The Action Menu

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# 3.3. The Action Menu

Action->Add File...

  Shows the Add Files dialog box, where you can select files. Hold down Ctrl and click to select multiple files. To go up a directory, right click the directory box, and you can choose "Up" (this will probably be improved soon). The "Advanced" tab has options which are specific to the type or archive you are working with.

Action->Add Dir...

  Shows the "Add Directory" dialog box, where you can choose a directory to add. Just choose a directory and choose Open.

Action->Delete

  Removes the currently selected files from the archive.

Action->Extract

  Shows the Extract dialog box, which allows you to select where you will extract files to. You can also select which files to extract:

  - "Current" extracts the most recently selected file. If multiple files are selected, only the most recently selected one will be extracted.

  - "All" extracts the entire contents of the archive.

  - "Selected Files" extracts all the files which have been selected.

  - "Pattern" allows you to specify which files will be extracted, corresponding to certain patterns, i.e. `*.txt` or `*.jpg` Note that you can only use one pattern at a time.

  You can specify the directory to extract files to in the "Extract to:" textbox. If you want to change the default directory, in the main program window, choose Directories... on the Settings menu. Under the "Advanced" tab, you can choose some specific options depending on the archive format.

Action->View

  Opens the currently selected file in the associated viewer program.

Action->Open with...

  Opens the currently selected file in a program you choose. The "Open With..." dialog box lets you choose which program to use.

Action->Edit with..

  Opens the currently selected file in a program you choose. Any changes you make in the editor program will be reflected in the archive, as it will be updated.

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