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Re: [BL] File Manager/Browsers (was: long filenames) 57

From: "Greg Mayman" <gmone AT tpg.com.au>
To: lforrestster AT gmail.com, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [BL] File Manager/Browsers (was: long filenames) 57
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:10:07 +1030

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:11:30 +0000, Lee Forrest wrote:

> I am guessing that DOS doesn't have aliases, so you have never
> noticed this problem.

MS-DOS has them. They can be set with the DOSKEY command.

I can't speak for other DOSes.

But most DOS users prefer batch files (which are like Linux scripts)
because you can do so much more.

. ,-./\
. / \ from Greg Mayman, in Adelaide, South Australia
. \_,-*_/ "Queen City of The South" 34:55 S 138:36 E
. v

[BL] File Manager/Browsers (was: long filenames) 57, Lee Forrest, 02/26/2007
- Re: [BL] File Manager/Browsers (was: long filenames) 57, Ron Clarke, 02/26/2007
  - Re: [BL] File Manager/Browsers (was: long filenames) 57, Ian Scott, 02/27/2007
    - Re: [BL] File Manager/Browsers (was: long filenames) 57, Ron Clarke, 02/27/2007
- Re: [BL] File Manager/Browsers (was: long filenames) 57, Karolis Lyvens, 02/26/2007
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [BL] File Manager/Browsers (was: long filenames) 57, Greg Mayman, 02/26/2007
- Re: [BL] File Manager/Browsers (was: long filenames) 57, Greg Mayman, 02/26/2007