MACALLSTR@vax1.physics.oxford.ac.UK.UUCP (06/29/87)
(1) Copying tree structures. Copying directory structures and files from one place to another on a system can be done very easily using the BACKUP command : $ BACKUP/LOG DISK1:[TOPDIR1...]*.*.* DISK2:[TOPDIR2...]*.*.* DISK1/DISK2 can be same or different. Then delete the original files using repeated $ DELE/LOG DISK1:[TOPDIR1...]*.*.* commands until there are no more files to be deleted : very last command would be DISK1:[0,0]TOPDIR1.DIR. to remove the top directory name ( assuming it as a top-level directory ). /LOG is strongly recommended with operations of this type as you can quickly cancel with control-Y if you observe that you have wrong file names! (2) TIME utility. I think time-of-day is best specified as '16:51' rather than '4.51 in the afternoon'. Where are the boundaries between afternoon/evening/night? I think the TIME <language> utility is an excellent idea. The 24hr clock leaves no room for ambiguity e.g. what's "twelve o'clock in the morning" ( an often- used expression )? 1200 or 2400 leaves no doubt. That's only a personal opinion. As we use the 12-hour clock in everyday speech perhaps there could be an option in the time utility to have TIME/CLOCK=<12or24> <language> . (3) For anybody worried about interconnectivity of unlike systems ( i.e. from different manufacturers ) all ( or most ) of the answers can be found here in the UK with the OSI/Coloured Book protocols allowing logins/mail/ file transfers among many different types of systems within the Academic Community here. If you can connect your system to an 'X25 network' you could obtain the appropriate software/hardware products through your computer manufacturer. Just a few comments/answers to a recent flood of 'Info-VAX' mail. John