Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!think!ames!amdahl!dlb!ardent!rap
From: rap@ardent.UUCP (Rob Peck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: ARP copy command; also "script" capability
Message-ID: <329@ardent.UUCP>
Date: 16 Mar 88 01:02:38 GMT
Organization: Dana Computer, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
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Summary: small nit with workaround, and request for needed utility

I have found a reason to keep my AmigaDOS copy command on the WB, with
the ARP equivalent renamed to: cp

My very favorite way of creating a short and sweet file for execute
script testing (or AREXX script testing) is:

    copy * to ram:test

and under ARP, this just returns to the prompt immediately.  Under
AmigaDOS copy, the "*" is taken to be the file handle of the console
device, allowing me to redirect what I type at the console to a file.
I missed it enough that I now keep both versions of copy handy, one
renamed as indicated.

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Request::: to the SHELL creators - I'd like to see (and use) Unix's
'script' capability on the Amiga.  For those of you not familiar
with it:
		script filename

creates a new instance of a shell, running on top of the old shell,
and records everything that appears in the subshell's window.  When
you type:

		exit

the system says:

		Script ended, file name is 'filename'

Sometimes I put together a long compile and walk away - if I am not
piping the output thru the equivalent of 'more', (does stderr accept piping?),
I lose the scrolloffs.  Script, under Unix, captures stdout and stderr
to a file and I find that quite useful at times.

Just a thought.       

Rob Peck				...ihnp4!hplabs!ardent!rap