docs/71566: [PATCH] FAQ update: Mention that doscmd is gone

Joel Dahl joel at automatvapen.se
Fri Sep 10 19:00:43 UTC 2004


>Number:         71566
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       [PATCH] FAQ update: Mention that doscmd is gone
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Sep 10 19:00:32 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Joel Dahl
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE-p9 i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD dude.automatvapen.se 5.2.1-RELEASE-p9 FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE-p9 #1: Sat Jul 10 16:52:28 CEST 2004 root at dude.automatvapen.se:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/WORKSTATION i386


	
>Description:
As I understand it, doscmd was removed from the base system
a while ago and the FAQ does not mention this change.
The attached patch makes the FAQ aware of this.

Note that this only applies for 5.3. doscmd exists in 5.2.1.

The original commit message:
http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200403232227.i2NMRQn5042762

>How-To-Repeat:
	
>Fix:

	

--- doscmd.diff begins here ---
--- book.sgml	Sun Sep  5 16:26:40 2004
+++ new.book.sgml	Fri Sep 10 20:47:23 2004
@@ -11149,9 +11149,14 @@
         </question>
 
         <answer>
-          <para>Yes, you can use the integrated
-            <application>doscmd</application> DOS emulation program to
-            run a subset of DOS commands.</para>
+          <para>Yes, you can use <filename
+            role="package">emulators/doscmd</filename>, a DOS emulation
+            program, available in the &os; Ports Collection.</para>
+
+	  <note>
+            <para>The <application>doscmd</application> program used to be an
+              integrated part of &os;, but was removed as of 5.3.</para>
+	  </note>
 
           <para>If <application>doscmd</application> will not suffice,
             the add-on utility <filename
--- doscmd.diff ends here ---


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