Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

2008-05-28 Thread hsv
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

Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

2008-05-28 Thread Eric Auer
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 a

[Freedos-user] Fresh XCOPY bugs

2008-05-28 Thread John Hupp
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 spec