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- (C) Copyright MaxWare 1988, 1994. All rights reserved.
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- Introduction
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- WHAT IS Easy Professional Tools-Ezp2?
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- Easy Professional Tools-Ezp2 is a ShareWare product of MaxWare.
- Ezp2 is a set of highly integratable utilities, should we say PROGRAM
- OBJECTS, that supports multi-tasking operation, file and text data
- management for OS/2 Workstation, Client/Server application and
- Networking application environment.
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- Ezp2, a fully functional 32 bits tool set, is a unique set of utilities
- containing 30 powerful program objects.
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- What can Ezp2 do for you?
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- Most of the Ezp2 commands help you work with files and tasks.
- They are not only work individually; these "PROGRAM OBJECTS" include
- integration tools and features to integrate multiple programs to a
- powerful function. You can also easily integrate this Ezp2 with REXX,
- GUI REXX or Basic command processor to become a new set of function. A
- few new functions are:
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- o Most Ezp2 command supports the file name specification or data from
- file, pipe, or Named pipe so they can become a server,
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- o NMPIPE, WAIT programs are integration tools for Client/Server and
- networking application,
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- o NMPIPE also can enable the communications between normal OS/2 and DOS
- programs,
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- o CP is a smart copy, backup and compress program
- "CP -U" and TAR let you exchange files with UNIX,
- "CP --" and WHERE are tools for daily backup,
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- o "GREP -rb" and WHERE are best tools to find the file or things,
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- o WAIT, NICE, and SLEEP provide synchronization for multi-tasks or
- networking program,
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- o Event simple "TOUCH" program have new feature to select the day or
- time to change the file's date,
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- o And you can combine these tools with other OS/2 or DOS programs to
- generate new functions,
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- o We use the UNIX basic command interfaces, because so many users are
- familiar with their basic functions, but many features included in
- here have never been seeing on the UNIX systems.
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- Our user are including program developer, network user, UNIX user, user
- with a lots of data, manufacture user, daily event execution, batch
- program, network file synchronization, etc.
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- Ezp2 includes:
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- Ezp2 contains 29 powerful 32 bits OS/2 programs. Only VI.EXE is a
- common program between Ezp2 and Ez2 tools set. Ez2 is a 16 bits
- application set with most functions of Ezp2 that support OS/2 and DOS.
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- o Multi-Task Management:
- ctime, etime, kill, klog, nice, nmpipe, sleep, tee, wait;
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- o File and Text Management:
- cp, ls, mv, rm, sum, tar, touch, where, which;
- cat, cmp, ctags, grep, head, od, pr, strings, tail, vi, wc;
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- OS/2 2.X
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- If you have purchased the OS/2 Ezp2 package, your software support both
- FAT or HPFS file system on OS/2, OS/2 LAN or Netware network files.
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- Minimum Ezp2 requirements are 512K of user RAM, not including RAM used
- by the operating system, and 1.4MB of disk spaces.
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- THE DISTRIBUTION MEDIA:
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- README.TXT
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- The installation disk in your Ezp2 package includes a file named
- README.TXT - this file. You should read this file for the latest
- information about this package.
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- BBS:
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- MaxWare BBS (415) 988-8835
- You may download this ShareWare version of Ezp2a300.zip and
- Ezp2b300.zip files. This Shareware provides fully functional Ezp2 for
- 30 days evaluation time, after this time tools will become limited
- functional.
- Or you may register and download the Ezp2_300.zip and Ez2_250.zip
- files as a registered user.
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- Disk Formats
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- Ezp2 is available on 3 1/2 inches double density floppy
- disks ( Maxware part number 052-002 )
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- To order the 5 1/4 inch option:
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- Just specify the part number when you first order Ezp2,
- or include $10 with your receipt of purchase to order
- the optional 5 1/4 inch media ( MaxWare part number 052-003)
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- INSTALLATION
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- To install from floppy diskette, please find the diskette labeled
- 'INSTALL' and put it into floppy disk drive A, then follow the
- instructions in the next section.
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- To install from hard disk, after you unzip the ezp2_300.zip file:
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- Type "SETUP" in the directory that contains the Ezp2 files.
- You will be asked to give the SETUP program a complete drive and full
- directory pathname, it will make a directory on your hard disk and
- place the Ezp2 files in this new directory.
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- LEARNING Ezp2 COMMANDS:
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- On-Line Help and Examples
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- Ezp2 has an on-line help facility. You do not have to look in the
- manual to find out the features of commands. If you need to find out
- about the 'ls' command, type:
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- ls -?
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- "cmd -?" to get Help
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- The "-?" by itself after the command name tell Ezp2 you want to display
- the features of the command. Every utility of Ezp2 supports on-line
- help in this manner.
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- Stopping a Running Utility
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- To break into a running Ezp2 utility, you can press CTRL-C or CTRL-
- BREAK.
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- Summary of the Commands:
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- Program Descriptions:
- cal : display the selected month or whole year's calendar
- cat : concatenate or display the file content
- cmp : compare two files
- cp : smart copy, backup or compress files
- : can copy multiple subdirectory tree and volume
- : intelligently update the files
- : also support UNIX compatible "COMPRESS" data
- etime : report the elapse time of program execution
- grep : search the text or binary files for a pattern
- head : display the first few lines of the files
- kill : kill a running processor
- klog : execute a command with a logger
- ls : list the directory in selected format
- mv : move or rename either files or directories
- nice : start a command with different priority
- nmpipe : create a named pipe and redirect the stdin/stdout to it
- for OS/2, DOS, Window and network program
- od : display the file contents in selected format
- pr : print file in specified format
- rm : remove files or directories
- sleep : sleep for specified time
- strings : display the string in a file
- sum : sum of a file
- tail : display the last few lines of a file
- tar : archive files, UNIX compatible
- tee : duplicates the program output to both console and file
- touch : change the file date to selected date
- wait : wait for named pipe or files being updated
- wc : word count
- where : show where is the files or directories
- which : show which program will be used
- vi : visual editor
- ex : ex/vi editor
- ctags : index program for visual editor
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- Once you have registered you can get a counter set of 16 bits Ez2
- program, Either through the on-line BBS, by mail. or eMail.
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- Ez2 are utilities for OS/2 and DOS:
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- Ez2 are 29 portable programs for the OS/2 and DOS environments. You can
- move files generated in OS/2 to DOS and vice versa. You also can vi(ew)
- files in different sessions at the same time in OS/2 environment to
- take advantage of OS/2 multitasking features.
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- Ez2 commands also provides on-line help to assist the user,
- so you have full command descriptions and examples right in front of
- you when you need them.
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