[comp.os.msdos.apps] Data Light Bourne sh for MS-DOS

lee@chsun1.uchicago.edu (dwight lee) (07/12/90)

I've obtained a copy of a Bourne shell for MS-DOS which appears to be by an
organization called Data Logic Limited.  The ZIP file which I received was
said to be ftp'ed from SIMTEL20 originally.

Problem 1: The ZIP file was missing its README, which might have contained
valuable setup information.

Problem 2: Deciding to try it out anyway, I was unable to get any kind of
shell script to run.  I followed the manual's #!sh convention and tried
putting a shell script in the PATH as both script and script.sh.  No dice.
I also tried using scripts with line separated by only nl instead of cr/nl.
I did get a script to run with the dot (here-is?) ie ". script".

Problem 3: The sh.man seems to be very incomplete.  A sample profile.sh file
appears to use undocumented features.  The profile.sh's use of PATH
contradicts the manual's decription also.

I have been assuming that this shell is PD or shareware.  If I am incorrect,
please let me know.  If it is indeed PD/shareware, I am interested in knowing
where I can obtain a complete distribution.  Also, I haven't seen any address
or phone number for Data Logic Limited in the files I have.

If a complete distribution is not available (or even if it is), could someone
using this shell explain to me how to get a shell script up and running?

Your assistance is appreciated.

Dwight Lee
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