Manipulating Files (Copying, Deleting, etc.)

Section: File Management Programs - for Exploring the Disk
...Subsection: Problems File Management Systems can Help You Solve
... ...Subsubsection: Manipulating Files (Copying, Deleting, etc.)

File management programs give you the tools you need to copy files, delete files, and rename them. Again, depending on the operating system, the way you accomplish these tasks is a little different. In command line systems like MS-DOS the commands to copy, delete, etc. must be typed in. To copy a file in MS-DOS you would type something like the following at the prompt.

c:\>copy myfile.doc a:

What this command would do is copy the file called myfile.doc from c: drive to a: drive (the diskette drive). In Windows 3.1,Windows 95, or System 7+ operating systems files may be copied by using the mouse to "drag and drop" the icon which represents the file. Of course, there are several ways to accomplish these tasks; pull-down menus may be used to copy, delete, or rename files for example.