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I have just been informed that someone else is circulating a
DOSNIX utility package called DOSNIX01.ZIP. He is providing
8 utilities up front and offering 78 more for $99.00. Aside from
the fact that you can buy Coherent for $99.00 and get a full blown
UNIX system this is a blatant example of crippleware or even demo-
ware. Personally I think he will go belly-up within six months.
In the meantime I just want everyone to know that I have no
affiliation with Software Power Tools and this spurious version
of DOSNIX. All true versions of DOSNIX are distributed as
DSX???.ZIP or DOSNX???.ZIP. SDN distributions will be labeled
DSX???#1.SDN and DSX???#2.SDN. Thank you for your continued
support of DOSNIX.
Gerald M. Vrooman
New for DOSNIX version 2.2b
1. The escape key can now be used to terminate searches
when using FFIND and GET.
2. An enhanced version of EDC previously provided to registered
users is now standard. Also the escape key can now be used to
interrupt scans.
3. SGREP can now search for regular expressions using the -e
option. Users who register will be sent a copy of VF which
can also handle regular expressions.
New for DOSNIX version 2.2a
1. I have spent the last few months working in a UNIX
environment where I am constantly using VI for reading
and editing files. I discovered that switching back
and forth between VI and DOS style editors and file
viewers can be very aggravating. So I have taken the
large version of READ, modified it to accept VI commands,
and renamed it VF. The big differences for READ users
are:
The string search commands have been modified for VI
compatibility. About the only thing that works like it
used to is '\' for case insensitive searches.
Because 'N' and 'n' are used by VI to continue string
searches you now have to use ':n' and ':p' to move back
and forth between files.
I have also added a few "modern" features. Pressing
F5 will now allow you to read in a new file and pressing
F5 from the directory screen will allow you to change the
file mask.
What used to be the '-f' option is now standard and
piped input will automatically be stored in a temporary
file. This executes much faster than it used to.
Video mode can be specified as an option if you know
the correct modes for your display adaptor.
I always thought line numbering would be a neat feature
so you can now toggle line numbers by pressing F6. Unlike
VI the line numbers appear at the right hand side of the
screen and you can use the Right Arrow key to shift the screen
and read any text in the last few columns.
Screen colors for VF can be set from the environment using
the environment variable VFCOLORS. If VFCOLORS is not set
VF will use existing screen colors.
2. I have added a "-b" option to DU to display disk usage in
bytes.
Gerald M. Vrooman
Chenango Shoreware
NOTE: DOSNIX is a trademark of Gerald M. Vrooman