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  1. VIEWIT                   October 1992                  Kris Jamsa
  2. PC/Computing Magazine                                    Page 291
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  4. Purpose:       Viewit provides a directory command without the
  5.                need for more than one DOS redirection command.
  6.  
  7. Format:        DIR | VIEWIT | SORT
  8.  
  9. Usage:         Pipe the command whose output you want to view to
  10.                VIEWIT, then redirect VIEWIT's output.  For
  11.                example, typing
  12.  
  13.                     DIR | VIEWIT | SORT
  14.  
  15.                should provide you with two directory listings; 
  16.                first the sorted listing, and then the unsorted
  17.                listing.  You could display and print your
  18.                directory listing by typing
  19.  
  20.                     DIR | VIEWIT > PRN
  21.  
  22. Note:          Avoid using MORE as VIEWIT doesn't perform as you 
  23.                would expect it to.
  24.