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From: alexew@watdcsu.UUCP
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Subject: Re: more.com question[
Message-ID: <3064@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 26-Feb-87 14:14:27 EST
Article-I.D.: watdcsu.3064
Posted: Thu Feb 26 14:14:27 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Feb-87 01:41:15 EST
References: <1172@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP>
Reply-To: alexew@watdcsu.UUCP (A.E.Wielhouwer - Computing Services)
Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario
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In article <1172@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> cjdb@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Charles Blair) writes:
>
>
>I just downloaded the recently posted more.com. When I type filename |
>more.com, I get more without an indication of how much of the rest of
>the file there is to be typed. When I type | more filename, I get
>"Invalid number of parameters" from PC-DOS 3.2, then the file is
>typed, and more _does_ indicate how much of the file is left. I'm not
>up to thinking this through. Can someone tell me what's going on?
>
>(Note: DOS's more I have renamed, so I'm not inadvertently using it at
>any point.)
>-- 
>Charles Blair   			    ..!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!cjdb
>The University of Chicago		          PMRCJDB@UCHIMVS1.Bitnet

I have not used the mentioned version of more, but this programs seems to
be a more UNIX compatible version, supporting 'MORE fn' as well as the piped
system.  Thus 2 points come to mind:

1) DOS's more supports piping only.  In a pipe the target program cannot know
   how much data is coming through the pipe. This is the reason no size 
   remaining is possibly when you pipe input into MORE. (any version )

2) The 'type | more fn' command is really two commands. DOS replies to the 
   type request with an error, as no file has been specified. The normal output
   is piped to more. More, however, ignores it, as it defaults to a command line
   parm, namely 'fn', and merrily prints the file.

Thus, you should be able to use 'more fn' as your command.

 
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