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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Summary of Features of Various Amiga Shells
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Date: 21 Dec 89 22:01:30 GMT
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Just a short note, commenting on the rather complete shell feature comparison
posted by Edwin (Thanks Edwin.. nice job), with reference to WShell features
listed.

In <10050@microsoft.UUCP>, w-edwinh@microsoft.UUCP (Edwin HOOGERBEETS) writes:
>                    Dillon  Hawes   CBM/ARP Koren
>                    shell   WShell  Shell   Sksh     csh    sh
>                    ------- ------- ------- -----    ----------
>multiple command    yes     no      no      yes      yes    yes
>lines
                             ^^

  WShell, in combination with ARexx, does offer multiple command line
capability, and better, multiple command lines interspersed with Arexx
commands/functions. To use this feature, one need only prepend a double quote
to the beginning of the line.

"list; info; dir

Often, I want to do some simple thing that I don't want to write and keep a
script for. The other day, I needed to check the integrity of a restore from a
backup tape...

"x=showdir('','f'); do i=1 to words(x); cmp word(x,i) 'dh2:s/' || word(x,i);end


>Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas Edwin, and the same or equivalent to all on the net.

>Edwin

-larry

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