> I use winXP as my main OS and I still need to use DOS occasionally! For > instance I wanted to creat a list of all my albums on an external HD, > there > are over 900 and i didnt fancy typing it out :-)=2E Instead of > downloading= > > some crap I discovered some simple DOS commands that did it for me=2E > > How would you do something like that in OS9?
It's not exactly a CLI, & it's not built into the system, if it it comes to my needing to do that sort of thing in the Classic Mac OS, the usual way I handle getting an automatic text list of a bunch of files is to drag the windows into BBEdit (there's a free "lite" version of this text editor out there on the Net that also allows this functionality.) There are some more sophicated text editors out there that can do things like that with Unix-like CLI syntax, I think 1 of them is called "Alpha" (shareware) & there are also free (GPL-type licensing) Mac versions of emacs & xemacs that can manipulate files with shell-like commands. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
