!TOPIC 170 4DESC
SYNTAX        (External third-party)

!TTY
4DESC [/help] [/mono] [d:][\path\][descript.ion]

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PURPOSE

!TTY
Full-screen editor for file and subdirectory descriptions.
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COMMENTS

4DESC is a full-screen editor for file descriptions (up to 40 characters) 
for MS-DOS filenames and subdirectories.  It presents a sorted listing of 
the chosen directory, similar to the SELECT directory, and allows you to 
add, modify, or erase descriptions for each file and subdirectory.  You may 
cut and paste descriptions from one file to another.  Press F1 while in the 
4DESC editor for details.

The 4DESC options are:

    /help  Display the help screen before editing.
    /mono  Force display to black and white (overrides auto-detection
           of monitor type).
    \path\ Edit file descriptions in another directory. If you specify
           a path, please note that the trailing backslash is required.

CAUTION: If any files in the chosen directory previously had descriptions 
longer than 40 characters, those descriptions will be truncated when you 
save your work. 

See also 23DESCRIBE.

EXAMPLE

Edit file descriptions in the current directory:

    c:\> 4desc

Edit file descriptions in the 4DOS directory:

    c:\> 4desc \4dos\

