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Archive Name: yaos05.zip
Program Description: Yet Another OS/2 Shell (features filename completion)
Operating Systems: 2.1
Program Source: cplee@students.wisc.edu
Replaces: yaos04.zip

Your name: Lee, Cjin Pheow
Your email address: cplee@students.wisc.edu

Proposed directory for placement:
    /os2/2_x/sysutils

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        YAOS (Yet Another OS/2 Shell) version 0.5, Copyright 1994
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                              (FREEWARE)
This is a shell that runs on top of cmd.exe. Its features are:

      * Unix-like file name completion using the <esc> or <tab> key

      * a history of previously used commands with ability
        to access them using commands like: !!, !4, !v test.c
        (those familiar with unix would know what I am
        talking about). Of course, the up and down cursor
        keys will scroll through previous commands too.

      * ability to change directory to any [drive:\directory]
        in a single command using the normal 'cd' command.

      * support for prompt setting in OS/2 (except for $R and $V)

      * full implementation of command line editing

      * a popup window that displays the possible file names for
        completion. You can scroll through the entries in this
        popup window using the up and down arrow-keys.
        ['-w' option when starting YAOS]

      * Alt-H keystroke will bring up a popup window containing
        commands that are stored in history. Again, you can scroll
        through this list using the cursor keys. (The window will
        only appear if there are two or more commands in history).

      * last but not least, it is FREE

New in this release:
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      * Prompt setting keyword '$i' is now recognized.

      * Insert mode cursor is now a block cursor.

      * File name completion is now possible in the middle of the 
	commandline (previously, file name completion is allowed
	only at the end of the commandline).

      * If no starting characters are specified, all entries in the
        appropriate directory are possible candidate for 'completing'
        the file name (this works in Toggle and Popup Window mode only).

      * [-f] argument: Fast mode. Directory changing program like
        vcd does not work in this mode. However, choosing this mode
        results in better YAOS performance in terms of speed. 
        (The functionality of programs like vcd is planned to be included
         in future releases of YAOS).

      * [-i] argument: Defaulting to insert mode on startup.

      * The Home and End keys now work in popup windows (together with
        the Up & Down arrow keys).



This release is by no means a bug free version. However, I hope you'll
use and like YAOS. Suggestions and comments (including bug reports) are 
strongly welcomed.

Installation
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1) Copy YAOS.EXE to a PATHed directory (eg. C:\OS)

2) Copy EMX.DLL to a LIBRARY directory (eg. C:\OS\DLL)

3) Now you can safely run YAOS

NOTE: Failure to perform the above steps will result in improper execution
      of YAOS.

Author:
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        Lee, Cjin Pheow
        Email: cplee@students.wisc.edu
        5 February, 1994