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From: burkett@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Edward W Burkett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Request Filename Completion
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Date: 22 Sep 88 16:58:24 GMT
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I would like to summarize the information I have received personally
dealing with filename completion on PC's.

Three programs have been suggested over and over.....

They include:

1) HISTORY.ARC
2) FILEC.ARC
3) MKS Toolkit

HISTORY

        Copyright 1985-6  Michael M. Rubenstein

        HISTORY is a history processing terminate and stay resident
        program.  It provides the ability to recall and edit previous
        commands and allows much more sophisticated editing than is found
        in the normal MSDOS system.

Filename completion in HISTORY is limited to those filenames which have 
already been accessed and are in the history buffer.

HISTORY.ARC is available from SIMTEL by FTP

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FILEC

                        FILEC Version 1.00
                         By Mike Morearty

FILEC stands  for  Filename  Completion.  This  program  provides
filename completion similar to that done by some versions of  the
Unix C Shell (also called "Tenex-style" completion).

It will complete any filename in the present directory and also provides
Directory and Sub-directory name completion.  It works  nicely but does not
include the fancy editing features of HISTORY.  It may be used in combination
with other command line editors.

(This is the program I choose!!)

FILEC.ARC is available from SIMTEL by FTP

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MKS Toolkit

>The MKS Toolkit includes the Korn shell, which offers many features of
>the cshell, including command completion, command history, command line
>editing, etc.

>We have some literature that we could send you. If you're interested, drop
>me a line with your mailing address and I'll get it out to you.
>--

>     Gerry Wheeler                           Phone: (519)884-2251
>Mortice Kern Systems Inc.               UUCP: uunet!watmath!mks!wheels
>   35 King St. North                             BIX: join mks
>Waterloo, Ontario  N2J 2W9                  CompuServe: 73260,1043

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Thanks again for all the replies!!!

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burkett@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Edward W Burkett)
Dept. Biological Sciences
Rm. 178 Lapham
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