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On Fri, 10 Jul 1998 11:33:35 -0300, Endlisnis <s257m AT unb DOT ca> wrote:

>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]

Don't forget the ability to use Doskey macros...