Re: favorite software
"Terry Yager" wrote:
>> Yeah, but I like pip b:=a:filename.ext[Gu V]
>> because it's much quicker! ;-)
> Ok, lemme see if I even remember pip. I think
> this command will copy a file from another user
> area to the one currently logged, with verification.
Yes, the [Gu] extension is used for copying between
user areas. Say you want a file in user 3, you could
go to user 3 then copy 'pip b:=b:filename.ext[G0]'
which would copy a file from user area 0 to user area
3. But it can certainally quite simple, like
'pip a:=b:filename.ext' which would copy a file from b
drive to a drive.
> (Provided you have already figgered out how to
> place PIP.COM into that user area. DDT anyone?)
I've only used PIP.CMD in CP/M-86 on the Hard Disk
drive & of course I've set it to [sys] (which means it's
loadable anywhere on the Hard Disk regardless of the
user area - I haven't really mastered it on my
Amstrad where it just uses Floppies). Of course on a
hard disk, if I'm using the floppy drive, I can use
'b
ip a:=b:filename.ext' or whatever (b: is my hard
disk!
I've used DDT86 a little bit, & I have some notes on
the commands used, but not a lot of them
unfortunately.
> Nsweep does the same thing, but so much easier.
> You just select the filename(s) from a menu then
> hit (M)ass file copy, and then you are asked what
> drive/user area you wish to copy to. (Usually I'm
> not much on menu-driven programs, I greatly
> prefer a good ol command line any day, but typing
> in all those filenames cn get rather tedious.)
I have used Nsweep in CP/M-86 & while I respect
your views, I think it's a good tool for those who are
baffled using PIP. PIP took a little while for me to
understand it better. The most important thing I
found was to keep the options brackets '[]' next to
the directory or filename. A space between those
and an error would result. PIP for myself under
CP/M-86 (which I enjoy more since there is Hard
Disks facilities) I feel seems more convient way of
copying the files, even though it's tricky to learn &
master (with the variety of options), & other file
copyiers I have also seen for other varients of
CP/M (such as ARCOPY).
Cheers,
CP/M User.