Re: [Freedos-user] some questions
2008/05/23 18:15 +0200, Mateusz Viste You could also use the ALIAS command, you wouldn't need separate files for all your programs anymore. Is this as good as VMS s use of environmental symbols, better than the Unix-shell alias because the OS also uses it? An alias that worked at the level at which PATH works would be wunderful. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] some questions
Hi! > 2008/05/23 18:15 +0200, Mateusz Viste > You could also use the ALIAS command, you wouldn't need separate files > for all your programs anymore. > > Is this as good as VMS s use of environmental symbols, better than the > Unix-shell alias because the OS also uses it? An alias that worked at the > level at which PATH works would be wunderful. Alias in freecom command.com just does string substitution before the command is actually processed, as far as I remember. You can probably ALIAS ls into dir (where dir is inside the shell) and you can probably ALIAS shuffle into sort (where sort is a tool which can be found in the PATH) :-). Examples: alias inf=for %%f in (readm* *.txt *.do? *.diz *.me) do pg %%f alias ssh=ssh2dos -t vt100 -v -n -g alias filemave=c:\tools\fmaven\fm3 alias reboot=fdapm warmboot alias MAKE=echo use tcmake or gnumake please. Make arguments: The file maven alias is useful because the fmaven directory is not in my PATH. So it has remote similarity to a symlink. Eric - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] Fresh XCOPY bugs
I'm using XCOPY for a selective restore CD, and for most directories it works fine, but I have identified a couple cases where it fails due to the directory name. Where D: is the CD: Case 1: --- XCOPY /E /V /Y /I D:\GAMES\F-PROT C:\GAMES\F-PROT First of all, XCOPY asks "Does F-PROT specify a file name or directory name on the target?" With the /I switch, it is not supposed to ask me that question, and it does not ask for copies of other directories. Worse, though it does create C:\GAMES\F-PROT, it does not copy any of the contents of the F-PROT directory. Instead, it begins copying into F-PROT other GAMES sub-directories: GAMES\ABUSE gets copied to GAMES\F-PROT\ABUSE, GAMES\DOOM to GAMES\F-PROT\DOOM, etc. Case 2: --- XCOPY D:\GAMES\F-PROT C:\GAMES\F-PROT Again it asks File or Directory, and that is OK without the /I switch here. But after I answer Directory, XCOPY copy responds with: File not found - F-PROT 0 file(s) copied Case 3: --- XCOPY D:\GAMES\QUEEN.SAV C:\GAMES\QUEEN.SAV The response is similar to Case 1, except that XCOPY does not ask File or Directory. Instead, it copies none of the F-PROT contents but immediately begins copying other GAMES sub-directories into GAMES\F-PROT (as in Case 1). Case 4: --- XCOPY D:\GAMES\QUEEN.SAV C:\GAMES\QUEEN.SAV The response is exactly the same as for Case 2. --John Hupp - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
