============================================================================ Star command summaries ============================================================================ Introduction ============ This is an alphabetical list of every * Command available under RISC OS 3 (version 3.60). It does not contain * Commands provided by the addition of expansion cards or extra filing systems. Each command is followed by a short explanation of its function and its command syntax. This is not intended as a complete explanation of the command, but as a quick reference for experienced users who may prefer to use the command line. All of these commands are explained in greater detail in the RISC OS 3 Programmer's Reference Manual. Command syntax ============== The syntax of each command is described in a standard way. The symbols used in syntax descriptions are: indicates that an actual value must be substituted. For example, means that an actual filename must be supplied. [...] indicates that the item enclosed in the square brackets is optional. | indicates alternatives. For example, 0 | 1 means that the value 0 or 1 must be supplied. The star commands ================= *Access ------- *Access changes the attributes of all objects matching the wildcard specification. These attributes control whether you can run, read from, write to and delete a file. Attributes are: L Lock object against deletion by any user W Write permission for you R Read permission for you / Separator between your permissions and the public's W Write permission for the public (on a network) R Read permission for the public (on a network) *Access [] *AddApp ------- *AddApp adds entries in Resources:$.Apps (the Apps icon on the icon bar) for all applications matching the wildcard pattern in the given directory, or in the current directory if none is specified. *AddApp [.] *AddFS ------ *AddFS adds a remote file server's disc to the list of file servers' discs that are known to NetFS. If only the file server is specified, then all its discs will be removed from the list. *AddFS [ [:]] *AddTinyDir ----------- *AddTinyDir adds a file, application or directory to the icon bar. If no pathname is given, and there is no TinyDir icon already present on the icon bar, it adds a blank directory icon to the icon bar. *AddTinyDir [] *ADFS ----- *ADFS selects the Advanced Disc Filing System as the current filing system. *ADFS *Alias ------ *Alias sets an alias for a command. *Alias *Alphabet --------- *Alphabet selects an alphabet, setting the character set according to the country name or alphabet name. With no parameter, this command displays the currently selected alphabet. *Alphabet [|] *Alphabets ---------- *Alphabets lists all the alphabets currently supported. *Alphabets *Append ------- *Append opens an existing file so you can add more data to the end of the file. Pressing Escape finishes the input. *Append *AppSize -------- *AppSize moves memory into or out of the RMA. This command is used at startup to shrink the RMA to its smallest possible size, and should not be used by other applications. *AppSize [K] *Audio ------ *Audio turns the Sound system on or off. *Audio On|Off *Back ----- *Back swaps the current and previously selected directories on the current filing system. *Back *BackDrop --------- *BackDrop puts the first sprite in the given sprite file on the desktop background. If no filename is specified, the current backdrop's placing is altered. *BackDrop [-Centre|-Scale|-Tile|-Remove] [] *Backup ------- *Backup copies the used part of one floppy disc to another; free space is not copied. *Backup [Q] *BASIC ------ *BASIC starts the ARM BBC BASIC V interpreter. For full details of BBC BASIC, see the BBC BASIC Reference Manual, available from your Acorn supplier. *BASIC [] *BASIC64 -------- *BASIC64 starts the ARM BBC BASIC VI interpreter, supplied on disc with your RISC OS computer - provided its module has already been loaded. If *BASIC64 fails, load the module with '*RMLoad System:Modules.BASIC64'. For full details of BBC BASIC, see the BBC BASIC Reference Manual, available from your Acorn supplier. *BASIC64 [] *BlankTime ---------- *BlankTime sets the time in seconds before the screen blanks. If, during this time, there is no activity (i.e. no keyboard or mouse input is received, and - with the W option - there is no writing to the screen) the screen then blanks. The blank time is only retained until the next reset. *BlankTime [W|O] [