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Obs Toolkit version 1.5
Version 1.5 Jan-11-92 (mid-range upgrade)
Alias
o Added user definable /SKIPCHAR (do not translate)
o Added abbreviated aliases (e.g. ALIAS go'to LOCATE /CHANGE)
o Improved the line editor (see changes below)
DirSize
o You can display the tree in order /BYNAME, /BYSIZE or /BYDATE
o Added /NOPAGE, /NOCOUNT and /BYDOS
EnvEdit
o Added numerical operations /INCREMENT and /DECREMENT
o Added change case to /UPPER and /LOWER
o Added file support /SAVE and /LOAD
o Added /CLEAR to empty an environment (leaves COMSPEC and null PATH)
o You can now /COPY or /RENAME a variable
o Variable names can be case sensitive (/CASE)
o You can suppress messages with /QUIET
o The PATH is always UPPER CASE
o Improved the line editor (see changes below)
o Changed default operation to /NOEDIT
FileDump
o Can now read Macintosh and UNIX files using /TEXT /SMART
o Remove the /FILTER switch (automatically detected)
o Added paging while filtering
o Added (%complete) to "Press any key..."
o Accepts offsets in Hex (e.g., 0100x)
ListFiles
o Added meta-characters to /C ommand
o Deleted /CP (/C ommand Prefix)
o Deleted /CS (/C ommand Suffix)
o Added /CT (/C ommand Text) (replaces /CP & /CS by using meta-chars)
o Added /CB (/C ommand Begin)
o You no longer require a /-Cx to replace a /Cx
o Added multi-column output (/W# where 1 <= # <= 5)
o Added /B+ to display full pathnames
o Added option to clear list of excludes (/-X)
o Added off options (e.g., /-A, /-O, /-X, /-C)
o Fixed the bogust leap year date handling
o Expanded include count to 16 WildSpecs
o Expanded exclude count to 16 WildSpecs
Locate
o Added /CMD /CHANGE to go to the directory where the command was
found
o Understands abbreviated aliases
o Case sensitive alias support
MultiFile
o You can now copy multiple files to a device
o Added option to clear list of excludes (/-X)
o Warning message when moving a directory with System or Hidden
files
o Fixed the bogust leap year date handling
o Expanded exclude count to 16 wildspecs
ObsCD
o Added switch from floppy to HotDir
o Added /STACK to stack a directory without changing there
o Added /NO options
(e.g. /NOCHANGE, /NODISK, /NOECHO, /NOFORCE, /NOPUSH, /NOSCAN,
/NOUPDATE)
o Changed default operation to /UPDATE.
ObsRes
o Complements DOSKEY!
o Abbreviations for (.Echo, .Noecho, .ON, and .OFf)
Line Editor improvements
o Alt-X to exit with update
o Ctrl-Y to erase entire line
o Ctrl-Left to move back one word
o Ctrl-Right to move forward one word
o You can now insert special characters (e.g. <alt-255>)
INSTALL.BAT
o Adds the Toolkit's Command Line Interface to your AUTOEXEC.BAT
Version 1.03 Oct-06-91 (maintenance release)
Version 1.0 Sep-07-91 (initial release)