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Why (1.3, 2.x, 3.x in C:)
NAME
Why - Used to get additional information about failing
commands.
SYNOPSIS
WHY
DESCRIPTION
AmigaDOS has this little command that MSDos and
System 7 users can only dream about. MSDos nor System 7
gives the user any kind of feedback when a command fails
to run. The few messages they do send you are confusing
and make sense only to Bill Gates (maybe). When AmigaDOS
hits a problem, what happens? You get a nice little
requestor telling you what was wrong and probably a
suggestion on how to fix it. If you send the Why command
right after this happens, you can get additional info on
the command failure and more details (in simple English)
on what can be done to correct it.
Sometimes, Why will send back a failure code in the
form of a number. You can use the Fault command to
analyze this number and investigate more fully the fault
code.
If you issue Why after a command that executed
successfully (or did the failed command has issued all
the information available) you will get the message: "The
last command did not set a return code."
KEYWORDS
There are no keywords.
EXAMPLES
1. What happens when a Why is issued after a RUN
command fails to run:
1> RUN GrooveyGame
RUN: Can't run GrooveyGame
1> WHY
Last command failed because file not found