Take Command was developed to bring the power and convenience of JP Softwae's popular 4DOS and 4OS2 programs to Windows users. Whether you are a computer novice or an experienced user, Take Command will help you get the most out of your Windows system.
You're probably already familiar with graphical applications running under Windows, and with the command line, but you may not be used to seeing them combined in one product. JP Software designed Take Command to give you the best of both worlds. You'll probably find it most useful when you need to perform tasks like managing your hard disk, scripting a series of steps with an alias or batch file, or starting applications under Windows. There are graphical utilities that perform some of these tasks, but often you may find it more convenient or productive to perform them from the command line. Take Command itself uses fewer resources than starting a DOS session to run 4DOS or COMMAND.COM for these tasks, and unlike a DOS session, it looks and feels like the other Windows programs you use.
Take Command also offers a host of features that couldn't exist at all in a DOS command-line utility. For example you can pop up simple dialogs from a batch file, pass keystrokes to Windows applications, use a Windows-based dialog to find files or text on any of your disks, or configure Take Command with dialogs instead of editing an .INI file.
If you want full command-line control of Windows you can also use Take Command as your Windows shell, replacing Program Manager. When you use Take Command this way you can turn Windows into a completely command-based environment, and eliminate the use of graphical tools to start applications and manage files. This approach isn't for everyone, but if it's the way you like to work you'll find that Take Command is up to the task.
To install, please read the README.DOC file.
Documentation: TCMD.DOC, README.DOC plus Online Help
