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        INSTRUCTIONS FOR C-SHELL VERSION: 5.19  January 1992
        ====================================================

  Contents
  --------

    O.    Installation
    I.    Description
    II.    Overview of major features
    III.    Restrictions
    IV.    PIPES
    V.    Command Pre-processor
    VI.    Command Line Editing
    VII.    Function Keys
    VIII.    Shell Commands
    IX.    Special Set Variables
    X.    Functions
    XI.    Miscellaneous
    XII.    Example source files
    XIII.    Default values
    XIV.    Object oriented features
    XV.    Keymaps



O.  Installation
----------------

For  online  help  inside  csh, assign CSH:  somewhere and put csh.doc there.
Then  you  can use the 'man' command for any desired command.  Press the HELP
key for a command list.

You  can  simply  invoke  csh  from  the  command  line or at the end of your
startup-sequence,  because  csh  is, from the AmigaDOS standpoint, not a true
shell  like  l:shell-seg.   Nevertheless,  csh is 'pure', so if your archiver
forgot to set the 'p' bit, do it right now.

Proposed final setup:  If you want to make csh resident, do the following:


- Kickstart 1.3

  1. Copy csh anywhere on your (hard)disk, e.g. dh1:tools
  2. Make sure your s:startup-sequence contains:
    Resident CLI L:Shell-Seg SYSTEM PURE ADD
    Resident dh1:tools/csh ADD
    NewShell FROM s:csh-startup
    EndCLI
  3. Put the following in s:csh-startup
    Stack 8000
    csh -r s:firstlogin.sh
  4. In s:firstlogin.sh, put any commands to be called only once, like setmap,
    assign, setclock. This is a shell script, use # for comments, and
    don't use .key type commands. At the end of this file, add
    source s:login.sh
  5. In s:login.sh, you put any commands that need to be executed on every
    invocation, like 'alias', 'set' and so on.
  6. Put the following the s:cli-startup and s:shell-startup, so csh will be
    started in any window opened by NewCLI, NewShell or from workbench.
    csh s:login.sh


- Kickstart 1.3 plus existing ARP shell:

  Not recommended anymore, since the ARP shell is not 2.0 compatible and
  each csh invocation takes 55K of memory instead of 30K then. You best
  remove the ARP shell, maybe retaining some ARP commands.


- Kickstart 2.0

  1. Copy csh anywhere on your (hard)disk, e.g. dh1:tools
  2. Make sure your s:startup-sequence contains:
    Stack 8000
    Resident dh1:tools/csh ADD
    csh s:firstlogin.sh
  3. Proceed from step 4 in kickstart 1.3


Additionally,  I  recommend  to  assign CSH:  somewhere and put your docs and
CShell  scripts there.  You can do the assign from inside the shell, it's not
needed at startup.
The file s:.login is executed on every startup if it exists.


I.  DESCRIPTION
---------------

This version of Shell is the successor of:
    Shell V2.04 (C)Copyright 1986, Matthew Dillon, All Rights Reserved
    Shell V2.04M-V2.07M by Steve Drew
    Shell V2.08MI, V3.xxA and V4.xxA by Carlo Borreo & Cesare Dieni
    Shell V5.xxL by U. Dominik Mueller

If you have any wishes, bug reports or beer bottles, send them to:

       FIDONET :  Urban Mueller@2:302/906 (AUGL)
       INTERNET:  [e-mail]
                  [e-mail]
or
       U. Dominik Mueller
       Schulhausstrasse 83
    CH-6312 Steinhausen
       SWITZERLAND

Any sign of intelligent life welcome! German, English and French spoken.

Please  check  the  'restrictions'  chapter before reporting any bugs and add
your CShell version and a description of your configuration.  The support BBS
is  AUGL  (2:302/906),  [phone], [phone], [phone] (all
lines USRobotics HST or V.32), login='cshell', password='support'.

You may distribute this program unmodified and for non-profit only.
   *** YOU MAY NOT MODIFY THIS PROGRAM AND REDISTRIBUTE IT ***
Please contact me if you want to make changes.


AVAILABILITY
------------

CShell can always be downloaded at the AUGL BBS.  Some additionals parts
(French documentation) are available there, too.

For those who want to get it per FIDO file request, the archive is always
named like 'csh513.lzh' for CShell 5.13 and 'csh513s.lzh' for its source.

For FTP or bitnet file requests at ab20.larc.nasa.gov [128.155.23.64], the
archive names are the same, and they're sited either in the directory
/incoming/amiga or in /amiga/utils/system/cli/shells.

You can get the French doc from AUGL or order it for 20 French Francs at:
    BUGSS
    4, Place de L'Aube
    33170 GRADIGNAN
    FRANCE
Direct any questions to [e-mail] .


CREDITS
-------

Arexx is a program by William Hawes.
Cygnus Ed Professional (C) 1988 CygnusSoft Software.
ARP is copyrighted by the authors.

Thanks to:

Matt  Dillon,  Steve  Drew,  Calro  Borreo  and Cesare Dieni for the previous
versions of Csh.

Eddy Carroll, Gary Duncan, Randell Jesup, Steve Koren, Tim MacKenzie, Axel
Roebel, Mike Schwartz for their code contributions and suggestions.

Michael Beer, Carl Johan Block, Hubert Feyere, Magnus Heldestad, Carsten
Heyl, Alex Liu, Declan McArdle, Svante Eriksson, Luke Mewburn, Peter Orbaek,
Allard Siemelink, Roddi Walker, Shimon Weissman and the unknown Swedish guy
who found the double-LF bug for their bug reports amd feedback.

Roy Haverman, Martin Horneffer, Hans-Christian Huerlimann, Daniel Pfulg,
Patrizio Rusconi, Christian Schneider and especially Markus Illenseer for the
German translation of the doc.

Olivier Berger for the French translation of the doc.


II. OVERVIEW
------------

Shell provides a convenient AmigaDos alternative command interface.  All its
commands are internal and thus it does not rely on the c:  commands for any
functionality.

Major features include:
    - freely programmable command line editing
    - simple history
    - piping
    - aliases with arguments
    - variables & variable handling (embedded variables)
    - file name expansion via wild carding ('?', '*' and more)
    - conditionals (if/else etc..)
    - source files  (w/ gotos and labels)
    - tab file name completion
    - object oriented features (file classes, actions)
    - many built in commands to speed things up
    - full functionality on VT terminals

CShell  runs  on minimum stack, for recursive aliases and source files better
increase stack to 8K or more.

If you use CShell for the first time, remember the following:
    - CShell internal commands must be lowercase & can be abbreviated
    - AmigaDOS command 'Execute' causes some trouble. You cannot redirect
      it, you must not rename it, and you get no return code.
      You can also use 'source' to start your scripts, but you'll have
      to rewrite them a bit. Besides the '.key'-type commands, 'source'
      is downward compatible with 'Execute'.
    - You can always get more information on a command if csh.doc is
      in the current directory or in csh: (you will be able to modify
      this) and you enter 'man <command>'
    - The wild card #? doesn't work. Use *


III. RESTRICTIONS
-----------------

The following applies only to the V36 version of Kickstart 2.0:  The INTERNAL
commands cannot be started.  The same is true for the commands in C:  if they
were  made  resident  using  the  AmigaDOS  'Resident' command (with cshell's
'resident' they work).  Thus, you should disable the INTERNAL residents using
the -i0 startup option if you have a V36 Kickstart.

Under  1.3, you can't start AmigaDOS residents directly.  But you can use the
-r  startup  option,  which  will  copy the AmigaDOS resident list to the ARP
resident  list once (and make those residents unremovable).  I'll try to find
a better solution.

The  best  choice  under  both kickstarts is to make only csh itself AmigaDOS
resident, all other commands, if any, ARP resident.  Under 1.3, you can start
the  shell  (as any other commands) from the resident list only after you did
'resident CLI l:Shell-seg' and 'newcli'.

The  c:Execute command cannot be redirected, does not return error codes, and
might cause other problems.  It will not work at all if it has been renamed.

The  VDK:  handler and Frank Seidel's BootRam-Handler have a bug with setting
file  dates,  so  when  using  the  copy command you should try the -d and -p
switches, otherwise your file date will be bad.  (This is not a shell bug)

If using it with conman you may consider starting shell with the -a switch to
turn  off shell's command line editing and use conmans instead.  You'll lose,
however, many shell features like file name completion.

CB-handler  (a  tool that installs a scrollbar in the CLI window) is not 100%
compatible  with  cshell.   The log will not always represent the real screen
contents.


IV. NOTES ON PIPES
------------------

    PIPES
    PIPES  have  been implemented using temporary T:  files.  Thus, you
    should be  careful  when  specifying  a 't:*' expansion as it might
    include the temporary files. These files are deleted on completion
    of the pipe segment.

    The file names used are completely unique, even with multiple shell
    running simultaneously.

    My  favorite  new  feature is the fact that you can now redirect to
    and  from,  and pipe internal commands.  'echo charlie >ram:x', for
    instance.  Another favorite:

    echo "echo mem | csh" | csh

    No BCPL program should be output-append redirected (>>).


V.  COMMAND PRE-PROCESSOR
-------------------------

    PREPROCESSING
    Preprocessing is done on the command line before it is passed on to
    an internal or external routine:

    ^c    where c is a character is converted to that control character.
        Thus, say '^l' for control-l.

    \233    insert character code 233 octal. Do not use values between
        200o and 232o, as they have special meanings. \240 is the
        word separator.

    $name    where name is a variable name.  Variable names can consist of
        0-9, a-z, A-Z, and underscore (_).  The contents of the
        specified variable is used.  If the shell variable doesn't
        exist, csh tries to find and ENV: variable of the same name.
        If that fails, too, "$name" is inserted..  That is, if the
        variable 'i' contains 'charlie', then '$i' -> 'charlie'.  If
        the variable 'i' doesn't exist, then '$i'->'$i' .

    ;    delimits commands.   echo charlie ; echo ben.

    ' '    (a space). Spaces delimit arguments.

    "string" a quoted string. Trailing quotes are optional. For instance,
        if you want to echo five spaces and an 'a':

        echo      a       -> a
        echo "    a"      ->      a

    \c    override the meaning of special characters.  '\^a' is a
        circumflex and an a rather than control-a.  To get a backslash,
        you must say '\\'.

        also used to overide alias searching for commands.

    >file    specify output redirection.  All output from the command is
        placed in the specified file.

    >>file    specify append redirection (Does not work with BCPL programs).

    <file    specify input redirection. The command takes input from the
        file rather than the keyboard (note: not all commands require
        input; it makes no sense to say 'echo <charlie' since
        the 'echo' command only outputs its arguments).

    |    PIPE specifier.  The output from the command on the left becomes
        the input to the command on the right.  The current SHELL
        implimentation uses temporary files to store the data.

