Program: DosBASH
Author:  Ronald J. Lawrence
Email:   lawrence@elvis.allencol.edu

Introduction
    DosBASH is a DOS command utility that combines the best features of
popular utilities such as DosKey and the UNIX shell, Bash.

Installation
    To install DosBASH, simply run the install program from the directory
where DosBASH was unzipped.

Features
    - Recall Previous Commands
    The use of the up and down arrow keys will scroll through past commands
    Example: pressing the up arrow key five times will recall the fifth
    last command entered.

    - Previous Command Completion
    The use of the <F3> key will finish the previous command entered.
    Example: if the command MD TEMP is entered, then in the next line,
    CD <F3>, the command line would then read CD TEMP (from previous
    command)

    - Tab Command Line Completion
    The use of the tab key will finish any filename or directory name
    in the current directory.
    Example: if the command, EDIT AU<TAB> was entered, the tab key would
    finish the word AUTOEXEC.BAT, if that file existed in your current
    directory.  If multiple files exist that have a similar name,
    a situation such as this might occur:
                                EDIT AU<TAB>
         After tab command:     EDIT AUTOEXEC.
                                EDIT AUTOEXEC.O<TAB>
         After second tab:      EDIT AUTOEXEC.OLD

    - Alias Support
    The file DOSBASH.CMD is used as an alias file.  This works
    similar to a DOS batch command or a UNIX alias.  The following is
    a sample DOSBASH.CMD alias file:

    LS=DIR
    CLEAR=CLS
    DIR=DIR /OG
    X=EXIT
    W=WIN
    COMMAND=DOSBASH.EXE

    In this example, every "LS" command would be substituted with a
    "DIR" command.  Likewise, every "DIR" command would be substituted
    with a "DIR /OG" command to group the names in order by group.
    The DOSBASH.CMD file must be placed in your root directory
    (C:\) or this version of DosBASH will not use the aliases.  The DosBASH.CMD
    file can be edited with a standard DOS text editor, such as EDIT.COM.
    To edit this file, the following command can be entered:

       EDIT C:\DOSBASH.CMD

    Or to add one command to the file:

       ECHO LS=DIR >> C:\DOSBASH.CMD

    - Long Filename Support
    When using the <TAB> key to complete a command, DosBASH can recognize
    long filenames in Windows 95/NT.  For example if the following command
    is entered in DosBASH:

        CD PRO<TAB>

    This would then produce the command:
        CD "Program Files"

    - Additional Features
    DosBASH v1.0 also supports two optional command line parameters.
    First, typing the following command at the command line will list
    all commands in DosBASH memory (all commands entered in this session)

        DOSBASH /H

    Secondly, the following command will list all commands in the
    DOSBASH.HIS file, which will list all commands ever entered
    by DosBASH.

        DOSBASH /F

    - New Files Added by DosBASH

      DOSBASH.EXE     Executable program file for DosBASH
      DOSBASH.CMD     DosBASH alias file
      DOSBASH.HIS     History file for DosBASH
      DOSBASH.TMP     DosBASH temporary file (don't try to edit with this)
      INSTALL.EXE     Installation File for DosBASH
      README.TXT      This file



More Information:
    This is the first version of DosBASH released, future versions will
be available soon.  Please check back for updated version numbers; or
email me for availability.  For those of you who live and love UNIX,
I created this program for you, I hate trying to navigate around the
DOS environment without the BASH shell TAB command also.  I am always
open to suggestions for improving my products, so if you have suggestions
on how DosBASH can be improved, please email me (see contact info below).
Lastly, if you have any questions/comments in general, feel free to
contact me.
    I would like to give special thanks to my co-worker and friend Mark
for giving me some ideas while developing DosBASH.
    As always, if you enjoy this program drop me and line and let me
know what you think of DosBASH.


License:
    This product is freeware, feel free to distribute it.

Contact Information:
    Author: Ronald J. Lawrence
    Email:  lawrence@elvis.allencol.edu
    Web:    http://www2.allencol.edu/~lawrence