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- # Macintosh Programmer's Workshop
- #
- # Copyright Apple Computer, Inc. 1985-1998
- # All rights reserved.
-
- # Use the "Mark" menu for rapid access to sections of this material.
-
- # Help summaries are available for each of the MPW commands.
- # To see the list of all commands enter "Help Commands". To see
- # a partial list of commands, e.g., those relating to compilers, enter
- # "Help Languages". Some commands may appear in more than one category.
- # In addition, brief descriptions of Expressions, Patterns, Selections,
- # Characters, Shortcuts, and Variables, are also included.
- #
- # To see Help summaries, Enter a command such as
-
- Help Commands # a list of all commands
- Help Editing # a list of commands useful for editing
- Help FileSystem # a list of commands relating to files, directories, and volumes
- Help Languages # a list of compiler/assembler names
- Help Miscellaneous # a list of commands useful for software development
- Help Projector # a list of commands in Projector, a project/source control system
- Help Resources # a list of commands useful in processing resources
- Help Scripting # a list of commands useful primarily within scripts
- Help System # a list of commands that perform system functions
- Help Window # a list of commands pertaining to windows
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- Help CFM-68K # a list of commands useful for CFM-68K development
- Help PowerMacintosh # a list of commands useful for Power Macintosh development
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- Help Launch # information on launching applications from the Shell
- Help Variables # summary of the standard MPW shell variables
- Help Characters # summary of MPW Shell special characters
- Help Expressions # summary of expressions
- Help Selections # summary of selections
- Help Patterns # summary of patterns (regular expressions)
- Help Shortcuts # summary of MPW Shell shortcuts
-
- # Graphical Interfaces - Commando
- #
- # Each command in MPW has a graphical interface for specifying parameters
- # and options. To use this feature, either follow the command name with an
- # ellipsis character (Option-semicolon), or use the command name alone, but
- # depress the Option key while pressing Enter. Notice the help text for
- # each of the options.
- #
- # For an example, select and execute the Date command below.
- # (Triple click on the line and press the Enter key.)
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- Dateā¦
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- # Examples
- #
- # To investigate any of the examples below, select and execute one of the
- # following commands (Triple click on the line and press the Enter key):
-
- Open "{MPW}"Examples:AExamples:Instructions # Assembly Language
- Open "{MPW}"Examples:CExamples:Instructions # C
- Open "{MPW}"Examples:Examples:Instructions # Shell Scripts and Aliases
- Open "{MPW}"Examples:32BitAExamples:Instructions # ASM with 32-bit Everything
- Open "{MPW}"Examples:SIOWExamples:Instructions # SIOW
- Open "{MPW}"Examples:ProjectorExamples:Instructions # Projector (demo project)
- Open "{MPW}"Examples:ToolServerExamples:Instructions # Useful ToolServer interface
- Open "{MPW}"Examples:HyperXExamples:Instructions # XCMD and XFCN examples
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- # Searching
- #
- # There occasionally arises the need to search all of a hierarchical directory/file
- # structure for instances of some constant string or regular expression.
- # The following commands can be used to accomplish this:
- #
- # search 'String' -rd -t TEXT DirectoryName
- # search /RegExp/ -rd -t TEXT DirectoryName
- #
- # Examples:
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- search 'kPowerPCArch' -rd -t TEXT "{cincludes}"
- search /kPowerPCArch/ -rd -t TEXT "{cincludes}"
- search /[a-zA-Z]+PowerPC[a-zA-Z]+/ -rd -t TEXT "{cincludes}"
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