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From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc,micro.ibmpc
Subject: Re: temporary batch files made easy
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Date: Fri, 20-Jul-84 17:20:29 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 20 17:20:29 1984
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  >On occasion I have found it convenient to give DOS a slew of commands
  >at once, but in a one-time fashion.  Creating and deleting a batch
  >file seems like a bit much for this.  Here is an alternative that is
  >a bit (not a lot) better, for people with DOS 2.x:
  >
  >A>type con | command.com
  >command
  >command
  >...
  >exit
  >^Z
  >
  >Not perfect, but it works.

  >D Gary Grady

And when you want to change one of the commands because you typed it wrong?
*sigh*
A friend of mine does crossword puzzles in ink, too, but I don't.

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                                 Ed Nather
                                 {allegra,ihnp4}!{ut-sally,noao}!utastro!nather
                                 Astronomy Dept., U. of Texas, Austin