Microsoft KB Archive/74654

= Undocumented Keystroke CTRL+SPACEBAR in MS-DOS Shell =

Article ID: 74654

Article Last Modified on 10/16/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q74654



SUMMARY
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
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

Keywords: KB74654

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