Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxqq.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxqq!pat From: pat@pyuxqq.UUCP (Pat M. Iurilli) Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.pc Subject: UNIX utilities (commands) that now run under PC-DOS Message-ID: <674@pyuxqq.UUCP> Date: Fri, 7-Dec-84 11:48:14 EST Article-I.D.: pyuxqq.674 Posted: Fri Dec 7 11:48:14 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 8-Dec-84 05:40:36 EST Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 75 Xref: watmath net.micro:8854 net.micro.pc:2958 I don't want any flames on this article for any reason. Don't tell me I shouldn't be posting this to the net, don't tell me that it's wrong to simulate one environment under another, etc... Don't waste my time. A company in Boston sells a software package called the 'pc toolbox', which includes 53 UNIX utilities that were rewritten to run under pc-dos. It costs $200.00. The phone number is 617-482-8248. The address is Arts Computer Products, 145 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116. These include: (a short description has been included for the novice) ed - line editor sedit - stream editor echo - print text find - find a file or files in subdirectory mv - move a file cp - copy files rm - remove (delete) a file or files cat - print a file wc - line/word/character count tail - print last n lines of a file pr - print a file in 66 line page multiples ls - list files in a directory crypt - encrypt a file with DES standard date - display date and time diff - compare and print differences in 2 files dc - desk calculator sort - sort a file ar - object file archiver cd - change directory pwd - print working directory ch - change strings in text files cmp - compare 2 files on a per byte basis comm - select or reject lines common to two sorted files cpress - compress input files crt - display files at the terminal cwd - change current working dir dtab - convert tabs to spaces e - use ed entab - convert spaces to tabs and spaces expand - uncompress compressed files fb - search for blocks of lines with text patterns fc - use fcld fcld - fortran compile and link script field - manipulate field data fmt - text formatter form - produce form letters by prompting for info format - use fmt fsort - sort fortran specification statements includ - include contents of a file in another file isam - make an isam list kwic - prepare lines for keyword-in-context index lam - merge lines of files together ld - link script ll - display line lengths macro - general purpose macro processor man - on line man pages match - search lines for text patterns mcol - put text in multiple columns number - number lines in files oldar - old archive file maintainer os - overstrike, convert backspace into multiple lines pl - display specified lines or pages in files ratfor - ratfor preprocessor rc - ratfor compile, fortran compile and link script rev - reverse lines say - write words on cmd line to output show - show all caracters including control caracters sortmrg - sort and/or merge text files split - split a file into pieces tee - copy input to output and to files tod - display or set date and time tr - transliterate chars tsort - sort symbols topologically umiq - strip adjacent repeated lines from files unrot - unrotate lines rotated by kwic xref - make a cross refrence list of symbols