drew@cgfsv1.dec.com.UUCP (06/04/87)
Just posted to sources/binaries: docs,source,uuencoded executable!
Following is a portion from the readme.206m file. This version is
purely a 'Steve Drew' update so don't go buggin' Matt on bugs 'n such
send them my way. I've done quite a bit of code changes to incorporate
the new features in this version, Read on:
Version 2.06M notes: (new features):
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- Minor changes for 3.4a of Manx. Slightly smaller executable.
(That of was before the new features although even with these
additions the code size only grew by 400 bytes.)
- Bug fixes:
o New fexec code from 3.4a fixes many problems like some lattice
programs causing task helds, when invoked under shell.
o Limit of 1 line of type a head fixed.
o Added check in mkdir to see if file already exists.
o If levels too deep protection added.(prevents potential crash)
- Added recursive wild card support via '.../' specifier eg.
dir df0:.../*.c will go down all levels of df0: matching on
any .c file. or echo .../* will expand to all files down all
trees from our current level.
(Or how about 'rm df1:.../*.uue' )
- Exclude pattern matching support, in a limited way , only one
exclude pattern per cmd line and for files not dirs.
eg.
dir !*.info will exclude all *.info files in current dir.
dir df0:.../!*.info full directory tree of df0: but exclude
any ugly .info files.
dir !*.o !*.c (will result in ALL files matching since what
doesn't match the !*.o will match the !*.c)
- Directories always sorted. Sorted directories before were slow
since files were examined twice once by expand() and then by do_dir.
Now everything is done by expand() and do_dir() only formats the
printed output. -e switch removed since expand does that now.
eg.
dir df0:.../ does a full (All) sorted directory
- Better Pathing:
For all external commands including any 'run' from shell we
first search $_path variable then search amigados path.
- Added -a startup switch, turns of command line editing code
for use with AUX or conman handler.
- Added setfiledate on copy, but maybe disabled via -d switch.
- Also -u switch on copy: if dest file is same name and not older
then don't copy.
- copy command will now create the destination directory if it does
not exist when specified as 'copy [-r] dir dir'.
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