Acorn Communicator Filestore Manager's Guide

5. Type the earliest date, in the form 21/3/86, followed by I I. This will
produce the prompt:
Please enter the end date (dd/mm/yy)
6. Type the latest date, in the form 21/3/87, followed by I I.
If you press WIPE now, files will only be wiped if they were last altered
on or after the start date and on or before the end date you've specified.
This is particularly useful for removing old files from backup discs.
Moving files and To move a file or directory from one place to another on the same disc:
directories 1. Select BASIC from the main menu and press I
2. Type:
*RENAME oldname newname I I
To move a file or directory from one disc to another, copy it (see Copying files
and directories) and then delete the old copy (see Wiping files and directories).
Copying files and To copy a single file, all the files in a directory, or all the files and directories
directories (and their files) in a directory:
1. Select NETMGR (see Selecting NETMGR).
2. To start copying, press COPY. This will produce the prompt:
Pathname, source file/directory
3. Type the name of the file or directory that you want to copy, followed by
I I. This can be a name or a pathname, as described in Chapter 2. To
specify a disc other than the current disc, include the disc title, as
:title.pathname.
This will produce the prompt:
Pathname, destination file/directory
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