bamcpherson@trillium.waterloo.edu (Brent McPherson) (11/16/88)
Hi, this is my first binary posting so I hope I did it right.
I just posted a copy of a command line editor I wrote for DOS.
(I can hear the groans : "Not another command line editor!")
Actually, the program came about as my personal quest for the ultimate
command line editor. I have included many features (some found in other
similar programs) and tried to make the program as flexible as possible.
(Hence the large number of command line options.)
Some features are:
- Full command recall and editing
- Search facility
- Filename and wildcard expansion on the command line
- List of files that match a given path (like ^D in csh)
- Ability to save commands without executing them.
(eg. if you type a long command in but have to do another
command first. Just save it and recall it later)
- Multiple commands on one command line using a command separator
- Aliases
- multiple commands per alias using command separator
- parameterized aliases (like DOS batch parms %1- %9 where
%1 is first argument on command line etc.)
- Ability to add new aliases after installation.
- Many others such as.
- not saving small commands in the recall buffer
- ability to define the recall buffer as circular or linear
- copy recalled commands to end of recall buffer
etc. etc. ...
I welcome any suggestions and/or comments.
--
Brent bamcpherson@trillium.waterloo.edu
..!watmath!trillium!bamcphersontneff@dasys1.UUCP (Tom Neff) (11/18/88)
I wonder if the author of COMMANDO has ever seen Chris Dunford's CED, which does nearly all the same stuff and more, and has been out for two or three years. 1988 is a tad late to be reinventing the wheel on an OS so late in its life cycle. CED would be a worthy choice for posting here, if there's room amidst the massive commercial demos. -- Tom Neff UUCP: ...!cmcl2!phri!dasys1!tneff "None of your toys CIS: 76556,2536 MCI: TNEFF will function..." GEnie: TOMNEFF BIX: t.neff (no kidding)
bamcpherson@trillium.waterloo.edu (Brent McPherson) (11/21/88)
In article <7778@dasys1.UUCP> tneff@dasys1.UUCP (Tom Neff) writes: >I wonder if the author of COMMANDO has ever seen Chris Dunford's CED, Yes, I have seen CED but I didn't know it had file name expansions, searching, etc. I think mine has something to offer. I wrote it mainly for personal use and just thought I'd share it with others who are interested. Also, does anyone know how long it takes for the binary to get posted? I haven't heard anything and it has been a few days? Thanks -- Brent
svirsky@ttidca.TTI.COM (Bill Svirsky) (11/24/88)
In article <7778@dasys1.UUCP> tneff@dasys1.UUCP (Tom Neff) writes: >I wonder if the author of COMMANDO has ever seen Chris Dunford's CED, >which does nearly all the same stuff and more, and has been out for two >or three years. I tried CED and gave it up because it didn't do enough of the things I wanted. Unless it's changed radically since I used it, I don't think it does any of the following from the Commando list: - Search facility - Filename and wildcard expansion on the command line - List of files that match a given path (like ^D in csh) - Ability to save commands without executing them. (eg. if you type a long command in but have to do another command first. Just save it and recall it later) - Aliases - parameterized aliases (like DOS batch parms %1- %9 where %1 is first argument on command line etc.) - Many others such as. - not saving small commands in the recall buffer - ability to define the recall buffer as circular or linear - copy recalled commands to end of recall buffer >1988 is a tad late to be reinventing the wheel on an >OS so late in its life cycle. The only time it's too late to enhance an OS is when it's dead. And MS-DOS is far from dead. I'll be happy to avail myself of Brent's generosity and try Commando. If it does what I want, I'll use it. Otherwise, I'll keep looking. I'm too lazy to write one myself (-:. >CED would be a worthy choice for posting >here, if there's room amidst the massive commercial demos. I agree. I know enough people who use CED and like it to warrant posting it. --- Bill -- Bill Svirsky, Citicorp+TTI, 3100 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405 Work phone: 213-450-9111 x2597 svirsky@ttidca.tti.com | ...!{csun,psivax,rdlvax,retix}!ttidca!svirsky