Using The Visual Shell
11.3 The VisualSheUScreen,
11.3.1 Status Uae
The bottan line 00 the sacco is called the "status line'. The status line displays the name of the current working directory. notifies you if you have mail. and gives the date, time and the name of1beopcrating system.
11.3.2 . Message LIne
The line above the "status line' is called the "message line'. The message line displays special output fromXENlXccmmands. suchaserrorrcports.
11.3.3
The next section of the screen above the message line is the 'main menu'. The main menu displays aselectiooofusefulXENIX commands.
The currently selected menu command is highlighted on the screen. To select any command, press the SPACE BAR. The next highlighted cc:mmand is selected. The BACKSPACE key wiD move to the previous command. Move through the menu until
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youha\'efoundthecommandyouwaot. TONnthecurrentlyselcctedcommand,press RE1l1RN.
Y w may also enter the first letter of a command to select that command. If you emer the fintlencr oflhe ccmmand, you do notoecdtopressREnJRN.
If you
emer
a letter whicb does DOt COIRspondtoamclllscleaion, the message Not a valid optionwiD be displayed. Try amtbcroption.
11.3.4 Cc.DID8DCI Optioa MeDII
When you have selected a command, the main menu wiD be replaced with. command option melll. T'he command option menu gives the options available with the specific command. You must fiB in theopions wilb appropriatercsponsea.
Ifyw wish toretum to the mainmcnu without running tbecommand, pressCl1U. -C.
(cancel). lfyou wal1 torunthecClllllDaDd with the selcctccloptionapressREnJRN.
The followin&keystrokcsaUow edilingofoplionresponsea.
CI'R1. -1. CTIU. -A. or 'tab' CI1U.-YorDEL
CI1U.-L CI1U.-K
cnu.-p
Cl1U.-O
11.3.5 PrcJgrua Output
Move to next 6eld in options meau.
Delete cbaractcrundercuraor.
Move cursor tocbaractertoright OfcurreDl position inCUll'ent option field.
Move cursortochal'actcrtoleft ofCUl1'eJllposWoo inCUll'ent option6eld.
Move cUrsor to word in aurell fieldtorigbtofthe CUI1'eDlword.
Move cursorto
wont
in current field to Icftofthecwrenl w«d.
While running a command, commands given and output (unless redirected) wiD be displayed above the menu and below the view window. The output scrolls up: moves from b«tom totop. Lines scrolling offtbetop of the output window disappear.
Visual SheD command lines are listed with each argument preceded by the number in the argument list enclosed in parenlheac.. The command is named in the output window by the menu cmunand. Hence, if you Nn the command lbia'ls with the argumem-R.theOUlputwindowwiUdisplaythccommamlineasfoUows:
Run (I) Ibinlls (2) - R
To change the command line format to reflect the actual XENlX command line generated by tbe VisualSbell. use Ibe Options Outputmcnu command.
11.3.6 VIewWiDdow
A melll of currently accessible files and directories can be displayed at the top of thc JI-3
screen in alphabetical order. left to right, top to bottom. Note that this display is the same as that obtained using the view command. This will be referred to as the • view window' in this chapter. lfthe directory list is larger than the current window size. you may scroU through using the key commands gi~n below. To reset the window size.
usethe • Window' mainmenucommand.
The CWTenlly selected item is highlighted in the view window . Use the anow keys and other key commands given at the end of this section to move the highlight around the window.
If a directory is being listed. subdirectories are shown enclosed in square brackets. To view a subdirectory. press '::' while the directory is highlighted. To return to the previous directOl)' aftel' viewing a subdirectory, press • - '. The parent directory of the CWTent directory is shown as
·r .. 1'.
The CUIRnt directory is shown as'r .1'.
Executable files are preceded by an aama. The last modification date of the currenlly seb:ted item is gi~n at the right margin of the last IiDe of the window. The name of the item in view in the current window is given in the uppcrrigbt-handcomcrofthe wiDdow.The view window may also display contents of files. Highlight a file. and press • ='.
You may scroll through the file using the by conmands given below. While viewing a file. thehighligbtedareacovenoneliDe.
Uyou PRu' =' whiJeanexecutablc file ishigblighted. that file willbe Nn.
If the Visual Shell RqUires a file or directory name. the a.urently selected View Window item can be automaticaDy entered in the relevent option field by pressing any directional movemeDl by following selection of the command. This method saves keystrokes and reWces the chance of making typing mistakes. On the other band. if you wish to explicitly eda' a file ordi.rectory in an option field. type in the name after selecting the command.
Usc these keystrokes to select files from the
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window:CfRL-Q CfRL-Z CfRL-RCI1U.-E CfRL-RCl1U.-S
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WINDOW MonON KEYS
Move to start (first item alphabetically ) of view window.
Move to end (last itcm alpbabcticaDy) of view window.
ScroU view window up.
ScroD view window down.
View indicated item. eilhel' file or directory .
Uno view window ispreseDl. theaurcnl workinadirectory isdisplayed.
Return wiDJowdisplay tOpareDl directory of CUltCdly listeddirec:tcry.
Ifviewingafile.exitfromviewinathatfile.
Lut view wilIIow i.raurncdlO.
DlREcrlONALMOVEMENT KEYS
ARROW UP or CfRL -E: Move highhght up in viewwmdow.
ARROW OOWN orcrRL - X: Move highlight down in view window.
ARROW LEfT orCfRL -S: Move highlight left in view window.
ARROW RIGHT orCfRL --0: Move highlight right in view window.
Movemert beyond the left or right margin wiD proceed to the next item on the previous or next line unless at the edge of the view window. Movemert beyond the top or bottom edge oft.~e curreDl wimow will scroll the view window up or down ifthcre are more items inthal direction in the view window.
Note that there are two ways to move the highlight around. Ei1hcruse the keypad arrow keys<.-theclusteroffour keysonthe far left of the teyboard 'e' • 'I.' • 's'. and 'd' shifted withCI'RL..
While viewing a file. the diredional movement keys for up and left move the highlight up, and the keys for down am right move the highlighted line down.