Dmuse: File manager

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The resident file manager for Dmuse will appear if you press F4.

Command Description
l list current directory (each item is assigned a number)
ldu list files in short format with disk usage
ll list files in long format (full names)
lldu list files in long format with disk usage
ls unix-style directory listing
Without an argument, each of the above commands lists the current directory. If an argument is given, it is the directory to list. The argument "." is the current directory, and ".." is the parent directory.
<number> change to sub-directory, or load file (depending on number which is printed immediately to the left of the file/directory name).
b go to parent directory (back)
c <dir> change to the specified directory
ad <dir name> add sub-directory or directory to THE_DUMP
del <file/dir> delete file or directory to THE_DUMP
ddel <file/dir> delete file or directory (all contents lost)
ren <file/dir> <new name> rename file or dir to new name
copy <file/dir> <new name> copy file or dir to new name
move <file/dir> move file or dir to new directory
smove <file/dir> save and move file or dir to new dir
<disk letter>: change disk volume
q show full path for current disk
qq show full paths for all disk letters (directory bookmarks)
PgUp/PgDn scroll up/down in file manager window a page at a time
Shft+/ scroll down/up in file manager window a line at a time
, , , move cursor
Ctrl+/ scroll up or down in window
Home go to top of window
End go to bottom of window
Shft+KeyPad - clear window at and below cursor
KeyPad - clear line to right of cursor
? print a help screen with basic commands.
?? print a second help screen with more commands and information.
Esc Exit from the file manager and return to the main Dmuse screen.

Use of wildcards in names

The commands move, smove, del and ddel may include wildcard characters in their first argument. The commands ren and copy do not allow wildcards.

Wildcard Description
* match 0 or more characters
? match exactly one character
*? special case: match 0 or more characters, no dots (.) allowed.
*.* string with at least one dot (.) character
*?.*? string with exactly one dot (.) character