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- Obs Toolkit version 1.5
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- Version 1.5 Jan-11-92 (mid-range upgrade)
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- Alias
- o Added user definable /SKIPCHAR (do not translate)
- o Added abbreviated aliases (e.g. ALIAS go'to LOCATE /CHANGE)
- o Improved the line editor (see changes below)
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- DirSize
- o You can display the tree in order /BYNAME, /BYSIZE or /BYDATE
- o Added /NOPAGE, /NOCOUNT and /BYDOS
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- EnvEdit
- o Added numerical operations /INCREMENT and /DECREMENT
- o Added change case to /UPPER and /LOWER
- o Added file support /SAVE and /LOAD
- o Added /CLEAR to empty an environment (leaves COMSPEC and null PATH)
- o You can now /COPY or /RENAME a variable
- o Variable names can be case sensitive (/CASE)
- o You can suppress messages with /QUIET
- o The PATH is always UPPER CASE
- o Improved the line editor (see changes below)
- o Changed default operation to /NOEDIT
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- FileDump
- o Can now read Macintosh and UNIX files using /TEXT /SMART
- o Remove the /FILTER switch (automatically detected)
- o Added paging while filtering
- o Added (%complete) to "Press any key..."
- o Accepts offsets in Hex (e.g., 0100x)
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- ListFiles
- o Added meta-characters to /C ommand
- o Deleted /CP (/C ommand Prefix)
- o Deleted /CS (/C ommand Suffix)
- o Added /CT (/C ommand Text) (replaces /CP & /CS by using meta-chars)
- o Added /CB (/C ommand Begin)
- o You no longer require a /-Cx to replace a /Cx
- o Added multi-column output (/W# where 1 <= # <= 5)
- o Added /B+ to display full pathnames
- o Added option to clear list of excludes (/-X)
- o Added off options (e.g., /-A, /-O, /-X, /-C)
- o Fixed the bogust leap year date handling
- o Expanded include count to 16 WildSpecs
- o Expanded exclude count to 16 WildSpecs
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- Locate
- o Added /CMD /CHANGE to go to the directory where the command was
- found
- o Understands abbreviated aliases
- o Case sensitive alias support
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- MultiFile
- o You can now copy multiple files to a device
- o Added option to clear list of excludes (/-X)
- o Warning message when moving a directory with System or Hidden
- files
- o Fixed the bogust leap year date handling
- o Expanded exclude count to 16 wildspecs
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- ObsCD
- o Added switch from floppy to HotDir
- o Added /STACK to stack a directory without changing there
- o Added /NO options
- (e.g. /NOCHANGE, /NODISK, /NOECHO, /NOFORCE, /NOPUSH, /NOSCAN,
- /NOUPDATE)
- o Changed default operation to /UPDATE.
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- ObsRes
- o Complements DOSKEY!
- o Abbreviations for (.Echo, .Noecho, .ON, and .OFf)
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- Line Editor improvements
- o Alt-X to exit with update
- o Ctrl-Y to erase entire line
- o Ctrl-Left to move back one word
- o Ctrl-Right to move forward one word
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- o You can now insert special characters (e.g. <alt-255>)
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- INSTALL.BAT
- o Adds the Toolkit's Command Line Interface to your AUTOEXEC.BAT
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- Version 1.03 Oct-06-91 (maintenance release)
- Version 1.0 Sep-07-91 (initial release)