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- SKsh
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- A ksh-like Shell for the Amiga
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- Version 1.7
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- (Copyright) 1988-1991
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- Steve Koren
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- May 4, 1991
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- Reporting Bugs
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- Bug reports (as well as other inquiries) may be sent to the
- following US Mail address (which has changed after version
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- Steve Koren
- 405 Pulsar St.
- Fort Collins, CO 80525
- USA
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- Or reported by phone:
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- (303) 226-4985
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- You can also use the following email address, which tends to
- change less often than the US mail address:
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- koren@hpmoria.HP.COM
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- In any case, please read the rest of this section before re-
- porting bugs. Also, please understand that I can only answer
- inquiries of any sort during my free (non-work) time.
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- First of all, try to be sure that what you are reporting is
- really a bug and not just a misunderstanding on your part.
- For example, perhaps you cannot get local variables to work.
- It turns out that there are ways in SKsh to turn local vari-
- ables off entirely or change their behavior from the default.
- If you are not aware of this, you might have an option set
- that you mistake for improper behavior. In short, read all
- the documentation first, even if you already are familiar with
- Unix shells. SKsh is not sh or ksh. Also, make sure you have
- enough memory, stack space, etc, and verify that you have cor-
- rectly performed all the steps in the installation guide.
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- If you suspect that your problem is really a bug, then do the
- following. Duplicate the bug on an unmodified version of
- SKsh. This should include the distribution version of the
- .skshinit and .skshrc files, as well as an original,
- unmodified SKsh binary. Then, if possible, generate a small
- test script or function that you believe is correct, but which
- produces improper results. Send it to me by one of the above
- methods. I will then examine it, determine if it is really a
- bug, and if so, how, when and if I might fix it. Except in
- unusual circumstances, I will probably not distribute bug
- fixes on a case by case basis. Rather, I will accumulate sev-
- eral and distribute a new version of SKsh.
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- Obtaining the Latest SKsh
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- I distribute SKsh in several ways. I will send it to the mod-
- erator of comp.binaries.amiga for posting there. I also en-
- sure it is uploaded to the ftp site at ab20. This is probably
- the best and fastest way to obtain new versions. I will prob-
- ably send a copy off to Fred Fish, although I assume there
- will be a delay before it appears in his collection. Also, I
- will send SKsh to several BBS systems around the country, from
- which it tends to propagate.
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- If you wish to know the latest version of SKsh, you may con-
- tact me. However, except under unusual circumstances I will
- simply tell you how to get the latest version instead of actu-
- ally sending it to you directly (unless perhaps you send me a
- self-addressed stamped mailer and a disk).
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- If you do contact me by US Mail (I prefer email), please in-
- clude a self-addressed stamped envelope or postcard. I reply
- to *all* inquiries, but my last large Amiga project (QRT) gen-
- erated several hundred US Mail inquiries (and even more email
- inquiries). It is much more convenient for me if you include
- a self-addressed envelope. Thanks!
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- Also, QRT generated countless requests for IBM versions, Mac
- versions, etc. QRT did run on those systems, but SKsh does
- not. SKsh is written with machine independence in mind, and
- the port should not be difficult, but I personally have no in-
- terest in PC or Mac versions, so I will not be doing any
- ports. If SKsh is ported to other systems, please contact the
- author of the port for information. As of SKsh 1.7, I have
- not released source code. I may for future versions, when I
- have a chance to better comment the source.
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- Where to go for Help
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- If you do not understand something about SKsh, the first place
- to go is of course the manual. If you still cannot figure it
- out, you might try asking a knowledgeable sh or ksh user.
- Even though SKsh is not identical to those shells, it is close
- enough that someone familiar with ksh could probably read and
- understand an SKsh script easily.
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- If all else fails, you can contact me by one of the above
- methods. I can probably help :-).
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- Finally, I wish to express my appreciation for those people
- who have taken the time to make comments, suggestions, and
- point out bugs. SKsh will be a better program as a result.
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