greg@ncr-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Greg Noel) (01/26/89)
One thing I'd like to see is more of the Unix power tools available on the Amiga. To that end, is anyone planning to port the shell described below to the Amiga? It looks like a golden opportunity. I don't have the time now to try it myself, but if nobody else does, I'll probably get frustrated enough to eventually do it. If you do want to try it, please get in touch with me so we can co-ordinate things..... Tks, -- Greg >From: ka@june.cs.washington.edu (Kenneth Almquist) >Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards >Subject: Anyone want to try out my new shell? >Message-ID: <6992@june.cs.washington.edu> >Date: 19 Jan 89 22:17:00 GMT >Organization: U of Washington, Computer Science, Seattle >Lines: 23 > >There seems to be a law that says that right after you release a copy of >a program you will find a bug in it. So in order to find the bugs in >my shell I have decided to start mailing out copies of it. Prospectus: > > - Shell functions are done a bit better than in System V. You can set > up a directory of shell functions and include it in your path, so your > functions are there when you want them and you don't pay for them if > you don't use them. > > - Berkeley job control support is included. > > - Expr(1) is built in. > > - Most of the System V shell is implemented. A few shell builtins (getopts, > times, ulimit) are not included, a few options (a, h, t, u, v) are not > supported, and a few features (checking for mail, <&-) are missing. > > - You get source, so you can add your favorite features. > >If you are interested, drop me a note and I'll start mailing out copies >in a couple of days. The shell is pretty big, so it's best if you are >on the internet. > Kenneth Almquist -- -- Greg Noel, NCR Rancho Bernardo Greg.Noel@SanDiego.NCR.COM or greg@ncr-sd