Getting information * INFO, *EX andabout your files *OPT1The *INFO command displays information about the file so thatyou can find out how big it is, what its access string is, and whatits reload and execution addresses are (these terms are explainedin the section on Machine-code and data files).Type: *INFO [RETURN] Theinformation is shown in this order:■ filename■ reload address■ execution address■ size■ access string■ the date the file was most recently saved■ the System Internal Name of the file: this gives thelocation of the file on the disc.The reload and execution addresses, the file size, and the SystemInternal Name are given in hexadecimal.EXAMPLETyping: *INFO BASIC[RETURN]might displayBASIC FFFF1200 FFFF8023 000043WR/ 01:12:85 000145Here, the display shows:■ filename: BASIC■ reload address: FFFF1200■ execution address: FFFF8023■ size: 000043■ access string: WR/■ the date the file was most recently saved: 1December 1985■ the System Internal Name of the file: 000145.You can use *INFO on directories as well as on files. The reloadand execution addresses, which have no meaning for directories,will show as zeros.16
