MPW ls, tar, etc?
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I'm new to ETO and MPW. On every other command-line-oriented development
environment I've used, I've been able to find versions of common Unix-like
utilities like 'tar', 'ls', GNU tools, etc. Why don't Unix and DOS command-line
tools get ported to MPW tools?
I searched the library for MPW tools and sample useful scripts but came up with
very little, compared to what I might expect find in other popular computing
enviroments. Perhaps I'm not looking in the right place?
Add this to your UserStartup file:
alias ls files
alias cd directory
alias rm delete
alias cp copy
(you get the idea…)
-Paul Cunningham
Oh, I've done *that* already. But 'alias tar tape-archive' isn't going to do
much good, is it?
In fact, I was thinking about posting my UserStartup just to nudge other people
into posting theirs, so I could take advantage of their experience with tweaks
like this.
Not having much unix experience to begin with, there are many commands which
are alien to me ("tar" being one of them). However, if it is supposed to make
tape drive backups, I doubt you'll find many MPW tools for this.
I'd be happy to post or upload some of my MPW personal scripts and tools if
anyone has an interest in them. Most of them lean towards C++ development and
text editing. The letters MPW seem to evoke a dark aura around most people…
-Paul
Another thing is driving me crazy… the requirement to hit clover-Enter or
numeric-Enter instead of regular Enter to execute a line. Is there an
alternative, like a hack that swaps the two keystrokes? I'd rather use
clover-Enter for a non-executing "return".
Paul,
Cmd-Enter? No, just try the Enter on the numeric keypad, having highlighted
multiple lines first if you want to submit them all for execution.
Using MPW is not the most natural of processes, but once learned, it soon
becomes a real power tool.
Howard.
You're in luck…I almost forgot I had this, but I have an extension that
should do the trick. I downloaded it from AOL a few years ago, but never really
used it because I got used to the command-enter thing. I'll upload it so
everyone can get to it. The file should be named "MPWENTER.SIT".