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From: cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
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Subject: Re: ARP Replacement for List, Dir?
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Date: 29 Feb 88 01:42:51 GMT
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In article <23007@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> (Kim DeVaughn) writes:
> This version does indeed have a replacement for the List command.  No
> replacement for Dir yet ... I'm not sure why, but I'd guess that Dir
> is sort of a low priority due to the large number of dir's, ls's, and
> the like that are around.  Maybe Chuck McManis (who has contributed to
> the project) could shed some light on where ARP is, and where it's
> going (Chuck ?) 

Well, Version 1.1, whose release is nearly here, does indeed have both
a List and a Dir command. Additionally, all of the options are the same
(no more 'all' vs 'opt a' etc although the old options still work). 
The C bindings are being worked on and the size is still small (< 15K).

Most up to date information is available from Charlie Heath on BIX (cheath)
or by writing to MicroSmiths directly (P.O. Box 561, Cambridge MA 02140)


--Chuck McManis
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