Article-I.D.: decwrl.6835
Posted: Tue Dec  9 13:36:37 1986
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 >  Finally, I couldn't get Steve Drew's shell (v2.01a) to recognize
 >  anything other than built-in commands. I'd say it looks like it's ignoring
 >  the 'path'.

The reason for this (as stated in the .doc file) is that the fexecv
function which calls all the external commands dies under 1.2. To get
arround this there are some patches you can install to the c.lib c32.lib
libraries or heres a method that I found to do the same patch the shell
executable.
If you do try it on any other code make sure the search string is
unique before specifying -r 'newdata'

	sr shell ac 2b 43 ff ee -r a8 2b 43 ff ee
	sr shell ac 2b 43 ff -r a8 2b 43 ff	


Now that we are all just about up to 1.2. I'll post my next version of
Shell (2.04A) which is equivalent to matts 2.03 except; converted to manx,
has the additional commands and the nicest feature of command line editing
which I wrote using the new amigados packet for changing a con: to a raw:.
No longer having to retype long commands after makeing a typo just use the
arrow keys to recall and edit! (can't live without it).
I'll post the uue executable here, I had posted shell 2.02a to .sources
back on oct 20th but no sign and of course if it does show up now it will be
obsolete.

-Steve Drew.