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- Short: C-Shell (csh) 5.39, CLI replacement
- Uploader: amk@cs.tu-berlin.de
- Type: util/shell
-
- DESCRIPTION
-
- C-Shell is a replacement for the AmigaDOS command line interface.
- Many builtin Unix-like commands, very fast script language, file-
- name completion, command-name completion, comfortable command line
- editing, pattern matching, AUX: mode, object oriented file classes,
- abbreviation of internal and external commands. Supports multiple
- users.
-
- C-Shell is easy to install and to use. Online help for all
- commands, functions and various subjects. ARP-free!
-
- NEW FEATURES
-
- Changes since version 5.39 (summary):
-
- - New builtin variable "_timeout" (in microseconds) sets maximum
- response time for terminal to answer WINDOW STATUS REQUEST (for
- window bounds). Defaults to 1 (for local usage), must be set to
- higher value for remote connections. Only used, if window pointer
- is not available.
- - Removed command line length limitation (140 chars) for ARexx scripts
- that ends with ".rexx" but are started without the trailing ".rexx".
- - Removed command line length limitation (518 chars) for ARexx scripts
- and external shells (#! in first line), this was a limitation in
- AmigaOS' System() function. DOS scripts still have this limitation,
- because you cannot RunCommand() "execute".
- - Not only "*" and "?" but also "[" and "]" recognized as AmigaDOS
- pattern. (that means, to use "[" and "]" you must quote (") or
- escape (\) them!)
- - ... and much more workarounds for serious bugs in DateToStr() and
- Locale.
- - Fixed bug: making an assign to an executable and calling the
- executable by its assign crashed machine.
- - Fixed bug: builtin command "cp" sometimes used already freed memory
- for generating error messages (resulted in some strange error
- messages).
- - New flag for for command abbreviation ($_abbrev):
- 8, search DOS path-list if command wasn't found in Cshell's
- internal program hash list (see "rehash" command)
- - CTRL-D now shows matching files if current word is not a directory.
- (if directory then shows contents of directory -- as usual)
- In its current implementation this may have unexpected side effects
- if current word is already a pattern.
- - Class definition for AmigaE in class.sh
- - Now internal timer (eg, %e in the titlebar) not set to zero when a
- null command is encountered. (same for return code, %x in titlebar)
- - The idea of always using the variable "_dirformat" for "dir" wasn't
- a good idea. So, "_dirformat" is only used if option -z is given
- (when "_dirformat" is unset then use first argument as format
- string).
- - New control-code for line-editing: "^V" (ctrl-v) quotes next char.
- - New builtin variable "_kick" holds version number of Operating
- System.
- - Builtin command "assign" now prints volume name if assign points to
- an unmounted volume (eg, a removed floppy disk) and doesn't pop up
- a requester "Please replace volume ..."
- - It was a stupid idea to force redirecting of all Cshell-related
- system requesters to CSH's screen, because requester windows
- inherit the window title of their "initiator". They appear now
- again on your default public screen.
- - Fixed serious bug (crashed machine) with redirection and launching
- programs into background. (files closed twice)
- Known bug: it's still not possible to run pipes into background...
- - When running programs into background (run, rback, &), internal
- commands and aliases are recognized and executed with "csh -c".
- Aliases WON'T be resolved on this level so they must be declared
- in .cshrc to run them into background.
- - Execution of Rexx-Scripts (without trailing ".rexx") and any other
- program with "#! my_prog" or ";! my_prog" in first line of script
- now possible also from DOS search path and not only $_path.
- - New builtin variable "_mappath" (see manual), enables pathname-
- mapping for commands if script starts with "#!" or ";!" in first
- line. Converts Unix pathes like "/usr/..." to "usr:...".
- - New option "-w" for Cshell, don't use window pointer (useful for
- KingCON).
- - New option "-V" for Cshell, send only VT100 compatible control
- sequences.
- - Internal variable "o_vt100" now used (if option -t or -V is set),
- don't send control sequences that are not VT100 compatible (eg,
- special Amiga control sequences).
- - Various changes/enhancements to existing commands.
- - Miscellaneous bug fixes.
-
- See file "HISTORY" in archive csh539.lha for complete listing
- of changes and new features.
-
- SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
-
- AmigaOS 2.0 (or higher)
-