bhoule@se-sd.sandiego.ncr.com (Bill Houle) (12/13/88)
[I can name that program in 3 instructions...] I have a PD program with no docs (but then again, it really doesn't need any]. It is a DOS command line editor (circular buffer, arrow keys cycle through list, ESC clears line, INS/DEL edit keys). The one curious feature is that if you press Ctrl-A, an "alias list" is displayed. Since I have no idea how to use this feature, the alias list is obviously empty. How is this aliasing feature accessed? Thanks. +--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ Bill Houle | ucsd!ncr-sd!se-sd!bhoule NCR, Inc. | bhoule@se-sd.sandiego.ncr.com Systems Engineering - San Diego | Bill.Houle@sandiego.ncr.com 9900 Old Grove Road, San Diego, CA 92131 | (619) 693-5593 +--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
db21@ihlpl.ATT.COM (Beyerl) (12/14/88)
In article <1693@se-sd.sandiego.ncr.com>, bhoule@se-sd.sandiego.ncr.com (Bill Houle) writes: > > I have a PD program with no docs (but then again, it really doesn't > need any]. . . . The one curious feature is that if you press Ctrl-A, > an "alias list" is displayed. The program is most likely dosedit. Within dosedit you can use aliases for long program names or command sequences. The aliases are given in a file called 'alias' which is invoked on startup, typically in your autoexec.bat, as 'dosedit alias'. An entry in this file is of the form alias name. For example, if I wanted to use env instead of set to show my environment, I would include the line env set in my alias file. As you found out, you can display the current aliases by pressing Ctrl-A. Dave Beyerl ihlpl!db21
kevinc@auvax.UUCP (Kevin "auric" Crocker) (12/16/88)
In article <1693@se-sd.sandiego.ncr.com>, bhoule@se-sd.sandiego.ncr.com (Bill Houle) writes: > > [I can name that program in 3 instructions...] > > I have a PD program with no docs (but then again, it really doesn't > need any]. It is a DOS command line editor (circular buffer, arrow > keys cycle through list, ESC clears line, INS/DEL edit keys). The > one curious feature is that if you press Ctrl-A, an "alias list" > is displayed. Since I have no idea how to use this feature, the > alias list is obviously empty. How is this aliasing feature > accessed? Bill everything clicked until the Ctrl-A stuff. I have a program called cmd.com that does DOS command line editing ( circular buffer, arrow keys cycle through it, ESC clears line, INS/DEL edit keys) but as far as I know it has no alias capability. Its a wonderful little program that I use all, I do mean ALL the time. It is TSR but only takes up a little bit of RAM.(2064 bytes) Hope this helps! Kevin "Auric" Crocker @Athabasca University {alberta ncc}auvax!kevinc -- Kevin "Auric" Crocker @Athabasca University {alberta ncc}auvax!kevinc
rick@electro.UUCP (Rick Kozak) (12/17/88)
In article <1693@se-sd.sandiego.ncr.com>, bhoule@se-sd.sandiego.ncr.com (Bill Houle) writes: > > [I can name that program in 3 instructions...] > > I have a PD program with no docs (but then again, it really doesn't > need any]. It is a DOS command line editor (circular buffer, arrow > keys cycle through list, ESC clears line, INS/DEL edit keys). The > one curious feature is that if you press Ctrl-A, an "alias list" > is displayed. Since I have no idea how to use this feature, the > alias list is obviously empty. How is this aliasing feature > accessed? >Bill it is possible that this is a program called DOSEDIT. (at least, I know it by that name) If it is, then you need an alias.lst( or alias.def, depending on the version) file (I think in the directory from which you invoke it during your autoexec.bat) with the follow format: <alias> <command to be aliased> <cr> where there are as many (?) as you want. hope it helps rick