Steven wrote: >It's probably just a matter of familiarity. There >are small differences between the DOS and Linux CLIs, >which can be disconcerting. For example, when I move >between DOS and Linux, I am constantly tripped up the >the \. I am now much more comfortable with the Linux /. >It is DOS which has the wrong "feel". You are aware that you can change this in DOS right? Although almost no programs will work (they don't check to see which it is), Microsoft added the ability to switch between \ and / early on. I've seen the comment (not here) that UNIX is better since it (/) can be created by hitting one key even on non-US keyboards - this is untrue). Besides "/?" is much faster on a US keyboard than "--help" ;-) BTW: While speaking about keyboards I've found a way to switch images on/off even if you don't have a US keyboard (ie. you have used keyb.com). Press CTRL-ALT-F1 and the appropiate key and then press CTRL-ALT-F2 when you want the normal keyboard back. Untested with DR-DOS but should work with all M$ and IBM versions. >Don't forget filename completion. I use this a lot in >Linux and really miss it in DOS. I miss it even more if it isn't activated in Linux (but that's the admins at uni. fault not Linux). There are shells for DOS that will do the same thing for you.
