Undocumented Keystroke CTRL+SPACEBAR in MS-DOS Shell (74654)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
This article was previously published under Q74654
SUMMARY
CTRL+SPACEBAR allows you to alternatively select and deselect a file
in MS-DOS version 5.0 Shell.
This keystroke is particularly useful when the Select Across
Directories option is selected from the Options menu. By pressing
CTRL+SPACEBAR, you can deselect a file after switching to a directory
in the directory tree.
MORE INFORMATION
When selecting a new directory from the directory tree, if you decide
to scan through the list of files with the keyboard, a file is
selected. This is due to the normal operation of MS-DOS Shell. If Select
Across Directories is activated and you perform a file operation, all
files that have been marked during any such perusal will be acted
upon.
To avoid this problem, after scanning through a list of files, be sure
to press CTRL+SPACEBAR to deselect any files you do not want to act
upon.
| Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
10/16/2003 |
| Keywords: |
KB74654 |
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