dca@edison.UUCP (David Albrecht) (08/21/86)
Before I go and dump anything on the net I want to know if anyone
is interested in a set of VMS tools which provide some basic
Unix-like interfaces. Written in VAX C they make it easier on
poor Unix people (like me) to live on VMS machines. To wit:
CD - checks the target directory for existence and will take
Unix or VMS paths.
PUSHD
POPD
CDPATH - takes a list of VMS directories in a specific symbol
and defines logicals for each of the subdirectories in the
list of directories.
X - A procedure which takes a unix-esq command line with VMS
commands and executes it. Implements to some degree
'<', '>', '|' (using mailboxes), '&' (using spawn), and ';'.
JOBS - companion program to X, gives current status for background
jobs issued by X.
KILL - kills processes or %jobno issued by X.
These tools do not replace the DCL shell but rather augment it so
they can be called only when needed.
David Albrecht toylnd!dca or edison!dcaspf@bonnie.ATT.COM (08/22/86)
> Before I go and dump anything on the net I want to know if anyone > is interested in a set of VMS tools which provide some basic > Unix-like interfaces. Written in VAX C they make it easier on > poor Unix people (like me) to live on VMS machines. > * * * > These tools do not replace the DCL shell but rather augment it so > they can be called only when needed. > > David Albrecht toylnd!dca or edison!dca If these tools can be made to run under DCL on a PDP-11 (running RSX-11M) I'd be interested. Steve Frysinger bonnie!spf *** Remember what the doormouse said: "Feed your head!" -- Jefferson Airplane
u572112244ea@ucdavis.UUCP (Mark Nagel) (08/23/86)
> Before I go and dump anything on the net I want to know if anyone > is interested in a set of VMS tools which provide some basic > Unix-like interfaces. Written in VAX C they make it easier on > poor Unix people (like me) to live on VMS machines. To wit: > Yes!!!! Do it! Please do it! - Mark Nagel ucdavis!u557676751ea@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (ARPA) ...!{dual|lll-crg|ucbvax}!ucdavis!deneb!u557676751ea (UUCP) "Ever since I gave up hope, I've felt much better!"