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- ASH V0.70 : Copyright (c) 1986,1987 CSL/jdn
-
- This is V0.70 of the ASH help file. If the program you're using isn't
- V0.70 there's a good chance some of the features won't work as documented
- in this help file.
-
- ASH is shareware and you're welcome to copy it and pass it along to as many
- people as you want. Please include the copyright notice above in all
- associated files. Read the 'whowhat' help section at the end of this file
- for more information. Thanks.
-
- ◆:genhelp
-
- QUICK (1 key) COMMANDS
- ESC - enter history edit mode
- ^L - list the command history buffer
- ^R [n-m] - repeat the last or 'n' through 'm'th commands
- ^W - display the what and who message
- ^P - toggle the prompt path string
- ^V - make the cursor visible
- BS/^H - erase the last character typed
- ^X/^U - abort the current line being typed
- ^C - abort the current running command
- ^D/^Z - exit this program fast
- UNDO - exit with a confirmation
- CLR/HOME - clear the screen/home the cursor
- HELP - display this help message
-
- BUILT-IN COMMANDS (try '-?')
- date [mm/dd/yy] [hh:mm:ss] - display or set the current date and/or time
- set [var=value ...] - list all set variables or set 'var'iables
- unset var [var ...] - unset or delete set 'var'iables
- echo [-n] [arg ...] - echo 'arg'uments to the screen
- pause - pause until a carriage return is typed
- find [-n] pat file [file ...] - find lines in 'file's containing 'pat'tern
- rez {-l | -m} - change the screen resolution
- color {-f | -b} [RGB] - change the foreground or background color
- ls [-s] [-l] [-h] [d:][file] - display directory information about 'file's
- df [-t] [d: ...] - display the free space on drives
- cat [-n] file [file ...] - display 'file's on the screen
- opr [-n] [-oN] file [file ...] - print 'file's on the printer
- cp file1 file2 - copy 'file1' to 'file2'
- cp file1 ... filen dir - copy files '1' through 'n' to 'dir'ectory
- mv file1 file2 - move 'file1' to 'file2'
- mv file1 ... filen dir - move files '1' through 'n' to 'dir'ectory
- rm [-i] file [file ...] - remove or erase 'file's
- attr {-w | -r} file [file...] - set 'file's write or read only attributes
- cd dir - change the current working 'dir'ectory
- pwd - display the current working directory
- mkdir dir [dir ...] - make new 'dir'ectories
- rmdir dir [dir ...] - remove empty 'dir'ectories
- ◆:edhelp
- HISTORY EDIT COMMANDS
- UA/-/k display the previous history line (UA=up arrow)
- DA/+/j display the next history line (DA=down arrow)
- LA/BS/h move left one character (LA=left arrow)
- RA/SP/l move right one character (RA=right arrow)
- 0 move to the first character of the current line
- ^ move to the first visible character of the current line
- $ move to the last character of the current line
- (delimiters: word=non-alphanumeric, WORD=white space)
- w/W move right to the beginning of a word/WORD
- e/E move right to the end of a word/WORD
- b/B move left (back) to the beginning of a word/WORD
- ~ change the case (if alphabetic) of the current character
- r replace the current character with another single character
- x cross out the current character
- d/D delete the current character/to the end of line
- (ESC terminates substitute/change/insert/append mode)
- s substitute multiple characters for the current character
- c/C change the current character/to the end of line
- i/I start inserting characters before the current/first character
- a/A start appending characters after the current/last character
- CR/LF execute the current line
- ^C/^U/^X abort this edit
- HELP display this help message
- ◆:whowhat
-
- ASH is an acronym for 'A SHell'. It has some of the features I like best
- from the shell I use the most. The ASH document file 'ash.doc' contains
- detailed information on ASH and its commands, and the pHELPq key has a few
- screens of information that are helpful. ASH is shareware and you're
- welcome to copy it and pass it along to as many people as you want. Please
- include the copyright notice above in all associated files. To contact me
- about ASH use the following address:
-
- CSL, ATTN: ASH
- Jerry Nowlin
- 318 N. Center Street
- Plano, IL 60545
-
- ASH will probably never be 'finished' so any and all comments are welcome.
- It's something that some of us (me), who prefer typing to clicking, needed
- to be productive. It isn't perfect so please report any problems. If you
- like ASH, you can report that too. If you like it enough to use it on a
- regular basis you can even send along a few bucks. This will put your name
- on the registered ASH user list and will enable me to notify you of any
- major bug fixes or new releases. It will also help my wife appreciate the
- hours I spend in front of my ST. Pass it on. Thanks.
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