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For those who never read documents:
Please read at least the small chapter in the documentation called
"For Those Who Never Read The Whole Documentation".
Features:
* Freeware, no payment required !
* Usage is similar (or better) to the standard AmigaDOS shell.
* Has 66 built-in commands including all often needed commands,
so no disk access is necessary.
eg. list, dir, cd, assign, delete, copy, move, path, info, type
* About 34K small (pure assembler code)
* Starting from Workbench (!) or CLI. No installation needed.
* ANONYMOUS PIPES. You can choose between real and pseudo pipes.
* Fast FILENAME COMPLETION by simply pressing TAB; shows all matches.
* REVIEW buffer to see again what scrolled out of the window.
* Some commands and debugging features for PROGRAMMERS.
* ONLINE HELP function and AmigaGuide documentation with examples.
* Support of OS2.0+ and OS3.0+ specific stuff.
* LOCALIZED using standard shell's catalog file.
* Can open window on own screen
* Wild cards and recursive processing.
* Real RUN and NEWCLI command that reenters ZShell quickly.
* Application-Window/-Icon
* 100% script compatibility
* Can create and show HARD- and SOFTLINKS.
* DIR and LIST both sort (by default) and show file sizes.
Description:
ZShell is a small (34K), fast and powerful Shell with many (66)
built-in commands. So it replaces most of the commands in the C:
directory (like LIST, COPY etc.) which saves disk space and
reduces disk accesses. There is NO way around ZShell for those
who do not have a hard disk or still have Kickstart 1.2/1.3 !
But it is very useful for those with a better Kickstart and/or
hard disk, too, because for example it has powerful editing &
history, filename completion, pipes, review buffer, some
Kickstart 2.0/3.0 specific features and a lovely LIST command.
I have tried to make ZShell compatible to the standard shell, not
just another UN*X shell clone, but with some features known from
UN*X shells. I especially have taken care that it is easy to use.
ZShell is very useful for programmers, because it has things like
showing EXEC-lists and the task list, memory dumping and other
things you usually find in debuggers.
You can switch off the internal command-line-editor to use
ZShell with console handlers like KingCON.
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ABOUT THE SOURCE
Please do not distribute modified versions of ZShell by your own,
this would result in absolute chaos !
The source code is provided, because there are so many interesting
things in it and you can learn from it.
It is OK to change the source to adapt ZShell to your personal needs,
but if you want to distribute a modified version, you have to
follow these rules:
1) It is strictly forbidden to use parts of the source or the whole
source or other parts of the ZShell distribution in commercial
software or in shareware !
2) You have to keep at least the copyright part, the author list and
the credits part of the documentation with your executable !
You may add yourself to them, but do not change them !
It is important that this remains freeware and all past authors
are still named as authors !
3) Distribute the source code with the executable !
4) Change the name of the program to avoid confusion !
5) Please contact me before, maybe I can include your changes into the
next release of ZShell !
If you use parts of the source in your own program, it has to be Public
Domain, Freeware, Giftware or Cardware, but never Shareware or commercial
software !
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