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For(V1.0) ARPTOOLS Manual For(V1.0)
NAME
For - Use wildcards with commands not supporting them.
SYNOPSIS
For PAT/A MODE/K SVRFD DO/A Arguments/...
DESCRIPTION
The For command allow the use of any type of ARP wildcard
with non-ARP commands. The file pattern must be supplied
with the PAT argument, the DO argument specifies wich command
is to be executed; Arguments/... contain the argument list
for the command. A '%%' sequence (unquoted) must be used to
indicate where the pattern should de expanded.
For is most suitable for use in scripts or in conjunction
with the Alias command.
A CTRL-D will stop For from calling the DO command.
OPTIONS
Options in the MODE keyword may be combined together.
MODE S
Sort expanded filenames.
MODE V
Verbose output: display a line containing the expanded
command line before each execution of the DO command,
with another line at the end showing return codes.
MODE R
Try to make the DO command resident to speed execution.
In case of success, the command will be removed from
the resident list before exiting.
MODE F
Expand files only.
MODE D
Expand directories only.
EXAMPLES
To display all the .pic file in the current directory in
alphabetical order:
For *.pic MODE S DO Display %%
An Alias example to make MORE support wildcards:
Alias MORE FOR [] DO MORE %%
BUGS
None known.
SEE ALSO
Alias
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