The Filecabinet, file folders, and files are objects that store data

in your AT&T FACE Office. These objects are accessible through the

Office item on the AT&T FACE menu.

When you select Filecabinet from Office menu, a frame opens that lists

the contents of your $HOME directory. The frame will be labeled with

the name of your home directory. The contents are file folders or

files.

File folder objects are the containers for your files. FACE uses file

folders and files just as a regular office would. Titles for file

folders are the names of the UNIX System directories they represent.

File folders can be created, deleted, redescribed, or renamed, by

using keyboard keys or commands. Deleting a folder will also delete

any files or file folders contained within it.

File objects are the containers for your work. Files contain

information much like pieces of paper do. Excluding the exceptions

noted above, a file object can be created, copied, deleted, moved,

opened, redescribed, renamed, and have its security (i.e., permissions)

changed.

There are many varieties of files and the way you use them differs

according to the type of information you store in them. The different

types of files will be discussed later.

When you move the cursor to a file or file folder in the Filecabinet,

or any other file folder, a new frame will open filled with the contents

of the object. A frame for a file folder will contain a list of file

and file folders. The action on a file depends on the type of file:

Standard File: Contains an ascii text document. When you

open a Standard File your default editor will be invoked.

Foreign File: This type file can be copied, renamed, moved,

etc. but cannot be viewed or edited. It is usually a file

from another computer system that is incompatible with the UNIX

operating system. Typically, a user would want to store this

type of object only temporarily before transferring it to the

appropriate computer system.

Data File: This type of file's contents are in binary format,

which can not be viewed, printed or edited. It can be copied,

moved, deleted, etc.

Executable: This type of file will contain a computer program.

Opening this type of object will execute or "run" the program.

The screen clears and the output of the program is displayed

and you must press ENTER to continue FACE.

You can change the way objects in a folder are displayed (order of

presentation and amount of information) by using the organize

command for an individual file folder, or by using preferences/folder

options for your entire Filecabinet and Wastebasket.

When assigning an object name to a Filecabinet or file folder object

you are creating or renaming, it must be one word with a maximum of

12 characters. The following special characters are not allowed when

naming objects: ! @ # $ ^ & * [ ] ( ) { } < > ? / | " ' ` ;. The

following characters may be used in object names, but not as the

first character: . + -.

By using the security SLK command (permissions) you may control

who has access to your files and file folders. This allows you to

determine who has Read, Write, and Run/Search permissions for

yourself, your group and anyone with access to the system.