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Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 00:06:42 +0200
To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl>
Subject: Re: Command-line i/f (Re: PicoBSD) 
Cc: "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM>,
        Jerry Hicks <jhicks@glenatl.glenayre.com>,
        FreeBSD Small <freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG>,
        Andrzej Bialecki <abial@nask.pl>
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At 23:22 04-10-98 , Mike Smith wrote:
>> As such I have a few suggestions already based on IOS/Shiva SpiderSoftware
>> command syntax:
>> 
>> grouping of commands under another keyword, for example: ip, ipx, dial,
etc...
>
>As long as the syntax is consistent.  IOS is not a good example to 
>follow here.

Well it might be a source for command names ;)

Let's start to flesh out some proposals then... Might take long enough to
finish it up anyways =)

>> Also, will we be using autocompletion of partially typed commands?
>
>Go right ahead and write it.  I'd recommend you look at libedit 
>(man 3 editline).

I will have a look, thanks =)

Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven / Asmodai <asmodai(at)wxs.nl>
ICQ-UIN: 1564317 .:. Ninth Circle Enterprises
Network/Security Specialist
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