    !!    execute the previously executed command.
    !nn    (nn is a number).  Insert the history command numbered n (see
        the HISTORY command)
    !partial search backwards through the history list for a command which
        looks the same as 'partial', and execute it.

    #    enter comment.  The rest of the line is discarded (note: \#
        will, of course, overide the comment character's special
        meaning)

    {e hi;e ho} executes two commands as one, so they can be redirected
        together (see ALIAS command). The trailing curly brace is
        optional.

    $(foo)    insert the stdout of the command 'foo' at this position of
        the command line. Every line of the output will count as one
        argument. The closing parenthesis is optional.

    `foo`    insert the stdout of the command 'foo' at this position of
        the command line. Every blank separated word will count as
        one argument. Leading, trailing and multiple blanks will be
        removed. The trailing backtick is optional.

    --    stop option parsing here. Works for internal commands only.
        Example: rm -- -x will remove the file '-x'

    Please note the subtle differences between
        alias count {echo one;echo two}
        alias count "echo one;echo two
    The first form will create an alias that contains a local alias. The
    other will create a plain alias. Also, things within braces will not
    be parsed more than once, therefore a backslash needs not be pre-
    ceded by a pair of backslashes. Thus the commands look the same as
    if they were to be typed in at the prompt. To echo lots of '#',
    either use:
        forever {echo \#
        forever "echo \\\#
    A block can spread over several lines. Refer to the SOURCE command.


VI. COMMAND LINE EDITING
------------------------

    o The command line can be up to 255 chars.
    o Inserts  and  deletes  are handled correctly over multiple lines.
    o The script 'menu.sh' installs an intuition menu that contains most
      editing functions

    EDITING

    -- MOVING --
    Left Arrow      One character left
    Right Arrow      One character right
    Shift-Left Arrow  One word left
    Shift-Right Arrow One word right
    ESC-Left Arrow      Beginning of line (^A) (^Z)
    ESC-Right Arrow      End of line       (^E)
    -- DELETING --
    Backspace      Previous character
    Del          Character under cursor
    ESC-Backspace      Previous word     (^W)
    ESC-Del          Next word
    ESC-x-Backspace      To start of line  (^B)
    ESC-x-Del      To end of line    (^K)
    ESC-d          Entire line       (^X)
    -- HISTORY --
    Up Arrow      Recall previous commands
    Down Arrow      Recall commands
    Shift-Up Arow      Get history from partial (or number)
    Shift-Down Arrow  Go below last command of history
    ESC-Up Arrow      Get start of history
    ESC-Down Arrow      Get end of history
    ESC-!          Get history from partial (or number)
    ^T          Insert tail (all but first word) of previous line
    ^P          Duplicate previous word (useful for mv)
    -- COMPLETION --
    TAB          Inserts first matching file name
    Shift-TAB      Inserts longest common substring
    ESC-TAB          Inserts all matching file names (also ESC-*)
    ESC-c          Does a quick cd on left word (TAB for cycling)
    ESC-~          Inserts the last current directory
    ^D          Shows all files that match a pattern (also ESC-=)
    -- EXECUTING LINE --
    Return          Executes line
    ESC-Return      Executes this line of history & brings up next one
    ^N          Next line. Don't exec this one but store history
    ^\          EOF (directly exits)
    -- MISCELLANEOUS --
    ^L          Retype current line.
    ^O          Echo a ^O
    ^R          Repeat last command (don't play with this)
    ^U          Undo/Redo last edit
    ESC-i          Toggle Insert/Overwrite
    f1-f10          Execute command if variable exists.
    F1-F10          More commands (Shifted f keys).
    Help          Invokes help command

Whenever  the cursor is placed on or directly after an incomplete file name
and   you  press  TAB,  CShell  inserts  for  the  first  filename  (sorted
alphabetically)  that  matches  the name part already typed.  Any wildcards
are allowed here, if none are given, '*' is appended.  Immediately pressing
TAB  again  brings  up  the  next  file  name  that  matched the substring.
Shift-TAB  will  only  insert  the  as  much as is common to all files that
matched  your  abbreviation.  If  pressed  again,  behaves  just  like TAB.
ESC-Tab  inserts  the  name  of the directory where you would have ended up
with a quick cd to that substring.

Note  that  ^D  now  means  'quit  batchfile' like under AmigaDOS and is no
longer used for quitting CShell. If you want it back, enter 'keymap 0 4=41'

The  CTRL  keys FGVY are unset, feel free to map them to any function (see
chapter XV).  You can also remap all preset keys.

VII. FUNCTION KEYS
------------------

    FUNKEY
    Function keys now insert text to the current position on the command
    line. They maybe terminated with a ^M (return). f1 would be non shifted
    where as F1 is shifted.
    Most of functions key have a default definition, but it may be changed.

        $ set f1 dir df0:^M

    will add the text 'dir df0:<return>' to the current line.

        $ set f1 dir

    would only add 'dir' you could then enter ' df0:<return>'


VIII. SHELL COMMANDS
--------------------

    STARTUP OPTIONS
    First to start shell from a CLI:

    csh [-abcCfiknstv] [-c command;command]
    csh [-abcCfiknstv] [batchfile1 ... batchfileN]

     -a  AUX: mode. No command line editing and text highlighting
     -b  starts shell in background, which means only task priority -1.
     -c  allows execution of one command line and then exits out
         of  shell.   This  is  useful for running an internal shell
         commands in the background or from an external application:
        run csh -c "dir df0:; copy -r df0: df1: >nil:; echo Done"
     -C  same as -c, but the command line is not parsed twice. This
         allows passing of file names with blanks within.
        run csh -C rm "Ram Disk:tempfile"
     -f  starts shell in foreground, which means only task priority 1.
         you might reset this prioritiy to 0 at the end of your .login
     -i0 disables INTERNAL residents. For V36 kickstarts.
     -k  sets _nobreak before doing anything
     -n  suppresses starting of s:.login
     -r  copies the Amiga resident list to the ARP resident list. You
         can't remove them anymore. No copying when under kick 2.0 or
         if ARP residents present.
     -s  globally enables the asterisk * as alias for #? in AmigaDOS 2.0.
         This means you can use * inside file requesters as well.
     -t  terminal mode. You can use command line editing and text high-
         lighting on a VT100 compatible terminal. To swap backspace
         and DEL, refer to the 'keymap' command
     -v  sets _verbose to 'hs' before doing anything.

    Under 1.3, the best thing you can do is to make csh resident using
    the AmigaDOS Resident command in the startup-sequence, then start
    it with the option -r, so you can start another resident csh from
    inside csh. NOTE: Residents copied using -r cannot be removed! I
    advise you to use the internal resident command for all but csh
    itself.

    COMMAND EXECUTION

    Internal shell commands are case sensitive and may be abbreviated.

   The first argument is the command-name... here is (in order) how Shell
   tries to execute it:

    1)  The alias list is searched for an alias with an exactly
        matching name.
    2)  Internal commands list is scanned for a command even partially
        matching name (so you can, for instance, say resi for resident;
        however, you should specify enough of a command to be unique).
    3)  Then, the list of functions is scanned for a command that
        matches completely. If one is found, the result of the function
        is echoed to stdout.
    4)  Now the command is assumed to be external. Arguments with blanks,
        semicolons or empty strings will be surrounded by quotes.
    5)  If the file is a directory, a 'cd <file>' will be performed to
        it.
    6)  AmigaDOS and ARP resident list are scanned for it (you can use
        Shell's 'resident' command to add/remove a file in the ARP list).
    7)  If the file is in the current directory and it's executable, it
        is started.
    8)  Then it is searched in the AmigaDOS path and c: (NOTE: Path
        assigns to C: under Kickstart 2.0 don't work; use 'path')
    9)  Now, the shell path ($_path) is searched. If it's found and
        executable, it's started. If it has the 's' bit set, it will
        be executed using the appropriate shell. See FOREIGN SHELLS
    10) If there exists a file with the suffix '.sh' and the same root
        in the current directory or in the shell path, it is 'source'd.
    11) Then the variable _rxpath is examined. If there exists a file
        with the suffix '.rexx' and the same root in the current direc-
        tory or in '$_rxpath', 'RX <file>' will be performed.
    12) If all failed, an 'exec' action is sent to the file. See chapter
        XIV for more info on classes and actions.

    To enforce that the external 'dir'-command is used, enter 'Dir'. It
    is a good habit to uppercase the first letter of all external com-
    mands, even if this is not necessary.

    AUTOMATIC SOURCING may be accomplished by naming shell scripts with
    a  .sh  suffix.   Thus,  if you say 'stuff' and the file 'stuff.sh'
    exists in your current or anywhere in Shell search path (NOTE: won't
    be found in the AmigaDOS path), it will be SOURCED  with all arguments
    you  have given placed  in  the  $_passed variable. This is equivalent
    to typing 'source stuff.sh'

    FOREIGN SHELLS are supported through key characters at the beginning
    of their scripts. If a file in $_path has the s-bit set, the first
    few bytes are read. If the first two are either '#!' or ';!', the
    rest of the first line will be interpreted as the name of the shell
    that is supposed to execute the script. If they are '/*', the command
    'RX' is used, if none of the above, 'c:Execute'.
    Example:
      #!SKsh -c source

    WILDCARDS
    Most shell commands will accept multiple arguments that can
    be as a result of wild card expansion.  Also when calling
    an external command shell will first expand any wild cards
    to separate arguments.  If you wish to have the external command
    handle it's own wild carding you will need to insert quotes
    around the special wild card characters or use an alias (see
    explanation of 'alias')

    eg.
        arc a new.arc *.txt    - shell will expand and pass to arc
        arc a new.arc "*.txt"    - let arc expand the wild cards.
        alias arc "*a Arc $a"    - now shell will never expand

    Wildcards allowed:

    ?    match any single character
    *    match any string
    .../*    recursive search down ALL sub directories from current level
    ~    exclude pattern matching specifier
    !    synonym for ~, supported for compatibility
    &    prefixed to patterns, ask confirmation for each file
    []    character class
    ~    the previous current directory (if separated)
    Note that a pattern must contain a '?' or a '*', otherwise the other
    special characters are not recognized. Furthermore, you cannot spe-
    cify a single '?' as a pattern in the first argument to a command,
    as this will be passed on to the command in order to show its usage.
    If pattern.library is present it LIBS:, it will be used for the
    matching.

