[clue-talk] /bin/command.com shell for Linux?

[rjohnston at denverinternet.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: [clue-talk] /bin/command.com shell for Linux?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> OK this is partly tongue in cheek but I had a DOS/Windows
> user (he's a programmer, and not stupid, just unfamiliar
> with Linux/Unix shells) wonder about a command.com shell for
> Linux.
> 
> Obviously whoever would use such a thing probably doesn't
> care about all the Great Wonderful things you can do with
> bash.  They just want something familiar they can use to
> move around the directory tree and create/delete files and
> move files around.  I guess.
> 
> Anyway does anyone know of such a shell?  Or maybe a .tcshrc
> that implements fairly extensive DOS syntax?  :)  If no one
> has any better ideas I'll just give him my .tcshrc so that
> del, copy, etc. work.
> 
> I had to chuckle at the notion of a /bin/command.com shell. :)



have you looked at dosemu ? 
dosemu.sourceforge.net

...roy



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