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Subject: Re: AmigaDOS 2.0/ARP Aliases...
Message-ID: <2363.tnews@templar.actrix.gen.nz>
From: jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers)
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1991 08:16:46 GMT
References: <1991Apr13.115301.7022@sactoh0.sac.ca.us>
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Quoted from <1991Apr13.115301.7022@sactoh0.sac.ca.us> by ksk@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Ken Krebs):

> #1 In the AmigaDOS 2.0 Shell, can an Alias run several commands?
>    For example:
>  
> Alias JR Copy Sys:JRComm/#? RAM:JRComm ; Run TelecomDisk:JR-Comm

    Under WShell+ARexx, and presumably now under 2.0+ARexx, you can do:

    alias jr literal "'....'; '....'; '....'"

    You can also do better argument handling using ARexx, like:

    alias do literal "arg $1; 'munge '$1'.in '$1'.out'; 'del ram:'$1'.tmp'"

    Etc.

> |NewOrderDepecheModeSiouxsie&TheBanshees|Internet: ksk@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US |
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