    Examples:

    df0:.../*    all files in all directories on df0:
    df0:.../!*.info    full directory tree of df0: but exclude
            any ugly .info files.
    !*.o !*.c    will result in ALL files matching since what
            doesn't match the !*.o will match the !*.c
    df1:&*        all files in root of df1:, but ask
            confirmation for each
    *.[co]        all files ending in .c or .o
    ~*.[co]        all files NOT ending in .c nor in .o
    ~        the previous current directory
    ~/*.c        all .c files in the previous current directory
    ~//        the parent of the previous current directory
    .        the current directory
    ./foo.c        the same as foo.c
    ..        the parent of the current directory
    ../foo.c    the file foo.c in the parent directory

    Note that some commands prevent wild card expansion. These are:
      - dir, rpn, whereis, window
    Those commands will expand the wild cards themselves. This is why
      dir @without( *.? , *.o )
    will not work. Instead use:
      set arg @without( *.? , *.o );dir $arg

    There is one exception to the rules given above: A single '?' as
    the first argument will *not* expand in order to allow you to get
    the usage of CLI and csh commands easily.

    The   following   symbols  are  not  yet  supported  by  wild  card
    expansions, but are accepted in search -w and @match( ):

    ( | )    OR matching
    #    0 or more times the pattern following

    Examples:

    "k#a"        matches ka, kaa, kaaa, etc.
    "hel(lo|p)"    matches hello or help.


LIST OF COMMANDS:
-----------------

    ABORTLINE
    Usage    : abortline
    Example    : echo a;abort;echo b
    Results    : a

    Causes the rest of the line to be aborted. Intended for use in
    conjunction with exception handling.

    ACTION
    Usage    : action [-a] actionname file [arguments]
    Example : action extr csh515.lzh csh.doc

    Sends an action to a file. See chapter XIV CLASSES
    Options:
     -a (abort) returns 0 if failed and 1 if successful. Otherwise,
                normal error codes (10 or 11) are returned

    ADDBUFFERS
    Usage    : addbuffers drive buffers [drive buffers ...]
    Example    : addbuffers df0: 24

    Just like AmigaDOS addbuffer command, causes new buffers to be
    allocated for disk I/O. Each buffer costs 512 bytes of memory,
    CHIP memory if a disk drive.

    ALIAS
    Usage    : alias [name [command string] ]
    Example    : alias vt "echo Starting VT100;run sys:tools/vt100"

    Sets a name to be a string. You can alias a single name to a set
    of commands if you enclose them in quotes as above. By simply
    typing vt, the command line above would be executed.
    Aliases may call each other, but direct recursion is prohibited,
    so the following works: alias ls "ls -s"
    To prevent alias replacement, enter: \ls

    By typing "alias name", you will get the alias for that name, while
    with "alias" you get a list of all alias.

    ARGUMENT PASSING TO AN ALIAS:

    Usage    : alias name "%var[%var...] [ command_string ]"
          alias name "*var[%var...] [ command_string ]"
    Example    : alias xx "%q%w echo hi $q, you look $w
          xx Steve great today
    Results    : hi Steve, you look great today

    The second form of the alias command allows passing of arguments
    to any position within the command string via use of a variable
    name. To pass arguments to the end of a command string this method
    is actually not necessary. These variables are local, so they don't
    destroy another variable with the same name.
    If you specify multiple arguments, every argument will be assigned
    one word, and the last argument will be assigned the rest of the
    command line.

    Using a '*' instead of the first '%' prevents wild card expansion:
        alias zoo "*a zoo $a
    To expand the wild cards after you got them, use
        exec set a $a

    IMPLICIT ALIASES:

    Usage    : {command;command}
          {%var command;command} arg arg
    Example    : {%tmp echo $tmp $tmp} hello    --> hello hello

    Curly braces define temporary aliases. They can be redirected as
    a whole, can have arguments and local variables. They count as
    one argument, even if there are blanks inside (as with quotes), and
    they may be nested. Complex alias definitions can use the braces
    instead of quotes, although this will add some calling overhead.
    The closing curly brace is optional if at the end of line.
    Example:

    alias assert {e "Are you sure? ";input -s sure

    ASCII
    Usage    : ascii
          ascii string

    If called without arguments, ascii outputs a complete ASCII table.
    Given a string, shows each character in ASCII. Options:
      -h shows numbers in hexadecimal
      -o shows numbers in octal

    ASET
    Usage    : aset name value
    Example    : aset INCLUDE include:

    Set a variable in a way that is compatible with ARP/old Aztec set
    command; this is completely different from ENV: Shell variable.
    This is obsolete. Use setenv instead.

    ASSIGN
    Usage    : assign
          assign logical
          assign [-lnp] logical1 physical1 [logical2 physical2 ... ]

    The first form shows all assigns.
    The second form kills one assign.
    The third form assigns logical1 to physical1 and so on. Options:
     -l creates a late-binding assign under kick 2.0, normal otherwise
     -n creates a non-binding assign under kick 2.0, normal otherwise
     -p creates a path-assign under kick 2.0, cancelled otherwise
    For definition of late/nonbinding, refer to your AmigaDOS manual.

    BASENAME
    Usage    : basename var path [path ...]
    Example    : basename x df0:c/Dir    # sets x to "Dir"

    Sets var specified to basenames of paths.

    CAT
    Usage    : cat [-n][file file....]
    Example    : cat foo.txt

    Type the specified files onto the screen.  If no file is specified,
    STDIN in used (note: ^\ is EOF).  CAT is meant to output text files
    only. Specifying -n option you will output numbered lines.

    CD
    Usage    : cd [path]
          cd -g device1 [device2 [device3 ...]]

    Change your current working directory.  You may specify '..' to go
    back one directory (this is a CD specific feature, and does not
    work with normal path specifications).

    In most cases, you'll no more have to use the CD command. Just type
    the desired directory at the prompt (very handy in conjunction with
    file name completion). Typing a ~ alone on a command line cd's
    to previous current directory.

    There are two situations left when you still need it:

    Entering 'cd *tem' will cd to the first name matched.

    The second form generates a list (an ASCII file) of all direc-
    tories on the given devices. It will be stored in the file given
    in $_qcd (default: 'csh:csh-qcd'). Note that this ASCII file will
    not be merged but overwritten. Once you have generated this file,
    you can cd to any directory on your harddisk(s) even if it's not
    in the current directory.
    If you have two directories of the same name and you use one of
    them more, move the more important one to the beginning of the
    qcd file. You might also sort the file.
    It is legal to type just an abbreviation of the directory name
    you want to cd to. No asterisk '*' necessary. If you end up in
    the wrong directory, cd to the same directory again (best done
    by Cursor-Up + RETURN). You will cycle through all directories
    that matched the given abbreviation. The other possibility is to
    specify the full name of the parent directory: cd devs/keym
    You may also add devices and assigns, so if 'PageStream:' is one
    line in the qcd-file, a cd to 'page' is successful.

    CD without any arguments displays the path of the directory you
    are currently in.

    CLASS
    Usage    : [-n] name {type=param} [ "actions" {action=command} ]
    Example : class zoo offs=20,dca7c4fd ext=.zoo actions view="zoo l"

    Defines a new class of files and the actions to be taken on them
    in various cases, or shows old definitions if given no arguments.
    See section XIV: OBJECTS
    Options:
      -n (new)  forgets old definitions


    CLOSE
    Usage    : close [filenumber]

    Close the specified file opened by open. Without filenumber, closes
    all open files. See open and flist for more info.

    CLS
    Usage    : cls

    This is an alias. It only clears the screen, but also works on a
    terminal (echo ^L doesn't).

    COPY
    Usage    : copy [-udfpm]  file file
    or    : copy [-udfpm]  file1 file2...fileN dir
    or    : copy [-rudfp] dir1...dirN file1...fileN dir

    Options    :
     -r recursive, copy all subdirectories as well.
     -u update, if newer version exists on dest, don't copy
     -f freshen, if file doesn't exist on dest or newer, don't copy
     -q suppresses 'not newer' and 'not there' messages in -u and -f
     -d don't set destination file date to that of source.
     -p don't set destination protection bits to those of source.
     -m erases the original. does not work with -r
     -o overwrites write/delete-protected, reads read-protected

    Example    : copy -r df0: df1:

    Copy files or directories. When copying directories, the -r option
    must be specified to copy subdirectories as well.  Otherwise, only
    top level files in the source directory are copied.

    All files will be displayed as they are copied and directory's
    displayed as they are created. This output can be suppressed by
    redirecting to nil: eg. copy -r >nil: df0: df1:

    Copy will abort after current file on Control-C.

    Copy by default sets the date of the destination file to that of
    the source file. To overide this feature use the -d switch.

    Similarly, it sets protection bits (flags) to those of source and
    any file comment will be copied. To avoid this use -p. The archive
    bit is always cleared.

    Another useful option is the -u (update) mode where copy will not
    copy any files which exists already in the destination directory
    if the destination file is newer or equal to the source file.
    This is useful when developing code say in ram: eg. 'copy *.c ram:'
    when done you can copy -u ram: df1: and only those modules you have
    modified will be copied back.

    Copy command will now create the destination directory if it does
    not exist when specified as 'copy [-r] dir dir'. If you specify
    copy file file file dir, then 'dir' must already exist.

    CP
    Equivalent to copy.

    DATE
    Usage    : date [-sr] [new date and/or time]
    Example    : date Wednesday  # this refers to NEXT wed, of course

    Options:
      -s stores the current time internally
      -r shows time relative to last stored in secs and hundredths

    Used to read or set system date and/or time. All standard options
    may be used (yesterday, tomorrow, monday, etc.).
    Leading zero's are not necessary.
    Without parameters shows Dddddd DD-MMM-YY HH:MM:SS.

    DEC
    Usage    : dec varname [value]
    Example    : dec abc

    Decrement the numerical equivalent of the variable with specified
    value (default: 1) and place the ASCII-string result back into
    that variable.

    DELETE
    Usage    : delete [-p][-r][-q] file file file...
    Example    : delete foo.txt test.c

    Remove (delete) the specified files.  Remove always returns
    errorcode 0.  You can remove empty directories.  The '-r' option
    will remove non-empty directories by recursively removing all sub
    directories.
    You can remove delete-protected files specifying -p option.
    If you specify any wildcard deletes the files will be listed as
    they are deleted. This can be suppressed by redirecting to nil:
    If you specify -q, no error message will be supplied if the file
    to be removed didn't exist or couldn't be deleted.

