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- For those who never read documents:
- Please read at least the small chapter in the documentation called
- "For Those Who Never Read The Whole Documentation".
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- Features:
- * Freeware, no payment required !
- * Usage is similar (or better) to the standard AmigaDOS shell.
- * Has 66 built-in commands including all often needed commands,
- so no disk access is necessary.
- eg. list, dir, cd, assign, delete, copy, move, path, info, type
- * About 34K small (pure assembler code)
- * Starting from Workbench (!) or CLI. No installation needed.
- * ANONYMOUS PIPES. You can choose between real and pseudo pipes.
- * Fast FILENAME COMPLETION by simply pressing TAB; shows all matches.
- * REVIEW buffer to see again what scrolled out of the window.
- * Some commands and debugging features for PROGRAMMERS.
- * ONLINE HELP function and AmigaGuide documentation with examples.
- * Support of OS2.0+ and OS3.0+ specific stuff.
- * LOCALIZED using standard shell's catalog file.
- * Can open window on own screen
- * Wild cards and recursive processing.
- * Real RUN and NEWCLI command that reenters ZShell quickly.
- * Application-Window/-Icon
- * 100% script compatibility
- * Can create and show HARD- and SOFTLINKS.
- * DIR and LIST both sort (by default) and show file sizes.
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- Description:
- ZShell is a small (34K), fast and powerful Shell with many (66)
- built-in commands. So it replaces most of the commands in the C:
- directory (like LIST, COPY etc.) which saves disk space and
- reduces disk accesses. There is NO way around ZShell for those
- who do not have a hard disk or still have Kickstart 1.2/1.3 !
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- But it is very useful for those with a better Kickstart and/or
- hard disk, too, because for example it has powerful editing &
- history, filename completion, pipes, review buffer, some
- Kickstart 2.0/3.0 specific features and a lovely LIST command.
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- I have tried to make ZShell compatible to the standard shell, not
- just another UN*X shell clone, but with some features known from
- UN*X shells. I especially have taken care that it is easy to use.
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- ZShell is very useful for programmers, because it has things like
- showing EXEC-lists and the task list, memory dumping and other
- things you usually find in debuggers.
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- You can switch off the internal command-line-editor to use
- ZShell with console handlers like KingCON.
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- ABOUT THE SOURCE
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- Please do not distribute modified versions of ZShell by your own,
- this would result in absolute chaos !
- The source code is provided, because there are so many interesting
- things in it and you can learn from it.
-
- It is OK to change the source to adapt ZShell to your personal needs,
- but if you want to distribute a modified version, you have to
- follow these rules:
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- 1) It is strictly forbidden to use parts of the source or the whole
- source or other parts of the ZShell distribution in commercial
- software or in shareware !
- 2) You have to keep at least the copyright part, the author list and
- the credits part of the documentation with your executable !
- You may add yourself to them, but do not change them !
- It is important that this remains freeware and all past authors
- are still named as authors !
- 3) Distribute the source code with the executable !
- 4) Change the name of the program to avoid confusion !
- 5) Please contact me before, maybe I can include your changes into the
- next release of ZShell !
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- If you use parts of the source in your own program, it has to be Public
- Domain, Freeware, Giftware or Cardware, but never Shareware or commercial
- software !
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