of Files

  *   Displaying Information About Files

  *   Purging Files

  *   Deleting Files

  *   Protecting Files

  *   Printing Files

  *   Running Programs