From: Endlisnis Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Can I try BASH? Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 11:33:35 -0300 Organization: University of New Brunswick Lines: 14 Message-ID: References: <35a5650e DOT 9206967 AT news DOT pacbell DOT net> NNTP-Posting-Host: sol-alt1.unb.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <35a5650e.9206967@news.pacbell.net> To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk On Fri, 10 Jul 1998, Chuck Busby wrote: ->Please pardon my ignorance and possible off-topic-ness, but what is ->DOSKEY? It was in my autoexec file when i got the computer used, so i ->just leave it there. Am I using it without knowing? Can I just ->remove it? is it needed by anything? Or is it just wasting time and ->space? ->Scarecrow Doskey is a program which will store the commands you type at the dos prompt and they can be easily prowsed by pressing the "Up" key. This program also allows you to press the "Left" key and edit your command without erasing it. Endlisnis [I have a pyramid of wingyness]