    DIR
    Usage    : dir [-abcdfhiklnoqstuv] [-z lformat] [path path ... ]
    Example    : dir -ts downloads:
          dir -lz "%7s %-.16n %m" *.c
    Options:
     -d list directories only
     -f list files only
     -h list only files which not start with a dot, end with '.info' or
        have the h-flag set. Adds an 'i' bit to the flags which tells
        if an according .info file exists.
     -s short multi(4) column display.
     -c don't change colors for directories
     -q quiet display. does not show length in blocks
     -o display file nOtes
     -n display names only
     -p display full path names and suppress directory titles
     -a shows the age of all files in the format  days hours:minutes
     -i identifies every file, shows the type instead of the date.
        See chapter XIV CLASSES
     -v (viewdir) recursively sums up lengths of the files in a dir
     -l sorts the files by their length, longest first.
     -t sorts the files by their time, most recent first.
     -k sorts the files by their class (klass)
     -b sorts the files backwards.
     -g prints directories at the beGinning
     -e prints directories at the End
     -u must be given exactly two directories. Shows files only in
        the first directory, files in both and files in the second.
     -z custom format

    Displays a directory of specified files. Default output shows
    date, protection, block size, byte size and total space used.
    Protections flags include new 1.2/1.3 flags (see under protect),
    plus a 'c' flag which indicates that this file has a comment.
    Files are alphabetically sorted, without case sensitivity, and
    directories are in red pen (unless you use -c). Dir takes in
    account the width of your window.

    The lformat string is used to create your own directory format.
    It will override all else and may contain the following codes:
     %a age               %l LF if comment      %t time
     %b size in blocks    %m multi column       %u size in K
     %c flag c (comment)  %n name               %v dir size in eng.
     %d date              %o filenote (comment) %w dir size in K
     %e flag i (.info)    %p name w/ path       %x translated date
     %f flags hsparwed    %q name w/ slash      %+ flag i as '+' or ' '
     %i flag d (dIr)      %r size in eng.
     %k class             %s size

    Between the '%' and the identifying letter, there may be an optional
    field width. If the number is preceded by a '-', the field contents
    will be left adjusted. If by a dot, the contents will be cut down
    to match the field width if they are longer.
    If the format string contains a %m, cshell will try to print more
    than one entry on one line. The column width is the field width of
    the %m entry. If omitted, it's assumed to be the one of the first
    file. If a file is longer, it will use two columns.

    DISKCHANGE
    Usage    : diskchange drive

    Like AmigaDOS diskchange.

    ECHO
    Usage    : echo [-en] string
    Example    : echo hi there
    Results    : hi there

    Echo the string given. If -n switch given no newline is
    appended. If -e is on, echo to stderr.

    ELSE
    Usage    : else ; command
    Usage    : if -f foo.c ; else ; echo "Not there" ; endif

    Else clause, must follow an IF statement.

    ENDIF
    Usage    : endif

    The end of an if statement.

    Note: if you return from a script file with unterminated IF's
    and the last IF was false, prompt will be changed to an
    underscore ('_') and no commands will be executed until
    'endif' is typed.

    ERROR
    Usage    : error n

    Generates return code n.

    EXEC
    Usage    : exec [-i] command [args]
    Example    : set cmdline "dir ram:"
          exec $cmdline        # would not work without exec

    Execute the command specified; exec command is equivalent to
    command, only you can use variables to specify command name.
    Note that the command line is parsed TWICE! Examples:
     set a dir ram:; exec $a              # right
     set a mkdir; exec $a "My directory"  # wrong! creates 2 directories

    Exec returns the return code of the command executed unless option -i
    (ignore) is set, in which case always 0 is returned.

    FAULT
    Usage    : fault error1 .. errorN
    Example    : fault 205 212

    Like AmigaDOS fault, prints specified error messages.

    FILENOTE
    Usage    : filenote file1 .. fileN  note
          filenote -s file1...fileN

    The first form sets AmigaDOS comment of the specified file.
    The second form displays the file notes of the given files.

    FLIST
    Usage    : flist

    Lists the filenumbers of files opened by open.
    See open and close for more info.

    FLTLOWER
    Usage    : fltlower
    Example    : dir | fltlower
    Or    : fltlower <readme

    This is a filter command, i.e. it reads from stdin and writes to
    stdout. The more natural way to use it is a pipe, or it can be
    redirected.
    Its purpose is to convert all alphabetic to lower case.

    FLTUPPER
    The same of fltlower, only this converts to upper case.

    FOREACH
    Usage    : foreach [-v] varname ( strings ) command
    Example    : foreach i ( a b c d ) "echo -n $i;echo \" ha\""
    Result    : a ha
          b ha
          c ha
          d ha

    'strings' is broken up into arguments.  Each argument is placed in
    the local variable 'varname' in turn and 'command' executed. Put
    the command(s) in quotes.

    Foreach is especially useful when interpreting passed arguments in
    an alias.

    eg.
        foreach i ( *.pic ) viewilbm $i
    assuming a.pic and b.pic in current directory the following commands
    will occur:
        viewilbm a.pic
        viewilbm b.pic

    Flag -v causes arguments to be displayed every time command is
    executed. All 'for...' commands can be interrupted using CTRL-D.

    FOREVER
    Usage    : forever command
    or    : forever "command;command;command..."

    The specified commands are executed over and over again forever.

    Execution stops if you hit ^C or ^D, or if the commands return with
    an error code.

    FORLINE
    Usage    : forline var filename command
    or    : forline var filename "command;command..."
    Example    : forline i RAM:temp "echo line $_linenum=$i"

    For each ASCII line of file specified commands are executed and
    var points to line content. You can check system variable _linenum
    to find the number of the line currently read.
    If STDIN (case sensitive) is specified as input file, the lines are
    read from standard input.

    FORNUM
    Usage    : fornum [-v] var n1 n2 command
    or    : fornum [-v] -s var n1 n2 step command
    Example    : fornum -v x 1 10 echo $x
    or    : fornum -s x 10 1 -1 echo $x # counts backwards

    Executes  command(s)  for  all numerical values of x between n1 and
    n2.   If  more  than  one  command  is  specified,  or  command  is
    redirected, include command(s) in quotes.
    Switch -v (verbose) causes printing of progressive numbers.
    Switch  -s  allows  you to specify a step; if this is negative, the
    count will be backwards.

    GETENV
    Usage    : getenv [shellvar] envvar

    Gets the value of an ARP or ENV: variable (ARP list searched first)
    and stores it in the shell variable 'shellvar'. If shellvar is
    omitted, the value of the ENV: variable is printed to stdout.
    This command is obsolete since ENV: variables can be retrieved
    by writing $envvar anywhere on the command line.

    GOTO
    Usage    : goto label
    Example    :
          label start
            echo "At start"
            dir ram:
            goto start

    Goto  the specified label name.  You can only use this command from
    a  source  file.   Labels  may  be  forward or reverse from current
    position. It is legal to jump out of if's.

    HEAD
    Usage    : head filename [num]
    Example    : head readme 20

    Display  first "num" lines of "filename".  If num is not specified,
    10 is assumed.

    HELP
    Usage    : help
    Example    : help

    Simply  displays  all  the  available  commands.   The commands are
    displayed in search-order.  That is, if you give a partial name the
    first  command  that  matches  that  name  in  this list is the one
    executed.   Generally,  you  should  specify enough of a command so
    that it is completely unique.

    HISTORY
    Usage    : history [-nr] [partial_string]
    Example    : history
    Options    :
     -n omits line numbering
     -r reads history from stdin

    Displays  the  enumerated  history  list.   The size of the list is
    controlled  by  the  _history  variable.   If you specify a partial
    string, only those entries matching that string are displayed.

    HOWMANY
    Usage    : howmany

    This  command  tells you how many instances of Shell are running in
    your system.

    HTYPE
    Usage    : htype [-r] file1 .. filen

    Displays the specified files in hex and ASCII, just like the system
    command 'Type file opt h'.  Especially suitable for binary files.
    If -r is specified, htype displays all files in a directories.

    IF
    Usage    : if [-n] argument conditional argument [then]
    or    : if [-n] argument
    or    : if [-n] -f file    or   -e file
    or    : if [-n] -d file/dir
    or    : if [-n] -m
    or    : if [-n] -t file file1 .. fileN
    or    : if [-n] -r rpnexpression
    or    : if [-n] -v varname
    or    : if [-n] -o char arg ... arg

    Makes the following instructions up to the next endif conditinal.
    The 'then' is optional. The if clause must be followed by a semi-
    colon if instructions follow on the same line.

    If a single argument is something to another argument.  Conditional
    clauses allowed:

    <, >, =, ! and combinations.  Thus != is not-equal, >= larger or
    equal, etc...

    If arguments are not numeric, they are compared as strings.

    Usually the argument is either a constant or a variable ($varname).

    The second form if IF is conditional on the existence of the argument.
    If the argument is a "" string, then FALSE, else TRUE.

    The third form of IF used by -f switch checks for existance of
    the specified file. -e is the same as -f

    Switch -d tests the type of the object specified: if it is a
    directory, then TRUE; if it is a file (or it doesn't exist)
    then FALSE.

    Switch -m is used to test if FAST memory is present.
    Example (to be included in a login.sh file):
    if -m; resident -d lc1 lc2 blink; endif

    Using -t form compares the date and time of the first file with
    all the others; if the first is younger than ALL the others, then
    FALSE, else TRUE. If a file doesn't exists, it is considered as
    being older.
    This feature is especially useful for building makefiles without
    using any MAKE utility.
    Example:
    if -t test.o test.asm test.i ; asm -o test.o test.asm ; endif

    Option -r evaluates a given RPN expression (see under RPN for more
    info): if value on top of stack is 0, then FALSE, else TRUE.

    Option -o tests for option 'char' in the rest of the arguments.
    Example: if -o r -rp ram:comm1.c     will yield TRUE.

    Switch -n (NOT) reverses the result.

    To test if a given variable is defined, use if -v varname.

    When using 'IF' command interactively if you are entering commands
    following an 'IF' that was false, the prompt will be set to a
    underscore '_ ' to indicate all commands will be ignored until
    an 'ELSE' or 'ENDIF' command is seen.

    INC
    Usage    : inc varname [value]
    Example    : inc abc 5

    Increment the numerical equivalent of the variable with specified
    value (default: 1) and place the ASCII-string result back into
    that variable.

    INFO
    Usage    : info [path1 path2 ... pathN]

    If called without arguments, info gives you the drive information
    on all devices. If one or more paths are specified, only infor-
    mation on those drives will be displayed.

    INPUT
    Usage    : input [-s] var var ... var
    Example    : input abc

    Input from STDIN (or a redirection, or a pipe) to a variable.  The
    next input line is broken up in words (unless quoted) and placed in
    the variable. If -s is turned on, the whole line is read in as one
    word, including spaces. -r puts the console to single character mode
    before reading (ie. does not wait for RETURN to be pressed). Use
    this with care.

    JOIN
    Usage    : join [-r] file1..fileN destfile
    Example    : join part1 part2 part3 total

    Joins the specified files to get destfile. If destfile already
    exists, an error message is generated and operation is aborted,
    unless you specify -r (replace) option.

