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From: jejones@mcrware.UUCP (James Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: Wanted: Hints for help and procedure files
Summary: yes on help, no on procedures unless you change shells
Keywords: help, shell scripts
Message-ID: <982@mcrware.UUCP>
Date: 21 Mar 89 18:31:11 GMT
References: <1904@uwovax.uwo.ca>
Reply-To: jejones@mcrware.UUCP (James Jones)
Organization: Microware Systems Corp., Des Moines, Iowa
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It shouldn't be very hard to port to OS-9 one of the help packages that
have been posted to the net.

Concerning shell scripts aka procedure files: no, the Microware shells
provide no way to pass parameters, or give you control flow or other things
Bourne/C shell folks are accustomed to.  There are third-party shells that
do, though.  (Microware gives away a book called *The OS-9 Sourcebook* that
lists hardware and third-party software; while no such book can be complete
thanks to time's winged chariot :-), it's worth having.)

	James Jones

(I guess all I can disclaim here is association with the third parties :-)