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From: jsulliva@cvbnet.UUCP (Jeff Sullivan, x4482 MS 14-13)
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Subject: Re: /bin utils for the PC  (was: Re: mh_sh Shell)
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Date: 11 Apr 90 01:16:18 GMT
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> I see the names of these utilities have been changed to avoid clashing
> with the built-ins in command.com. I did things differently - it's quite
> easy to hack COMMAND.COM so that the names don't clash.
> 

  That's an interesting idea! Make sure you make a backup (and have a
  bootable floppy handy!). 

  Myself, I prefer a more conservative approach. I use ALIAS.COM provided
  by PC Magazine. There are other 'alias'-type programs out there, also.
  The PC Mag ALIAS is available on their PC tools disk and (I believe) is
  described in one of their issues (complete with code).

  I then use the following:
	alias cd   c:/bin/cd
	alias date c:/bin/date
	...etc...
  Note that you *should* specify the drive!

  The builtins are faster, but ultimately not much faster; since I save
  a lot of time not making typos!

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