    KEYMAP
    Usage    : keymap [number {key=function}]
    Example    : keymap 0 1030=4 1032=12

    Defines one keymap for the csh command line editing. See chapter XV.

    LABEL
    Usage    : label name

    Create a program label right here. Used in source files, you can
    then GOTO a label.

    LINECNT
    Another filter. Counts the number of lines of its stdin and writes
    it to stdout.

    LOCAL
    Usage: local [var...var]

    Creates one or more local variables. Those variables disappear
    at the end of their alias or source file, and cannot be accessed
    from inside other aliases or source files.
    With no arguments, shows all top level variables and their values.

    LS
    Equivalent to dir.

    MD
    Equivalent to mkdir.

    MAN
    Usage    : man command(s)
    Example    : man mkdir

    Get  info about a Shell command, or others keywords.  These include
    all  special  _variables, plus various keywords:  WILDCARDS, PIPES,
    EDITING, STARTUP and more.
    See special alias manlist to get a list of ALL keywords supported
    by man.
    You  must set _man to the paths of your .doc files:
       set _man dh1:docs/aliases.doc dh1:docs/csh.doc

    To create your own .doc files, precede all your keywords by four
    blanks. 'man' will then display lines until the first character
    of a line is alphanumeric or has four leading blanks.

    MEM
    Usage    : mem [-cfqu]

    Options:
      -c shows the free chip mem only
      -f shows the free fast mem only
      -q outputs just a number without titles
      -s stores current free memory
      -r shows memory used relative to last stored
      -l flushes all unneeded memory

    MENU
    Usage    : menu [-n] [ title item...item ]
    Example    : menu Shell   JrComm,,j   Rename,"rename ",r  quit

    Appends one pull down in the current console window. Up to six
    menus with 16 items every can be installed.

    If the item is just a string, that string will be in the menu item.
    When you select it, it will be put into the prompt and executed.

    If there is a comma and after that comma a second string, this
    will be the command will be inserted at the prompt. This time you
    have to add the ^M yourself if you want the command to be executed.

    If there is a second comma, the letter after that comma will be
    the keyboard shortcut for that menu item. (This will be case
    sensitive some day, use lowercase).

    If for any reason your current menu is corrupt, just enter an
    empty 'menu' command.

    To clear all existing menus use option -n.

    MKDIR
    Usage    : mkdir name name name...
    Example    : mkdir df0:stuff

    Create the specified directories.

    MV
    Equivalent to rename.

    OPEN
    Usage    : open filename filemode filenumber
    Example    : open RAM:data w 1

    This  allows you to open a file, redirect to it as many commands as
    you like, then close it.
    Filename is any valid AmigaDOS filename, filemode is either "r" for
    read or "w" for write, filenumber is a number between 1 and 10.
    To  redirect  a  program to or from an open file, use as your redir
    filename a dot followed by the filenumber.
    Here is a complete example:

        open RAM:data w 1
        echo -n 2+2= >.1
        rpn 2 2 + . CR >.1
        close 1
        type RAM:data    # will display 2+2=4

    See also close, flist.

    PATH
    Usage    : path [-r] [dir...dir]

    Without arguments, lists AmigaDOS path. Otherwise adds given directories
    to the path, preventing duplicate entries.
    Options:
     -r Resets the path

    PRI
    Usage    : pri clinumber pri
    Example    : pri 3 5    # set priority of cli #3 to 5

    Change the priority of the specified task (use PS command to
    determine clinumber). If you specify 0 as clinumber you can
    change priority of "this" task (the one executing shell).

    PROTECT
    Usage    : protect file1 ... filen [+|-|=][flags]
    Example    : protect myfile +rwe

    Set AMIGADOS file protection flags for the file specified. Valid
    flags are h, s, p, a, r, w, e, d. x ist the same as e. Modes:
      +  Set specified bits, leave all others
      -  Clear specified bits, leave all others
      =  Set specified bits, clear all others
    Specifying no mode is equal to '='. Archive bit cleared by default.

    PS
    Usage    : ps [commandname...commandname]

    Gives status of CLI processes.  eg:

    Proc Command Name        CLI Type    Pri.  Address  Directory
    * 1  csh            Initial CLI   0      97b0  Stuff:shell
      2  clock            Background  -10    2101a8  Workdisk:
      3  emacs            Background    0    212f58  Stuff:shell
      4  VT100            Background    0    227328  Workdisk:

    Address is the address of the task, directory is the process
    currently CD'd directory. My default, only the BaseNames of
    the commands are shown. Your own CLI will be marked by an
    asterisk in the first column.
    Options:
     -l shows full pathnames of commands
     -e excludes the given command names from the list

    PWD
    Usage    : pwd

    Rebuild _cwd by backtracing from your current directory.

    QSORT
    Usage   : qsort [-r] <in >out

    Quick sorts from stdin to stdout. -r causes reverse sorting.

    QUIT
    Usage    : quit

    Quit out of Shell back to CLI.

    RBACK
    Usage    : rback command

    Start a new process executing the specified command, but can't do
    input/output. Equivalent to 'run command >NIL: <NIL:'. Instead of
    using rback, you can add a '&' at the end of the command line. The
    variable Under 1.3, $_newproc will hold the cli number of the newly
    created process.
    Note: rback cannot start builtin commands. You have to start a
          subshell: rback csh -c "copy ram:temp prt:;rm ram:temp

    READFILE
    Usage    : readfile varname [filename]

    Completely reads an ASCII file and assigns it to a variable. Each
    line becomes one word in the resulting string. Embedded blanks
    are no problem. If file name is omitted, stdin is used. See also
    'writefile', @subfile and @flines

    RENAME
    Usage    : rename from to
    or    : rename from from from ... from todir

    Allows you to rename a file or move it around within a disk.
    Allows you to move 1 or more files into a single directory.
    The archive bit of the file(s) will be cleared.

    RESIDENT
    Usage    : resident [-r][-d] [files]
    Example    : resident lc1 lc2 blink    # load these as resident
          resident -d lc1 lc2 blink    # defer load when needed
          resident -r lc1 lc2 blink    # remove these
          resident            # list resident programs

    This is ARP resident. Commands are searched by Shell in resident
    list BEFORE of searching on any external device.
    Only PURE programs can run as resident, see ARP docs for more info.
    Option -d is very useful: you can say, in your startup file,
    resident -d file...file; programs will not be loaded immediately,
    but only when you will try to load them. This way, you will not
    waste memory and startup time if you don't use the programs.
    Old option -a has no more effect.

    RETURN
    Usage    : return [n]
    Example    : return 10

    Exit from a script file, or quit from shell with optional
    exit code.

    RM
    Equivalent to delete.

    RPN
    Usage    : rpn expression
    Example    : rpn 3 7 *    # Prints the value 21

    Evaluate an RPN expression, using 32-bit values. In older versions
    of Shell RPN contained string functions too, but now that strings
    are handled by specifical commands, these are no more needed.
    At end of evaluation, RPN prints values on stack, so you can
    say for instance "rpn $x 2 * | input x" to double the value of
    variable x.
    Functions implemented are:

        + - * /    Obvious meaning; / means integer division, of course
        %        Module operator e.g. "rpn 7 3 %" answers 1
        & | ~    Bitwise and, or, not operators
        > < ==    Tests for greater-than, lower-than, equal. To get
            a test for >= (or <=), you can use < ! (or > !)
        !        Logical not operator
        DUP        Duplicate value on top of stack
        DROP    Drop value on top of stack
        SWAP    Swap two values on top of stack

    To avoid confusion with redirections, > and < operators must be
    enclosed in quotes e.g.

        3 2 ">"        # Prints 1

    RUN
    Usage    : run prgm args
    Example    : run emacs test.c

    Start a new process executing the specified command. This command is not
    fully reliable: use at your own risk. Under 1.3, $_newproc will hold the
    cli number of the new process. See also rback.

    RXREC
    Usage    : rxrec [portname]

    Create an AREXX-compatible port of the specified name (defaults to
    "rexx_csh"), then puts Shell to sleep waiting for messages on it.

    CAUTION: the only way to exit from this status is to send to the port
    the message "bye".

    Example:
    Open two Shell's in two separate CLI's. From the first, type:

        rxrec

    Now first Shell doesn't respond to keyboard input; instead, it waits
    for messages on a port called "rexx_csh". Now, from the other, type:

        rxsend rexx_csh "dir df0:"

    You will see the listing of df0: in the first Shell. Experiment as you
    like, then:

        rxsend rexx_csh bye

    And all will return to normal.

    RXSEND
    Usage    : rxsend [-lr] portname command...command

    Send commands to any program with an AREXX-compatible port. Be aware
    that every word is sent as a single command!

    You don't have to load anything to use these command (or rxrec):
    all you need is a program with the right port.

    An example is CygnusEdProfessional: here is, for instance, a command
    to wake it up, load the file test.c and jump to line 20:

        rxsend rexx_ced cedtofront "open test.c" "jmp to line 20"
        # rexx_ced is the name of AREXX port for CygnusEd

    The option -r sets the variable _result to the result string
    of the AREXX command.
    The option -l send the whole line as *one* command.

    Refer to your application manual for details and for the names
    of the commands and the port.

    SEARCH
    Usage    : search [-abcefnqrvw] file...file string

    Search specified files for a string. Only lines containing the
    specified strings are displayed.

    If the filename is STDIN (in uppercase), the standard input is
    used, so you can use search as the destination for a pipe.
    Example:
        strings myprog * | search STDIN .library
    Lists all libraries used in "myprog".

    Search is very fast if none of the options -w, -e and STDIN was
    specified and the file fits into memory.

    Options:
      -a (abort)   stops search as soon as the pattern was found once
      -b (binary)  shows only byte offsets instead of lines. If combined
                   with -n, shows naked numbers.
      -c (case)    turns ON case sensitivity
      -e (exclude) lists lines NOT containing the pattern
      -f (files)   causes only the names of the files in which the pat-
                   tern was found to be displayed.
      -l (left)    pattern must be at beginning of line (this is faster
                   than using a wild card)
      -n (number)  turns off line numbering
      -o (only)    finds only whole words
      -q (quiet)   suppresses printing of file names.
      -r (recurse) if you specify any directory, all files in that di-
                   rectory are recursively searched.
      -v (verbose) shows each file name on a single line. this is auto-
                   matically turned on if search is redirected
      -w (wild)    wild card matching. see notes below

    Notes to wild card matching;
    - Uses Shell standard matching.
    - All standard ARP wildcards are allowed * ? [] () | ~ ' #
    - The WHOLE line must match the string, not only a substring.
    - String MUST be enclosed in quotes to avoid wildcard expansion

    Examples:
        search -cr df0:include ACCESS
    Find all occurrences of ACCESS (in uppercase) in all files
    contained in include directory.
        search -w shell.h "'#define*"
    Lists only lines of file beginning with (not simply containing)
    #define. Note the use of ' to escape the special symbol #.

