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^CMartin Richardson

        With File Attribute Changer (FAC), you can quickly alter the 
attributes of any file.  There are six attributes associated with DOS files,
four of which FAC lets you alter.  These include marking files as Read Only,
Hidden, Archive and System files.  Each attribute has its own distinct use and 
any of the attributes can be combined.  

        Files that contain the Read Only attribute are protected from being
changed or deleted by any DOS operation.  Hidden files can't be seen by 
ordinary DOS operations, such as DIR.  System files are similar to Hidden 
files in that they cannot be seen by ordinary DOS operations; yet having this 
attribute set would designate a "special" system file rather than a normal 
file that was simply hidden. Note that both Hidden and System files can be 
used just like other normal files, they just won't show up in DOS lists like 
those shown by the DIR command.  Archive files designate files that have not 
been backed up since the last system back-up.  Some backup utilities will use 
this attribute to back-up only those files that were modified.

        FAC starts by displaying the files that appear in the directory with
which you are currently CD'd to when you run the program.  The file list 
includes the file name, date, size and its attributes.  You can easily move 
through the list of files by using the cursor up and down keys, as well as the 
page up and down keys. You may change the attribute of the highlighted file by 
pressing A (Archive), R (Read Only), S (System), and H (Hidden).  These four
keys toggle its respective attribute on and off.

        If you want to look at files on other drives, choose the <D>rive
command to enter the first letter of the drive through which you wish to 
browse. Using the <C>hange directory option, you can move through the 
directory lists on the current drive.  Simply move the highlighted area over 
the directory you wish to enter and press <ENTER>.  Pressing <ENTER> over 
directories listed as ".." will take you back one level to the previous 
directory.  After you've finished choosing the directory with which you'd like 
to modify files, press the <ESC> key to see the list of files that appear in 
that directory. Using the <D>rive and <C>hange directory options you can 
access virtually any file you wish.  And to keep you informed of your current 
location, the current path is always displayed at the top of the screen. 

        The help option (F1) keeps you informed of your options at all times.
To exit FAC, press <ESC> until the quit options appear at the bottom of the 
screen.  From here you are able to save your changes, exit without saving any 
changes, and abort the exit function altogether. 


PROGRAM EXECUTION 
  
     To run this program from DOS, type FAC and press ENTER.
             
FILES USED BY FILE ATTRIBUTE CHANGER: 

^F FAC.EXE

