DOSCMD(OPCSDEFS)	Optical Printer Control System		DOSCMD(OPCSDEFS)

    NAME
        doscmd - define DOS commands that don't need the '!' prefix

    USAGE
        doscmd [command]

    EXAMPLES
        doscmd dir            # 'dir' command doesn't need the '!' prefix
        doscmd man            # 'man' command
        doscmd -clear         # clears all 'doscmd' definitions (K2.02+)

    DESCRIPTION
        This command allows execution of commonly used DOS commands within
	OPCS without the need for using the '!' prefix.

	Assuming 'doscmd dir' has been defined, you can then type 'dir'
	or 'dir *.run' or 'dir *.run /w' without needing the '!' prefix.

	When the command you defined is invoked from OPCS, all arguments
	to the right of the command up to the end of line are passed as
	arguments to the DOS command. Comment characters ('#') can be used:

	    dir *.run /w | more   # comment text can appear here

	In the above example, 'dir *.run /w | more' is passed to DOS,
	and the comment character and text will be ignored.

	The -clear option clears all previous doscmd definitions.

    LIMITS
	The user may define up to 30 such commands, each command having a
	10 character limit. The command itself should be in the current 
	directory or in the execution PATH if it is an 'EXE' or 'COM'
	program. Refer to your DOS manual for setting execution paths.

    GOTCHYAS
        This command can seem really nice at first, but it does have 
	drawbacks.

	    o RUN scripts containing commands that are really DOSCMD 
	      definitions will fail on other OPCS systems that don't
	      have the same DOSCMD definitions. For portability, use
	      the '!' prefix instead of assuming DOSCMD's have been defined.

            o ALL arguments to the right of the DOS command will be passed
	      as arguments for the command. This means you cannot 'stack'
	      other DOS or OPCS commands on the same line. If you really
	      need to stack commands after a DOS command, use "!" instead.

    HISTORY
        The -clear option was added in K2.02

    SEE ALSO
        !(OPCS)           - execute a dos command
        RUNCMD(OPCSDEFS)  - define your own OPCS command as a RUN script

    ORIGIN
	Gregory Ercolano, Los Feliz California 04/08/91