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From: bamcpherson@trillium.waterloo.edu (Brent McPherson)
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Subject: Commando v1.0 - powerful DOS command line editor
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Date: 15 Nov 88 20:06:41 GMT
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Hi, this is my first binary posting so I hope I did it right.
I just posted a copy of a command line editor I wrote for DOS.

(I can hear the groans : "Not another command line editor!")

Actually, the program came about as my personal quest for the ultimate
command line editor. I have included many features (some found in other
similar programs) and tried to make the program as flexible as possible.
(Hence the large number of command line options.)

Some features are:
	- Full command recall and editing
	- Search facility
	- Filename and wildcard expansion on the command line
	- List of files that match a given path (like ^D in csh)  
	- Ability to save commands without executing them.
	  (eg.  if you type a long command in but have to do another
		command first. Just save it and recall it later)
	- Multiple commands on one command line using a command separator
	- Aliases 
		- multiple commands per alias using command separator
		- parameterized aliases (like DOS batch parms %1- %9 where
		  %1 is first argument on command line etc.)
	- Ability to add new aliases after installation.
	- Many others such as.
		- not saving small commands in the recall buffer
	        - ability to define the recall buffer as circular or linear
		- copy recalled commands to end of recall buffer
		
	etc. etc. ...

I welcome any suggestions and/or comments.
						
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Brent                                    bamcpherson@trillium.waterloo.edu
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