Atari XL - Manual (Page 24)

The Last Word 3.0 Reference Manual
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The following options are available on the menu, selected by pressing the highlighted
letter:
S pec Set the directory search mask. Use this to narrow or expand the
criteria for the directory search.
Ret If the disk menu was called with <CTRL+D> from the editor,
<Return> will load the file under the cursor. If the disk menu was
called with <Tab> while entering a filename on the input line,
<Return> will return the highlighted filename for use in the current
load or save operation (if you were currently saving or outputting a
file, you’ll be returned to the original input line with the selected
filename replacing the originally displayed filename).
V iew View the file under the selector bar. Same as view from the editor
without the “/P” switch.
Note: You can also obtain a paged listing (same as from the
editor using the “/P” switch) by pressing <CTRL+V>.
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D el Delete the file under the selector bar. If the deletion is successful,
the filename is removed from the list. Press <CTRL+D> to delete
all tagged files.
R en Asks for a new name and renames the highlighted file. The entry
in the list is changed to the new name. Wildcards are supported.
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C opy Asks for the name of the new file into which you want to copy the
contents of the highlighted file. You can type a new drive number,
add a subdirectory path if your DOS supports them, and include
wildcards. If you want to make a copy of the file under the same
name but on a different drive, type the drive identifier, then "*.*".
Files of any length may be copied, even those which won't fit into
the LW editor. NOTE: The copy operation utilizes the unused part
of the current text bank as a buffer. The more unused memory