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- Archive Name: yaos05.zip
- Program Description: Yet Another OS/2 Shell (features filename completion)
- Operating Systems: 2.1
- Program Source: cplee@students.wisc.edu
- Replaces: yaos04.zip
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- Your name: Lee, Cjin Pheow
- Your email address: cplee@students.wisc.edu
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- Proposed directory for placement:
- /os2/2_x/sysutils
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- YAOS (Yet Another OS/2 Shell) version 0.5, Copyright 1994
- =========================================================
- (FREEWARE)
- This is a shell that runs on top of cmd.exe. Its features are:
-
- * Unix-like file name completion using the <esc> or <tab> key
-
- * a history of previously used commands with ability
- to access them using commands like: !!, !4, !v test.c
- (those familiar with unix would know what I am
- talking about). Of course, the up and down cursor
- keys will scroll through previous commands too.
-
- * ability to change directory to any [drive:\directory]
- in a single command using the normal 'cd' command.
-
- * support for prompt setting in OS/2 (except for $R and $V)
-
- * full implementation of command line editing
-
- * a popup window that displays the possible file names for
- completion. You can scroll through the entries in this
- popup window using the up and down arrow-keys.
- ['-w' option when starting YAOS]
-
- * Alt-H keystroke will bring up a popup window containing
- commands that are stored in history. Again, you can scroll
- through this list using the cursor keys. (The window will
- only appear if there are two or more commands in history).
-
- * last but not least, it is FREE
-
- New in this release:
- -------------------
-
- * Prompt setting keyword '$i' is now recognized.
-
- * Insert mode cursor is now a block cursor.
-
- * File name completion is now possible in the middle of the
- commandline (previously, file name completion is allowed
- only at the end of the commandline).
-
- * If no starting characters are specified, all entries in the
- appropriate directory are possible candidate for 'completing'
- the file name (this works in Toggle and Popup Window mode only).
-
- * [-f] argument: Fast mode. Directory changing program like
- vcd does not work in this mode. However, choosing this mode
- results in better YAOS performance in terms of speed.
- (The functionality of programs like vcd is planned to be included
- in future releases of YAOS).
-
- * [-i] argument: Defaulting to insert mode on startup.
-
- * The Home and End keys now work in popup windows (together with
- the Up & Down arrow keys).
-
-
-
- This release is by no means a bug free version. However, I hope you'll
- use and like YAOS. Suggestions and comments (including bug reports) are
- strongly welcomed.
-
- Installation
- ------------
- 1) Copy YAOS.EXE to a PATHed directory (eg. C:\OS)
-
- 2) Copy EMX.DLL to a LIBRARY directory (eg. C:\OS\DLL)
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- 3) Now you can safely run YAOS
-
- NOTE: Failure to perform the above steps will result in improper execution
- of YAOS.
-
- Author:
- -------
- Lee, Cjin Pheow
- Email: cplee@students.wisc.edu
- 5 February, 1994
-
-