    SET
    Usage    : set [name] [=] [string]
    Example    : set abc hello

    Set with no args lists all current variable settings.
    Set with one arg lists the setting for that particular variable.
    Specifying name and string, stores the string into variable name.

    Also see the section on special _variables.

    SETENV
    Usage    : setenv envvar value

    Sets an ENV: variable to the given value. The value must be
    enclosed in quotes if it contains spaces. To retrieve an ENV:
    variable, just use $envvar anywhere on a command line.

    SLEEP
    Usage    : sleep timeout
    Example    : sleep 10

    Sleep for 'timeout' seconds, or until ^C typed.

    SPLIT
    Usage    : split srcvar dstvar...dstvar

    Assigns one word of srcvar to every dstvar, the rest of srcvar to
    the last dstvar.
    Note: You enter variable NAMES, not variables.

    STACK
    Usage    : stack [number]
    Example    : stack 8000

    Changes the default stack for this CLI. Without arguments, prints
    it.

    STRHEAD
    Usage    : strhead varname breakchar string
    Example    : strhead x . foobar.bas    # Will set x to "foobar"

    Remove everything after and including the breakchar in 'string' and
    place in variable 'varname'.

    STRINGS
    Usage    : strings file1..fileN minlength
    Example    : strings c:dir c:list shell 7

    Prints strings contained in specified files (usually binary)
    with length >= minlength.

    STRLEFT
    Usage    : strleft varname string n
    Example    : strleft x LongString 5    # Will set x to "LongS"

    Place leftmost n chars of string in variable varname.

    STRLEN
    Usage    : strlen varname string
    Example    : strlen x Hello        # Will set x to "5"

    Puts len of string in variable varname.

    STRMID
    Usage    : strmid varname string n1 [n2]
    Example    : strmid x LongString 5 3    # Will set x to "Str"

    Places n2 chars from string, starting at n1, in variable varname.
    By omitting n2, you get all chars from n1 to end of string.

    STRRIGHT
    Usage    : strright varname string n
    Example    : strright x LongString 5    # Will set x to "tring"

    Place rightmost n chars of string in variable varname.

    STRTAIL
    Usage    : strtail varname breakchar string
    Example    : strtail x . foobar.bas    # Will set x to "bas"

    Remove everything before and including the breakchar in 'string' and
    place in variable 'varname'.

    SOURCE
    Usage    : source file [arguments]
    Example    : source mymake.sh all
    Result    : batch file 'mymake.sh' called with var _passed = 'all'

    Execute commands from a file.  You can create SHELL programs in
    a file and then execute them with this command.  Source'd files
    have the added advantage that you can have loops in your command
    files (see GOTO and LABEL).  You can pass SOURCE files arguments
    by specifying arguments after the file name.  Arguments are passed
    via the _passed variable (as a single string, a set of words).
    See _failat variable for script aborting.

    Long lines may be split by appending a backslash (\) at end of
    first part. One single line must be shorter than 512 bytes, but
    the concatenated line can be as long as you want. There is no
    limit on the length of the concatenated line.

    Automatic 'sourcing' is accomplished by appending a .sh suffix to
    the file (no need to set the s-bit) and executing it as you would
    a C program:

    --------- file hello.sh ---------
    foreach i ( $_passed ) "echo yo $i"
    ---------------------------------

    $ hello a b c
    yo a
    yo b
    yo c

    If the last character of a line in a source file is '{', all
    following lines will appended to the current one and separated
    by semicolons until the last character of a line is '}'. Those
    blocks may be nested. You may use comments and unterminated
    strings within.

    --------- file login.sh ---------
    alias complex {
      echo -n "this alias
      echo " works!"
    }
    ---------------------------------

    $ login
    $ complex
    this   alias   works!


    TACKON
    Usage    : tackon var pathname filename
    Example    : tackon x df0:c Dir    # sets x to "df0:c/Dir"
    or    : tackon x df0: Preferences #sets x to "df0:Preferences"

    Correctly  adds  a  filename  to a pathname, and puts the result in
    variable specified.

    TAIL
    Usage    : tail filename [num]
    Example    : tail readme 20

    Display  last  "num" lines of "filename".  If num is not specified,
    10 is assumed.

    TEE
    Usage    : tee [file]
    Example    : cc test.c | tee >error.list

    Copies stdin to stdout and the given file. If file is omitted, stderr
    is used.

    TOUCH
    Usage    : touch file1 .. fileN

    Sets DateStamp of the specified files to the current date & resets
    archive bit.

    TRUNCATE
    Usage    : truncate [n]
    Example : alias | qsort | truncate

    A filter that truncates the width of stdin to the specified number,
    trying to account for tab's and escape sequences. If the number is
    omitted, the current window width is used.

    TYPE
    Equivalent to CAT.

    UNALIAS
    Usage    : unalias name .. name
    Example    : unalias vt

    Delete aliases..

    UNIQ
    Usage    : uniq

    This is a  filter that removes consecutive, duplicated lines in a
    file.  It is most useful on a sorted file.

    UNSET
    Usage    : unset name .. name
    Example    : unset abc

    Unset one or more variables.  Deletes them entirely.

    USAGE
    Usage    : usage [command...command]

    If called without arguments, usage gives you a short information
    on the special characters used. Otherwise, usage shows you the
    usage of the given commands. Calling a command with a '?' as
    the only argument will show its usage, too.

    VERSION
    Usage    : version

    Show current version name, & authors.

    WAITFORPORT
    Usage    : waitforport portname [seconds]
    Example    : waitforport rexx_ced 5

    Waits for a port to come up. Default time is 10 seconds.

    WHEREIS
    Usage    : whereis [-r] filename [ device1...deviceN ]

    If just a file name is given, whereis searches all subdirectories of
    the current directory for that file. An asterisk '*' is appended to
    the file. Wild cards are allowed for the file (no asterisk will be
    appended then), but no path names. If additional arguments are
    given, whereis searches only these paths, not the current directory.
    whereis -r looks on all drives.

    WINDOW
    Usage    : window [-q][-f][-b][-l][-s] [dimensions]
    Options    :
        -f    (front) Window to front
        -b    (back)  Window to back
        -l    (large) Window to maximum size
        -s    (small) Window to minimum size
        -a    (activate)
        -q    (query) Lists screens and windows open

       Various  operations on CLI window.  If dimensions are specified,
    they must be in the form x y width height, with values separated by
    spaces.
       The  command  "window  -l" may be very useful on PAL machines to
    get  a  full  PAL  window  from  your login sequence, or if you use
    overscan WorkBench.
       Option  -q  gives,  for  each  Screen and Window currently open,
    title, left edge, top edge, width, height, (depth).

    WRITEFILE
    Usage: writefile varname

    Writes a set of words to stdout, one word per line. Note that the
    name of the variable (var) must be supplied, not the value ($var).


IX. SPECIAL VARIABLES
---------------------

There are a number variables, the write variable, that have a side effect on
your system (e.g.  changing the title bar), and some others, the read
variables, that tell you something about your environment (e.g.  the current
shell version).  You can also overlay the write variables with a local
variable, so any change only takes place while the current context is
valid.

    _abbrev
    If set to 'n', internal commands can no longer be abbreviated.

    _bground
    True if the shell was started with a non-interactive input.

    _clinumber
    Contains the number (1-20) of current CLI.

    _cwd
    Holds a string representing the current directory we are in from
    root.  The SHELL can get confused as to its current directory if
    some external program changes the directory.  Use PWD to rebuild
    the _cwd variable in these cases.

    _debug
    Debug mode... use it if you dare.  must be set to some value

    _every
    Contains the name of a command that is to be executed every time
    just before the prompt is printed. Do not use this to echo the prompt.

    _except
    See EXCEPTION

    _failat
    If a command returns with an error code higher than this, the
    batch file aborts. The default is 20.

    _hilite
    Holds the font attributes used for highlighting. One letter for one
    attribute:
      b    for bold
      i    for italic
      u    for underlined
      r    for reverse
      c3   for foreground color 3
      c3,2 for foreground color 3 and background color 2
    Any combinations are allowed. _hilite defaults to "c7", in terminal
    mode to "r".

    _history
    This variable is set to a numerical value, and specifies how far
    back your history should extend. Set it to 0 to disable history,
    for example if you test your programs for memory leaks. Defaults
    to 50.

    _insert
    Sets the default for insert/overtype mode for command line editing.
    ESC-i toggles between, but after <RET> the default is set back as
    indicated by this variable. By default _insert is 1, unsetting
    _insert will make overtype the default.

    _ioerr
    Contains the secondary error code for the last command. Will be
    changed after every external command and after a failed internal
    command. See @ioerr( )

    _kick2x
    True if dos.library V36 could be opened (which means that kickstart
    2.0 is around)

    _lasterr
    Return code of last command executed.  This includes internal
    commands as well as external comands, so to use this variables
    you must check it IMMEDIATELY after the command in question.

    _lcd
    Holds the name of the last directory. The builtin alias 'dswap'
    cd's to that directory. If called again, you're back where you
    were.

    _man
    The path and name of your .doc files. Defaults to 'csh:csh.doc'

    _maxerr
    The worst (highest) return value to date.  To use this, you usually
    set it to '0', then do some set of commands, then check it.

    _minrows
    Gives the minimum number of rows a window must have to turn on quick
    scrolling. Defaults to 34.

    _nobreak
    If set to some value, disables CTRL-C.

    _noreq
    If set to some value , disables system requesters ("Please insert
    volume ...."). Turned on in vt200 mode.

    _passed
    This variable contains the passed arguments when you SOURCE a file
    or execute a .sh file.  For instance:

    test a b c d

    -------- file test.sh ----------
    echo $_passed
    foreach i ( $_passed ) "echo YO $i"
    --------------------------------

    _path
    Tells CShell where to look for executable files. The current direc-
    tory and the AmigaDOS path will be searched first. The trailing
    slash for directories is not necessary anymore.  The entire path
    will be searched first for the <command>, then for <command>.sh
    (automatic shell script sourcing). Example:
        set _path ram:c,ram:,sys:system,dh1:tools,df0:c
    (This path has the advantage that these directories need not even
     exist, that you can access devices (AmigaDOS path only knows
     volumes under Kick 1.3) and that no disk seeks happen at startup)

    _prompt
    This variable now can contain the following control characters:
     %c  for color change. This highlights your prompt. See _hilite
     %e  for elapsed time. The time the last command took to execute.
     %m  for memory. This shows your current memory in K
     %t  for time. This shows your current time in the format HH:MM:SS
     %d  for date. This shows the current date in the format DD-MMM-YY
     %p  for path. This inserts the current path
     %n  for number. This inserts the current process number
     %v  for version. This shows the version number of CShell
     %h  for history. This displays the current history number
     %f  for free store. This shows the free store on the current drive
     %r  for pRiority. Inserts the task priority of the current
     %s  for shells open. Inserts the result of 'howmany'
     %x  for external cmd return code. Yields the last error code
    The default for prompt is now "%c%p> "
    The  if  command  will  set the prompt to a '_ ' if commands are
    disabled while waiting for a 'endif' or 'else' command (interactive
    mode only).

