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The goal is to make SvarCOM the default SvarDOS shell, replacing FreeCOM.
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The goal is to make SvarCOM the default SvarDOS shell, replacing FreeCOM.
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Why replacing FreeCOM, you ask? See FREECOM.TXT for details.
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Why replacing FreeCOM, you ask? See FREECOM.TXT for details.
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Since SvarCOM is a work-in-progress effort, it is missing a few things yet:
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Since SvarCOM is a work-in-progress effort, it is missing a few things yet:
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- no support for pipes (eg. file.exe | more)
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- pipes (cmd.exe | more) and stdin redirections (cmd.exe < file)
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- no support for advanced batch constructs (conditionals, errorlevels...)
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- advanced batch constructs (conditionals, errorlevels...)
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- a few internal commands missing: CALL, CTTY, GOTO, IF, LH, SHIFT
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- a few internal commands missing: CALL, CTTY, GOTO, IF, LH, SHIFT
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- DIR misses a few switches (/S, /O, /A)
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- ... (see TODO.TXT for more information)
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SvarCOM is minimalist and I'd like to keep it that way. It aims to be
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SvarCOM is minimalist and I'd like to keep it that way. It aims to be
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functionaly equivalent to COMMAND.COM from MS-DOS 5.x/6.x. No LFN support.
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functionaly equivalent to COMMAND.COM from MS-DOS 5.x/6.x. No LFN support.
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As of version 2021.0, SvarCOM's resident footprint is under 2 KiB.
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Translation strings are stored in the file SVARCOM.LNG, which should be
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Translation strings are stored in the file SVARCOM.LNG, which should be
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placed in a directory pointed at by %NLSPATH% for SvarCOM to be able to output
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placed in a directory pointed at by %NLSPATH% for SvarCOM to be able to output
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messages in non-english languages. SvarCOM's language is controlled by the
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messages in non-english languages. SvarCOM's language is controlled by the
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%LANG% environment variable. NOTE: at this time translations aren't available
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%LANG% environment variable. NOTE: at this time translations aren't available
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yet, with the proof-of-concept exception of the 'PAUSE' command.
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yet, with the proof-of-concept exception of the 'PAUSE' command.
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