C/C++ Users Group Library 1996 July/C-C++ Users Group Library July 1996.iso/vol_300/376_04/os2tool.003/TRADDEMO.BAT

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@clear
@echo
@echo Traditional tools.
@echo
@echo This category consists of old common UNIX tools.
@echo This demonstration program assumes that the file DEMOTEST.TXT
@echo resides in the default directory C:\BINB. If you have changed
@echo the installation directory, you must end this program with CONTROL-C
@echo and manually edit the desired directory.
@echo
@echo HEAD is used to show the beginning first few lines from afile.
@echo TAIL is used to show the last few lines.
@echo PG is used to display a file page by page.
@echo PR is used to print a file with header information.
@echo touch is used to change the last modification date of a file.
@echo It is mainly used with a MAKE-type of a tool in program
@echo development.
@echo STRINGS is used to show all printable strings from a binary file.
@echo WORDS is used to count characters, words and lines.
@echo EXAPLE:
@echo If you want to see the 5 first lines from the file demotest.txt, type:
@echo head -5 c:\BINB\demotest.txt
@pause
head -5 c:\BINB\demotest.txt
@pause
@echo To see the 10 last lines type:
@echo tail -10 c:\BINB\demotest.txt
@pause
tail -10 c:\BINB\demotest.txt
@pause
@echo To see the file page by page, type (it is so small that it fits into 1 page)
@echo pg c:\BINB\demotest.txt
@pause
pg c:\BINB\demotest.txt
@pause
@pause To see it with header information, type:
@echo pr c:\BINB\demotest.txt
@pause
pr c:\BINB\demotest.txt
@pause
@echo To count the characters, words and lines in it, type:
@echo words c:\BINB\demotest.txt
@pause
words c:\BINB\demotest.txt
@echo We don't run the STRINGS or TOUCH command here.
@echo That's all for traditional tools.
@pause