    _pipe
    The directory where temporaries are stored. Default: 'T:'

    _qcd
    Holds the name of the file where the all directories on your hard
    disk are stored. If not set, disables quick cd-ing.

    _rback
    Is the name of the command to be the prepended to the command line
    when '&' was added to it. Defaults to 'rback', can't be a multi
    word command yet.

    _rxpath
    The same as with _path, but this is where CShell looks for .rexx
    files. Defaults to REXX:

    _scroll
    Holds the number of lines to be scrolled at once when quick scrolling
    is used. If unset or <=1, quick scrolling is off. Defaults to 3.

    _terminal
    Indicates whether or not shell was started in terminal mode.

    _titlebar
    The same control characters as for the _prompt can be used for
    _titlebar, too. The only difference is that %c is ignored. The
    titlebar is updated every time before the prompt appears.

    _verbose
    If set to 's', turns on verbose mode for source files (every command
    will be displayed before being executed). If set to 'a', displays
    all substeps while alias substitution. 'h' will hilight the debug
    output. Any combination allowed: set _verbose sah

    _version
    Contains the version number of the shell, e.g. 510.


X.   FUNCTIONS
--------------

    FUNCTIONS
    Functions are preceded by an @-sign and may not be abbreviated
    They must be preceded by a blank and a blank must follow the opening
    and precede the closing parenthesis. There must be no blank between
    the function name an the opening parenthesis. Example:
       echo @info( df0: )
    (NOTE: Later versions of Shell might allow that functions need not
           be at the beginning of an argument, so quote any @-signs not
           used for functions)

    Functions may be nested. The function names themselves are case
    sensitive, but the operations (like strcmp) aren't.

    Functions can be used as commands. They will echo their return value
    to stdout. Note that they can't be abbreviated and that the function
    list is searched after the command list. Example:
        drives          ---> DF0: DH1: DH2: RAM: WB_2.x:
    Therefore, functions can also be used like this:
        echo $(drives)

    So far, functions are not user definable.

    Note the difference between sets of words and strings. After
      set var hello world
    $var is a wordset, but after
      set var "hello world"
    var is one string. Although they look the same if echoed, they
    behave different, for example in 'foreach i ( var ) "echo hi'. The
    functions @split and @concat convert the two forms.


    @abbrev( str1 str2 [len] )
    true if the first <len> chars of str1 are an abbreviation of str2
    @abs( num )
    returns absolute value of <num>
    @age( file )
    the age of that file in days, 99999 if file not found
    @appsuff( name suffix )
    appends an suffix ( .ZOO ) to a string if it's not already there
    @arg( arg ... arg )
    see @pickargs( )
    @availmem( [type] )
    returns free 'chip', 'fast' or otherwise total memory
    @basename( path ... path )
    returns the file name parts of the paths
    @center( word len )
    returns a string of length <len> with <word> centered in it
    @checkport( portname )
    indicates if given port exists
    @clinum( procname )
    returns the number of the cli identified by a name or a number
    @complete( abbrev word ... word )
    returns the first word <abbrev> is an abbreviation of
    @concat( word word ... word )
    concats all words in one blank separated string, see @split
    @confirm( title item ... item )
    asks for confirmation of every item and returns the confirmed ones
    @console( STDIN|STDOUT )
    tells whether stdin or stdout are interactive (not redirected)
    @dectohex( number )
    returns a string representing <number> in hex
    @delword( word word ... word n )
    returns a string with the n-th word deleted.
    @delwords( word word ... word n m )
    deletes the next m words from the n-th.
    @dirname( path )
    strips the base name from a path, just returns the directory
    @dirs( name name name name )
    returns the directories among the given file names, see @files
    @dirstr( lformat file )
    returns any info (size, date, file comment) about a file
    @drive( path )
    outputs the drive ( device ) name associated to <path>
    @drives( )
    outputs all available drives
    @exists( file )
    tells whether a file exists or not
    @fileblks( file file ... file )
    returns the # of blocks needed for the files, incl. dir blocks
    @filelen( file file ... file )
    count the total number of bytes of the given files
    @fileprot( file )
    returns a string like ---arwed
    @filereq( title path&pattern filename )
    brings up the ARP file requester and returns the selected file name
    @files( file file ... file )
    gives you the files among those names, no directories. see @dirs
    @flines( varname )
    counts the number of lines in a readfile-file (faster than @words)
    @freebytes( path )
    the number of free bytes on the given path
    @freeblks( path )
    the number of free blocks on the given path
    @freestore( path )
    the amount of free store on that path, given in K, M and G
    @getenv( varname )
    returns the value of the named env: variable
    @getclass( file )
    returns the class (type) of the file. See chapter XIV
    @howmany( )
    indicates the # of shells running
    @index( string pattern )
    returns the index of pattern in string (starting at 1), 0 if not found
    @info( path )
    the corresponding line from the 'info' command, each entry a word
    @intersect( word1 word2 word3 , word4 word5 word6 )
    returns all words which are in both lists. see @union, @member
    @ioerr( num )
    returns the corresponding error string to num
    @lookfor( file paths )
    looks for a file in the current directory and the paths. See $_path
    @lower
    lowercases its arguments. see @upper
    @match( word ... word "pattern" )
    returns the words in the list that match the ARP-pattern
    @max( num num ... num )
    computes the maximum of all given numbers
    @megs( number )
    expresses a number in K, M and G (-bytes), rounded correctly
    @member( word1 word word ... word )
    tells you if word1 is among the remaining words
    @min( num num ... num )
    computes the minimum of all given numbers
    @mix( arg1 ... argn )
    randomly mixes its arguments
    @mounted( device )
    returns a boolean indicating whether the specified device is mounted
    @nameext( filename )
    returns all after the last dot of <filename>.
    @nameroot( filename )
    returns all before the LAST dot of <filename>.
    @opt( arg ... arg )
    see @pickopts( )
    @pathname( path )
    obsolete. use @dirname
    @pickargs( arg ... arg )
    picks of its arguments those which don't start with a '-'
    @pickopts( arg ... arg )
    picks of its arguments those which start which a '-'
    @rnd( )
    returns a 32 bit random number
    @rpn( expression )
    computes the rpn expression. See rpn command
    @scrheight( )
    outputs the current height of the screen the shell is running in
    @scrwidth( )
    outputs the current width of the screen the shell is running in
    @sortargs( name ... name )
    sorts its arguments alphabetically
    @sortnum( number ... number )
    sorts its arguments numerically
    @split( string )
    makes each blank separated part of @string a word, see @concat
    @strcmp( name name )
    returns -1, 0 or 1 depending of alphabetical comparison
    @strhead( breakchar string )
    see strhead command
    @strleft( string number )
    see strleft command
    @strmid( string n1 n2 )
    see strmid command
    @strright( string n )
    see strright command
    @strtail( breakchar string )
    see strtail command
    @subfile( varname n m )
    like @subwords, but acts on a readfile-file and is faster
    @subwords( word ... word n m )
    returns the next m words word of the given list starting from n
    @tackon( path file )
    see tackon command
    @trim( word word word )
    removes all leading and trailing blanks from the words
    @unique( word ... word )
    sorts the arguments and makes each of them unique
    @union( name ... name , name ... name )
    returns all names that are in either list. See @intersect, @member
    @upper( word ... word )
    upper cases the given words. see @lower
    @volume( path )
    returns the volume name in that path or ""
    @wincols( )
    returns the number of columns in the current shell window
    @winheight( )
    outputs the height of your window in pixels
    @winleft( )
    returns the left edge of your window
    @winrows( )
    returns the number of lines in the current shell window
    @wintop( )
    returns the top edge of your window
    @winwidth( )
    outputs the width of your window in pixels
    @without( name ... name , name ... name )
    returns all names of list 1 that are not in list 2
    @word( name ... name n )
    picks the n-th word from the list.
    @words( name ... name )
    returns the number of words in the list.


XI. MISCELLANEOUS
-----------------

    CShell now allows to do quick scrolling in large windows. Quick
    scrolling means that whenever the cursor reaches the bottom of
    the window, the text jumps up 3 or more lines at once. However,
    only the following commands support this:
        dir, cat, htype, strings, search, truncate, tee
    You can choose the number of lines to scroll at once by setting
    the variable _scroll. Unsetting it or setting it to a value <=1
    completely disables quick scrolling.
    You can also choose the number lines a window must at least have
    to turn on the quick scrolling by setting the _minrows variable.
    (Defaults to 34). Quick scrolling is automatically disabled when
    the command is redirected. By piping any command to cat, you can
    force it to quick scroll. Example:  List | cat

    CShell now can be terminated using the closing gadget in the
    AmigaDOS 2.0 shell window. Don't execute c:ENDCLI while using
    the shell. This can cause problems with external commands. The
    closing button provides a 'quit' command. You can define
      alias quit "Endcli;\\quit
    to assert that the CLI window closes when you click the button.


    EXCEPTIONS
    If  no  _except variable exists, any command which fails causes the
    rest of the line to abort as if an ABORTLINE had been executed.  If
    the _except variable exists, it is of the form:

    "nnn;commands..."

    where  nnn  is  some  value  representing  the  minimum return code
    required  to  cause  an  error.   Whenever a command returns a code
    which  is  larger  or  equal  to  nnn,  the commands in _except are
    executed  before  anything.   WHEN _except EXISTS, THE COMMAND LINE
    DOES  NOT  ABORT AUTOMATICALLY.  Thus, if you want the current line
    being executed to be aborted, the last command in _except should be
    an "abortline".

    Exception  handling  is  disabled  while  in the exception handling
    routine (thus you can't get into any infinite loops this way).

    Thus if _except = ";", return codes are completely ignored.

    Example:

    set _except "20;abortline"


XII. EXAMPLE SOURCE FILES
-------------------------

If from a CLI or the startup-script you say 'SHELL filename', that file is
sourced first.

### compat.sh ###

# this makes sure that your old abbreviations don't call new commands

alias as  aset
alias cl  close
alias g   goto
alias h   help
alias he  help
alias m   md
alias q   quit
alias re  rename
alias w   window

alias kr  "rm -r ram:* >NIL:

### End of compat.sh ###


Moreover, if you have a file called S:.login, it will be sourced for every
Shell you run. This is useful for aliases and setting that you want in ALL
Shells.


