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JIVE is a filter for improving your grammar and diction. Like all
filters, it uses MS-DOS filters and pipes to process input from the
standard input and send the result to the standard output. The
default standard input device is the keyboard. The default standard
output device is the screen. Therefore, if you want to use jive with
these devices, just enter the following command line.
JIVE
The cursor moves to the blank line below the command prompt. You can
enter a line of text. When you press <RETURN>, JIVE processes the
line and prints it on the line below. For example:
I wonder if JIVE can improve the structure of this sentence.
I wonda' if JIVE kin improve da damn structure of dis sentence. Sheeeiit.
JIVE will keep doing this until you specify the end of input by
pressing CONTROL-Z (end-of-file marker) and pressing <RETURN>. You
can also press CONTROL-C or CONTROL-BREAK.
You can use the < character to redirect input from a file, or the >
character to redirect output to a file. For example, to process the
text in file JIVE.DOC and send the result to the screen, enter:
JIVE < JIVE.DOC
To type lines and have them processed and stored in JIVE.HLP, enter:
JIVE > JIVE.HLP
To have JIVE take the lines from file JIVE.DOC, process them, and
put them in JIVE.HLP, enter:
JIVE < JIVE.DOC > JIVE.HLP
Another way to do the same thing is to pipe the output of the TYPE
command to JIVE, then redirect the result. Enter:
TYPE JIVE.DOC | JIVE > JIVE.HLP
You can do the same thing with any DOS command. For example, try DIR
or CHKDSK.
We hope this lesson has been helpful. You'll have to experiment to
experience the full power and sophistication of JIVE. It will
definitely make you a better person in the long run.