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From: carl@bdaemon.UUCP (carl)
Newsgroups: net.unix
Subject: Re: NSWP for UNIX?
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Date: Thu, 30-May-85 21:20:40 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 30 21:20:40 1985
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> 
>      Are you familiar with "nswp" (a public domain program for
> CP/M-based micro's)?  How hard would it be to come up with a
> UNIX-equivalent?
>      "nswp" allows CP/M users to step through their directory, one
> file at a time, and do various things (skip it, view it,
> squeeze/unsqueeze, or tag it for "deletion" or "mass copy", etc.).
> ....... etc., etc.

You might try a modification of the 'scan' command on page 69 of
S. R. Bourne's 'The UNIX System'.

Carl Brandauer
daemon associates, Inc.
1760 Sunset Blvd.
Boulder, Co 80302
303-442-1731
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