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INTRODUCING EASYCLI
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http://easycli.codeplex.com/
EasyCLI is a command shell for the
Commodore 64 computer.
EasyCLI is packaged as an EasyFlash
cartridge. This gives EasyCLI the
ability to boot the computer and
bring the user straight to the shell
without having to load and run a
program from disk.
RUNNING EASYCLI
When it comes to running EasyCLI,
you have a few options. First, you
can run the downloadable cart image
directly from here and load that
cart image in VICE. The emulator
will detect the cartridge as being
in EasyFlash format and
automatically configure the emulator.
The second way to run EasyCLI is to
use EasyProg to write the
downloadable cart image to an
EasyFlash or EasyFlash 3 cartridge.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
EasyCLI comes packaged with several
built in commandlets, each of which
is its own 8K program that is stored
in the EasyFlash cartridge and
loaded on demand. The following
features are planned for version 1.0
through implementation as
commandlets:
* HELP - in program help system
* CD - change directory
* DIR - display directory
* MKDIR - make directory
* RMDIR - remove directory
* DEL - delete file
* REN - rename file or directory
* COPY - copy files
* MOVE - move files
* SHOW - display text file
* MKIMG - make disk image
* WRIMG - write disk image
In addition to the commandlets that
will be included with EasyCLI, the
dispatcher understands the following
verbs internally:
@ Text following the @ sign is
sent to the current device as a
command. (ex. "@ui" sends the
reset command to the current
drive.)
# A number succeeding the # is
used to assign the current device
(if that device exists). (ex. "#9"
sets the current device to device
9.)
: A number succeeding the : is
used to assign the current drive
on the current device. There is no
checking that the drive exists.
(ex. ":1" sets the current drive
to drive 1)
exit - Leaves EasyCLI. If BASIC
cannot be started then it
forces a hard boot.
cls - Clears the screen.
wait - Waits for user to hit a key.
echo - Displays trailing text on a
new line.
Hitting the RESTORE key at any time
re initializes EasyCLI and forces it
to enumerate the drives again. This
is handy if you turn on a drive that
wasn't on when starting EasyCLI.
SCRIPTING
EasyCLI will use a very simple
scripting language that can be used
to chain together commands. Scripts
reside on the physical devices, not
in the EasyCLI cart image. An
example of a script that cleans up a
couple of CMD-DOS partitions and
then copies in new files from a uIEC
is as follows:
#10
@cp50
del :somefile
@cp1
cd //path
del :someotherfile
@cp50
#11
cd image.d64
copy :somefile 10#0:
#10
@cp 1
copy 11#0::someotherfile
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