Q74654: Undocumented Keystroke CTRL+SPACEBAR in MS-DOS Shell

Article: Q74654
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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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
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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.

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a 6.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0

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