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- This disk contains C-source code and executables for some UNIX-like
- software tools for use with MS-DOS 2.x. Briefly:
-
- browse file1 file2 ...
- A powerful file browse utility; 4-way scrolling, string
- search.
-
- darken [-n] file1 file2...
- Overstrike text files n times for darker print (default = 3).
-
- dump file1 file2 ...
- Provides a hexadecimal/ASCII dump of any file.
-
- fcomp file1 file2
- Best version of DIFF (file comparator) from Jan. '86
- issue of Software Practice and Experience.
-
- grep [-cfilnv] file1 file2...
- improved version of GREP (see source code).
-
- merge file1 file2 file3 ...
- merge sorted files into one sorted file.
-
- page file1 file2 file3 ...
- view files 1 screen at a time.
-
- pr [loads of options!] file1 file2...
- The best file printer available (see source).
-
- rm [-g] file1 file2...
- delete files with/without verify; peek to be sure.
-
- roff file1 file2...
- Readable source code (finally) for a text formatter.
-
- subst [-i] oldstring newstring file
- string substitution without an editor
-
- wc [-cwl] file1 file2...
- a fast word count.
-
- These constitute a public domain offering of some of the tools found
- in the packages "WildCard" and "Ace" marketed by Prickly Pear Software
- in Tucson Arizona (602-749-2864), $34.95 each. The full versions offer:
-
- 1) Wildcards and paths in all file specifications
-
- 2) Fast BIOS display/scrolling/keypad use in BROWSE and PAGE
-
- 3) Indirect files (contain filenames to be processed repeatedly)
-
- 4) Large model compilation when appropriate
-
- 5) More tools: cp mv xref include chmod msort split uniq
- cat calc
-
- All are written in Mark Williams C, fast and compact.
-
- Other files on this disk:
-
- case.c -
- contains strlower(), strupper()
-
- ftrim.c -
- contains trim_fspec()
-
- makearg.h -
- command line parser for quoted arguments!!!
-
- xdir.* -
- read directory, ffirst(), fnext()...
-
-
- Most of these programs are filters, meaning that I/O redirection is
- sometimes necessary. For example, when using "pr", output goes to the
- screen by default. Redirect it to the printer with the statement
-
- pr [options] file >prn
-
- NOTE: 100% IBM compatible users will need to boot up with ANSI.SYS.
-
- 3-31-86
- Chuck Allison
- 602-742-2448
- ڐ} V