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From: rap@ardent.UUCP (Rob Peck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: AmigaDos vs Unix wildcards/pathnames
Summary: more sources of info for you...
Message-ID: <5149@ardent.UUCP>
Date: 23 Mar 89 17:55:48 GMT
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In article <DEVEN.89Mar23010115@daniel.pawl.rpi.edu>, deven@pawl.rpi.edu (Deven Corzine) writes:
> 
> I've got the manuals, I use 1.3.  I am extremely openminded; I will
> listen fairly to anything anyone has to say.  (within limits)  I have
> spent a great deal of time poring over the AmigaDOS manual (which was
> not so well written) and I just don't like a lot of things about
> AmigaDOS.  True, FFS fixes a lot of the old file system's problems,
> but I don't think it's enough.
> 
Just in case you've never become aware of it... the Programmer's Guide
To the Amiga (which I wrote) dedicates an entire chapter to the use of
the publicly accessible commands of AmigaDOS.  As for the C: directory
commands, the Amiga Companion, available now from Amiga World, covers
the commands and their options -- what the AmigaDOS (Users) Manual
shoulda been.  The second edition changes have been sent to the editors
and they oughta be announcing second edition general availability
(including dealers) RSN :-)    Second edition will prolly carry a
slightly higher price tag because of a major expansion to fully
describe the 1.3 command templates and new options, replacing entirely
any references to 1.2 in the process. 

(often "experienced" users cease reading or browsing Amiga World, so
they might not become aware of certain things only advertised therein).
Wanted to let you know about other possible sources of info.


Rob Peck