Catalogue by David A Jamieson.  October 1988.
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Files on this disk : CAT.EXE
                     CAT.DOC

This document is split up into the following areas :

               - Loading the program.
               - The screen layout.
               - Getting Help.
               - Moving the cursor.




Loading the program
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To load the program type  CAT <Cr.> at the DOS command line.

NB  
     Monochrome Monitor users must load the program by typing  
     CAT -M <Cr.> at the DOS command line.


CAT is a user-friendly DOS which will allow many typical DOS 
command to be executed simply at the touch of a button, or two.





The Screen Layout
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When the program is loaded it will display a listing of the 
current DOS directory which is slightly more informative than 
the usual.

Each file which is listed contains the filename, the date and 
time the file was created, the file length, and the file 
attributes.  File attributes tell DOS what type of file it is; 
whether it is a Systems files, a hidden file, a directory etc.

The top line of the screen displays the current Date and Time.

The bottom two lines show the size of the disk, the amount of 
disk space free, the number of files in the current directory and 
the number of sub-directories within this directory.

There is also an information line, about 3/4 of the way down the 
screen which expands of the filename which is at the cursor 
position.  This line tells you the name of the file, its type 
(e.g. Batch, Command, Executable, Document etc.), and its 
attributes in full (e.g. Hidden, System).




Getting Help
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When the program has loaded, you have two possible ways of 
receiving help.  Pressing the [F1] key will give a list of all the 
keys used and a quick explanation of their functions.  Pressing 
F8 (function key 8) and then a key will describe the use of the 
chosen key in much more detail.  (e.g.  F8 Alt D will give you 
more information on how to use the Alt D facility).



Moving the Cursor
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To move the cursor from file to file use the Up and Down arrow 
keys.  To move it up and down a page use PgUp and PgDn.

Positioning the cursor over a filename and pressing <Return> 
results in one of three actions.
     1    Change into the directory, if the file is a directory.
     2    Load the file if it is of extension EXE, COM or BAT.
     3    Display an error if it is not a directory or can not be 
          loaded.