### Example S:.login ###

Here is an example .login file:

set F5 "cdir WORK:"^M
set f9 "ed s:login.sh"^M
set F9 "ed df0:s/startup-sequence"^M

alias toram  "%q foreach i ( $q ) \"cp -r $i: ram:$i >NIL:;assign $i: ram:$i
alias ramop  "md RAM:op; assign OP: ram:op
alias noop   "assign OP: ; rm -r ram:op
alias newop  "rm -r OP:*
alias dc     "dfc df0: to df1:
alias go     "%q assign WORK: Boot:$q; cd WORK:; source startme.sh
alias get    "%q cp $q RAM: >NIL:
alias filter "%a%b%c exec $b \\<$a \\>$c
    # reads $a, filters it with $b and writes result to $c

alias rm     "%q \\rm @confirm( Remove $q )

#alias rm     "%a set f @pickargs( $a );set opts @pickargs( $a );\
# e -n OK to delete @words( @files( $f ) ) file(s) and @words( @dirs( $f ) )\
# directories\"? \";input b;if $b = y;\\rm $opts $f;endif
#        # for the anxious among us: confirmed rm

set _prompt   "%c%p> "
    # this puts the path highlighted in the prompt

# this one puts cli number, free mem, date and time in title bar
set _titlebar "Shell %n    Mem %m     Date %d    Time %t

# This file will be sourced for every Shell you start

### End of example .login ###

****************************************************************************

If you are a CLI user, your startup-sequence may be as simple as:

    C:csh S:startup.sh

Here's a startup code:

### Example S:startup.sh ###

wind -l    # if you are on a PAL machine, or use overscan
    # note that commands may be abbreviated (wind=window)

assign LC: Stuff:c  INCLUDE: Stuff:include   LIB: Boot:lib   QUAD: RAM:

rback C:FaccII; sleep 1
    # after spawning a process, it is always better to allow it
    # to load the command, to avoid excessive drive head movement

resident -d blink lc1 lc2 >NIL:    #defer loading

C:PopCli 300 C:Newcli         #using full pathname loads faster
C:FF -1 Siesta.font >NIL:
C:Patch_1 >NIL:
stack 8000            # lc1 and lc2 need this

source S:setdate.sh        # this is listed next

### End of example startup.sh ###

****************************************************************************

The following is an example source file to set date and time; it may be
used at startup if you don't have an internal clock.

### setdate.sh ###

open CON:200/100/440/80/SetDate write 1
echo >.1 -n "Current date is "
date >.1
echo >.1 -n "Please enter date: "
input <.1 d
close 1
strlen len $d
if $len > 1 ; date $d ; endif
echo -n "New date: " ; date

### End of setdate.sh ###

***************************************************************************

Next comes a makefile that needs no Make program: may be executed from
Shell directly!!!

### make.sh ###

if -t Shell.syms Shell.h; cc +HShell.syms Shell.h; rm shell.o; endif
if -t RAM:Shell.syms Shell.syms; cp -d Shell.syms RAM:; endif

foreach i ( main comm1 comm2 comm3 execom globals rawconsole run set \
 sub ) "if -t $i.o $i.c; echo Compile $i...;cc +IRAM:shell.syms $i.c; endif"

# we used line continuation for better visibility. this is not necessary,
# you can type it all in one line. no more limit of 256 bytes per line

if -t Shell run.o main.o comm1.o comm2.o comm3.o execom.o \
set.o sub.o globals.o rawconsole.o
    ln  +q -m -o Shell run.o main.o comm1.o comm2.o comm3.o\
    execom.o set.o sub.o globals.o rawconsole.o -la -lc
endif

### End of make.sh ###


XIII.  Default Values
--------------------

Some aliases are predefined whenever you start a new Shell. These are:

    CDIR
    Use "cdir directory" to clear the screen, set CD to directory,
    and list it.

    CLS
    Simply clear the screen.

    DSWAP
    Exchanges current and the previous current directory. For use in
    scripts as the symbol for last current directory may change.

    EXIT
    Leave Shell and exit CLI.

    MANLIST
    Display  a list of possible arguments to man.

    RX
    Executes a REXX script. Prevents unwanted starting of 'rxrec'.

Moreover, many variables have default values, and many function keys are
predefined. You can use set command to determine all of these.


XIV.  Object oriented features
------------------------------

File classes are good for two things: Identifying files and command over-
loading. The latter means that the same command with files of different
type performs completely different actions.

    CLASSES OF FILES

    You can define a class of files using several 'class' commands.
    Here a simple example:

      class picture  suff=.pic suff=.iff suff=.ilbm
      class anim     suff=.anim

    From now on, everything with the suffix .pic, .iff or .ilbm will
    be identified as a picture. Please note that there may be no blanks
    between the names and the '=', and that blanks inside the names
    must be put in quotes. So these are the ways to identify a file:

      suff=.doc        True if the suffix of the file is .doc
      name=readme      True if the file is "readme"
      name="mod.*"     True if the name starts with 'mod.'
      offs=14,DC..C4FD True if the bytes starting at $14 are $DC,
                       anything, $C4, $FD  (all numbers hexadecimal!).
                       Each pair of dots means one byte ignored.
      chars            True if 90% of the bytes in the file are 32..127
                       or 9..13
      default          Always true, used to define the default type

    Note that only the first character is examined, so 's' = 'suff'.
    One class can be identified by more than one 'class' statement.
    They are looked at in the same sequence they were entered. So to
    make sure that an zoo archive misnamed as .lzh is identified
    correctly, use the following 'class' statements:

      class zoo offs=14,DCA7C4FD
      class lzh offs=2,2D6C68..2D
      class zoo suff=.zoo
      class lzh suff=.lzh

    Moreover, there is a builtin class 'dir', which means directory.
    Now we know many file types. But what to do with them? This is
    where we define 'actions'.

    ACTIONS ON CLASSES

    There may be one or more 'class' commands that define what actions
    need to be taken in various cases for that specific class:

      class zoo actions view="zoo -list" extr="zoo -extract"
      class lzh actions view="lz l"      extr="lz e"

    Whenever somebody tries to 'view' a test.zoo, the command
    'zoo -list test.zoo' will be issued, but if he tries to
    view test.lzh, then 'lz l test.lzh' will be executed. Note
    that any command supplied here goes through the normal csh
    parser, so AmigaDOS and csh paths will be searched. Aliases
    with arguments are allowed here, too, so whatever the user
    typed will be stored in the variable after the '%'.

    How do I tell a file that I want to 'view' it? There comes the
    second command used for object oriented features:

      action view test.zoo

    will first identify the type of that file and then apply, if
    possible, the 'view' action to it. Of course, this works best
    inside an alias:  alias v "action view" will define a v-command
    that views all types of files known to cshell. Similarly, you
    can define   alias xtr "action extr" and use this command to
    extract files from any type of archive.
    There is one action that will be sent to every file that you
    try to start but is not executable. This action is 'exec'.
    Assume you have defined the class 'picture', then after

      class picture actions view=Mostra exec=Mostra

    you can display a picture using Mostra by just typing its name.
    More builtin actions like 'rm' and 'dir' may be implemented,
    so don't use command names for action names.

    The batch file class.sh defines a few useful classes.

    SUPERCLASSES

    Assume you have a class for .c files, one for .h files, and
    one for .asm files. You might want to make the difference
    between them when identifying them, but in the end, they're
    all ASCII, aren't they? You can stat this with the command

      class c_source suff=.c is=ascii

    Now whenever an action on a file of the type c_source fails,
    the file is interpreted as of type ascii, and the same
    action is attemted again. This goes on until a class has no
    more superclass.


XV.     Keymaps
---------------

    You define a keymap as a collection of key/function pairs. Both
    are given as numbers. There can be several keymaps which activate
    each other, but at first we only edit keymap 0, which is active
    at the beginning. All keys you define will eventually overwrite
    the old definitions in an existing keymap. Everything marked with
    a (*) is not yet implemented.

    KEYCODES

    1..255    The corresponding ASCII character
    256      Up Arrow
    257      Down Arrow
    258      Right Arrow
    259      Left Arrow
    260      Help
    261..270  F1..F10  (unshifted)


    Modifiers (add them to the key code)

    512       SHIFT (only necessary for arrows and fkeys)
    1024      ESC   (was pressed & released before this key)

    EDITFUNCTIONS

    - Movement      Move cursor...
     0  CursLeft    1 left
     1  CursRight   1 right
     2  WordLeft    1 word left
     3  WordRight   1 word right
     4  BegOfLine   to beginning of line
     5  EndOfLine   to end of line

    - Deleting      Delete...
    10  Backspace   char left from cursor
    11  Delete      char right from cursor
    12  BkspcWord   word left from cursor
    13  DelWord     word right from cursor
    14  DeleteToSOL to start of line
    15  DeleteToEOL to end of line
    16  DeleteLine  whole line

    - History insert
    20  Back        Move one line back in history
    21  Forward     Move one line forward in history
    22  Beg         Move to first line in history
    23  End         Move to last line in history
    24  Complete    History retrieve like '!'
    25  Exec        Execute history line & bring up next
    26  Tail        Insert previous line except first word
    27  Bottom      Go below last history command
    28  DupWord     Duplicates the last word on this line

    - Completion
    30  Normal      Insert first matching file (or cycle)
    31  Partial     Insert common substring of all matching files
    32  All         Insert all matching files
    33  Directory   Find dir in quick cd list
    34  LastCD      Insert last current directory
    35  Show        Shows all matching files

    - Special
    40  Insert      Toggle Insert/Overwrite
    41  Quit        Silently perform 'quit'
    42  Help        Silently perform 'help'
    43  Refresh     Redraw current line
    44  Execute     Execute current line
    45  Leave       Edit new line, store this in hist
    46  EOF         Terminate shell
    47  NOP         Do nothing
    48  Echo^O      Echoes a ^O
    49  Beep        Echoes a ^G

    - Other
    50  Fkey        Execute command associated to last fkey
    51  Menu        Execute command associated to last menu
    52  Undo        Undoes last edit
    53  Repeat      Repeats last function
    54  SwapChar    Swaps the two chars left of cursor


    Command types

    0   +x      Editing function x, see above descriptions
    512 +x      Setmap x,     x=0..7
    1024+x      Insert key x, x=1..255
    1536+x      Macro x       x=1..15         (*)
    2048+x      String x      x=1..15         (*)

    Examples:

    keymap 0    66=49    # the  B key will beep
    keymap 0     2=16    # ^B key will erase line
    keymap 0  1122=35    # ESC-b will show matching files
    keymap 0 9=31 521=30 # Swaps TAB and SHIFT-TAB