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From: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.wanted
Subject: Re: Command Line Interface?
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Date: 28 Mar 91 04:54:44 GMT
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In article <6085@crystal9.UUCP>, derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) writes:
> 
> Is there a tool for the Mac that gives
> a command line interface?
> 
> My major need is to be able to copy,
> rename, delete and otherwise mung groups
> of files.
> 
> Therefore, this tool would need a wild
> card character capability.

It may be overkill for what you need, but MPW provides a very powerful
command line interface with a powerful scripting language.  

-- michael

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