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- AL display help text
- AL [num] execute command [num]
- AL [num] [command] set or reset command [num]
- AL ? display current command settings
- AL x clear all settings
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- AL (ALias) simply creates and manipulates three environment variables; the x
- option removes them and frees their space; the three number variables
- available are 1, 2 and 3; they may be created and changed in any order...
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- use: useful if not in a full shell with alias capabilities; automates long
- and repetitive command line entries; will accept upto 5 seperated switches
- or filespecs with the structure: [command] [s1] ... [s5]; or [command]
- [filespec] [s1] ...; this should allow for some long command strings
- indeed; there is no concatenation of commands however...
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- potential problems: function could be disabled by shells that manipulate the
- environment or act as DOS enhancers or co-processors; AL is designed for
- systems that lack such aids; depending on the number of elements already
- present in your environment and the length of the command strings you
- present to AL, you may find it necessary to increase your environment size;
- refer to your DOS manual for specifics (usually set in the config.sys shell
- command with a /E:nnnnn switch); al.exe must be in the path to be accessed
- from other drives or directories...
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- this is ABSOLUTE freeware; you use it at your own risk; the author offers it
- AS IS and with no guarantees; the author will not be liable for any damages
- resulting from the use of this product...
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- please include this documentation if you re-archive this utility for upload
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- jim eikner 1989
- GEnie jeikner
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