R:Morrow Designs Micro-Menu system - Rev 2.2 & 2.3
R: Module - TUTORIAL.PIL
R: Copyright 1982, 1983 Morrow Designs, Inc.
R: All Rights Reserved
R: Written by Harrison Schreppel for Morrow Designs
R:
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T:{                    An Overview of CP/M}
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T:    This is the Micro Menus' on line CP/M tutorial. It is not meant
T:to be a thorough presentation on using CP/M, but is  intended to be
T:a "quick reference"  guide for people who  are just learning to use
T:CP/M.  For  additional  information  or  variations  on any  of the
T:commands shown, just enter the number corresponding to the command.
T:{
T:	1	Use of control keys in CP/M
T:	2	DIR - Display a list of files on a diskette
T:	3	ERA - Erase a file or series of files from a diskette
T:	4	REN - Rename a file
T:	5	STAT - Report system status
T:	6	TYPE - Display a file on the screen
T:	7	PIP - Move or copy files
T:	8	SYSGEN - Put CP/M on a diskette
T:	ESC	Return to Main Menu
T:
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JY:*ERA
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JY:*REN
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JY:*STAT
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JY:*TYPE
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JY:*PIP
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*CONTROL
R: definition of control keys
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T: There are four control codes which   have special meaning  in  CP/M.  To
T: enter a control code, hold the [CTRL] key down and press the appropriate
T: letter key.  The control codes that are used by CP/M, and their meanings
T: are as follows:
T: 
T:{CONTROL-C}- This is used in CP/M to  re-initialize the system. Anytime
T: you change diskettes in a drive, you should type control-C so that the
T: operating system will know that a diskette was changed.  
T:
T:{CONTROL-P}- This code is used to tell CP/M that  characters sent to the
T: screen should also be sent to the printer.  This will remain  in effect
T: until you press control-P a second time to turn off the routing  to the
T: printer, or until you reset the system.
T:
T:{CONTROL-S}- This  is used to  pause or "freeze" the characters that are
T: scrolling by on the screen.  Pressing any  other  character will resume
T: output  (scrolling) to the screen.
T:
T:{CONTROL-X}- This will erase a command line that has been entered at the
T: CP/M prompt " A> ."
T:
T: See your CP/M manual for additional control codes.
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*DIR
R: description of directory command
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T:                        {The DIR Command}
T:
T:This command displays a list of all files on a diskette. Its format is:
T:                            {DIR x:}
T:Where x: is an optional drive designator (A:, B:, etc.). If no disk drive
T:is specified, then CP/M will give you a listing of the files on the drive
T:that is currently logged.
T:
T:{EXAMPLE} To get a listing of all the files on drive B, you would type:
T:                            {DIR B:}
T:
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*ERA
R: description of the ERA command
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T:                             {The ERA Command}
T:
T:This command is used to erase files from a diskette. The format is:
T:                              {ERA FILENAME}
T:Where FILENAME is any valid CP/M filename.  The filename may be prefixed
T:by a drive designator (i.e. ERA B:FILENAME ).  If no designator is given
T:then the currently logged drive will be used. 
T:
T:{EXAMPLE}  To  erase  a file called  "LETTER.TXT" from drive B, you would
T:type:
T:                            {ERA B:LETTER.TXT}
T:
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*REN
R: description of the REN command
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T:                             {The REN Command}
T:
T:You may change the name that you have given to a file with the REN command.
T:To use the REN command, you would type:
T:                           {REN NEWNAME=OLDNAME}
T:{EXAMPLE} To change the name of the file "LETTER.TXT" on drive B to the new
T:name "MEMO.TXT," you would type:
T:                       {REN B:MEMO.TXT=B:LETTER.TXT}
T:
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*STAT
R: description of the STAT command
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T:                       {The STAT Command}
T:
T:This command may be used to report the size of a file, or the amount of space
T:remaining on a diskette. Some examples of its usage are given below:
T:
T:	{STAT A:}         - Reports space remaining on drive A.
T:	{STAT FILENAME}   - Reports the size of the file FILENAME.
T:	{STAT B:FILENAME} - Reports the size of the file FILENAME on drive B.
T:	{STAT C:*.*}      - Reports the size of all files on drive C.
T:
T:The  characters  *.* are called wildcards,  meaning that  they will match any
T:character name.  There are  many forms of  wildcards,  all of which are fully 
T:covered in the CP/M reference manual.
T:
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*TYPE
R: description of the TYPE command
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T:                       {The TYPE Command}
T:
T:The TYPE command is used in CP/M to display a file on the screen.  To use the
T:TYPE command, enter the following:
T:                         {TYPE FILENAME}
T:This will cause the file to be  sent to the screen of the terminal.  When the
T:file is being displayed, you may press  CONTROL-S to stop the scrolling.   To
T:continue scrolling, press any other character.  By preceding the TYPE command
T:with a CONTROL-P, the output will also be sent to the printer.
T:
T:{EXAMPLE} To view a file called "LETTER.TXT" on drive B, enter:
T:                       {TYPE B:LETTER.TXT}
T:This command will only work to display text files.  Displaying non-text files
T:such as files ending in "COM," may cause your terminal to do strange things.
T:
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*PIP
R: PIP and it's uses
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T:                        {The PIP Command}
T:
T:This command is used to move files around.   It can be used to move files from
T:one diskette to another, from a diskette to the screen,  or from a diskette to
T:the printer.  There are many different ways to use PIP; the following examples
T:illustrate the most common forms:
T:
T:	{PIP B:=A:FILENAME} - Makes a duplicate copy on drive B, of the file
T:			      "FILENAME" on drive A.
T:
T:	{PIP C:NEWNAME=B:FILENAME} - Makes a duplicate copy on drive C, of the
T:				     file  "FILENAME"  on drive B,  calling it
T:				     "NEWNAME" on drive C.
T:
T:	{PIP B:=A:*.*} - Copies all files from drive A to drive B.
T:
T:Your CP/M reference manual has more  information on the PIP command, including
T:the use of "wildcards" when copying files.
T:
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*SYSGEN
R: a description of SYSGEN
CLRS:
T:                      {The SYSGEN Command}
T:
T:This  command is used  to place a  copy of  CP/M in  its reserved  place on a
T:diskette.  The use of  this command is fully explained in the  Micro Decision
T:Users Guide.  Anytime you want to create a diskette that can be used in drive
T:A of your Micro Decision,  you must use SYSGEN to place a copy of CP/M on the
T:diskette first.  This is because the  CP/M operating system always expects to
T:find a copy of itself on the diskette in drive A.
T:
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