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New for DOSNIX version 0.94k
1. Typing an "!" while in READ will now cause the program to
shell to DOS. Type "EXIT" from the DOS prompt to return to
READ without losing your place.
2. When using the -m option FFIND would report file totals
which were double what they should have been. Now fixed.
New for DOSNIX version 0.94j
1. Another fix for READ. The delay between lines in
continuous scroll mode is now independent of processor
speed. The default delay is 128 milliseconds and can be
adjusted between 0 and 1024 millseconds by using the up
and down arrow keys. This should allow READ to be used
comfortably on anything from an XT to a 486/33.
New for DOSNIX version 0.94i
1. More bugs have been combed out of LS and FFIND. There
was a problem with redirecting the column formats of LS
and the wide format of FFIND. This problem has been fixed
and, as long as you use the -k option when you redirect the
output, you should have no problem. FFIND has also been
given a lower case option similar to LS.
2. LS has been made EDC compatible. If you scan your drives
with EDC, LS will accept partial directory names. LS will
first look for an immediate directory with the specified name.
If it doesn't find one it will then check PATH.EDC for any
matches. If no matches are found it will assume you are looking
for a file with the given name. When using this feature you are
limited to one argument. If you specify more than one directory
on the command line, PATH.EDC will not be searched. I have
tried to make this feature invisible so LS can still be used
as a stand-alone directory lister. As a result you will get
no error messages relating to EDC or PATH.EDC.
3. FFIND now has a -e option which will cause the program to
shell to DOS and execute a command whenever a file is located.
The name of the located file can be parsed into the command
argument by inserting a pair of braces wherever you want the
file to be used. For example:
ffind -e "pkunzip {}" *.zip
would unzip all the ZIP files on the current drive. If a null
argument is used, FFIND will shell to DOS in the directory in
which the file is located, giving you an opportunity to do
whatever you want. For example:
ffind -e "" test.txt
The power of this option is limited only by your imagination.
4. Some minor irritations have been fixed in read. When reading
from STDIN and using the down arrow key to scroll, the menu bar
would flicker. Because READ wraps lines longer than 80 columns
in this mode, it is impossible to have a stationary menu bar. I
have added a short delay loop which seems to solve the problem,
at least on XTs. Holding down the up arrow key in continuous
scroll mode could result in a situation where the keyboard
buffer filled up and it took some time to deplete it. Problem
now fixed.