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Introduction

What is Easy Professional Tools-Ezp2?

Easy Professional Tools-Ezp2 is a product of MaxWare.
Ezp2 is a set of highly integratable utilities, should we 
say PROGRAM OBJECTS, that supports multi-tasking operation, 
file and text data management for OS/2 Workstation, 
Client/Server application and Networking application 
environment.

This set of Ezp2 is a unique set of utilities containing 30 
powerful program objects. This ShareWare version of Ezp2 is 
fully fuctional for 30 days. After some evaluation periods, 
you should consider sign up as a registered user or the 
package will become limited functional.


What can Ezp2 do for you?

Most of the Ezp2 commands help you work with routine files 
and tasks management. 
They are not only work individually; these "PROGRAM OBJECTS" 
include integration tools and features to integrate multiple 
programs to a powerful function. You can also easily 
integrate this Ezp2 with REXX, GUI REXX or Basic command 
processor to become a new set of function.


What's NEW?

o Most Ezp2 command supports the file name specification or 
data from  file, pipe,  or Named pipe. So regular program 
can work as a SERVER, like:
  - "cp -- d: < file.lst" will copy files specified in a 
    list

o NMPIPE, WAIT programs are integration tools for Multi-
Task, Multi-Session, Client/Server and networking 
application,

o NMPIPE also can enable the communications between normal 
OS/2 and DOS programs,

o CP is a smart copy, backup and compress program
  "CP -U" and TAR let you exchange files with UNIX,
  "CP --" and  WHERE are tools for daily backup,

o "GREP -rb" and WHERE are best tools to find the file or 
things,

o WAIT, NICE, and SLEEP provide synchronization for multi-
tasks or networking program,

o Event simple "TOUCH" program have new feature to select 
the day or time to change the file's date,

o And you can combine these tools with other OS/2 or DOS 
programs to generate new functions,

o We use the UNIX basic command interfaces, because so many 
users are familiar with their basic functions, but many 
features included in  here have never been seeing on the 
UNIX systems.


Our user are including program developer, network user, UNIX 
user, user with a lots of data, manufacture user, daily 
event execution, batch program, network file 
synchronization, etc.



Ezp2 includes:

Ezp2 contains 29 powerful 32 bits OS/2 programs. Only VI.EXE 
is a common program between Ezp2 and Ez2 tools set. Ez2 is a 
16 bits application set with most functions of Ezp2 that 
support OS/2 and DOS.


o Multi-Task Management:
  ctime, etime, kill, klog, nice, nmpipe, sleep, tee, wait;

o File and Text Management: 
  cp, ls, mv, rm, sum, tar, touch, where, which;
  cat, cmp, ctags, grep, head, od, pr, strings, tail, vi, 
wc;




SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

OS/2 2.X

If you have purchased the OS/2 Ezp2 package, your software 
support both FAT or HPFS file system on OS/2, OS/2 LAN or 
Netware network files.


Minimum Ezp2 requirements are 512K of user RAM, not 
including RAM used by the operating system, and 1.4MB of 
disk spaces.


THE DISTRIBUTION MEDIA:

README.TXT

The installation disk in your Ezp2 package includes a file 
named README.TXT - this file. You should read this file for 
the latest information about this package.


BBS:

  MaxWare BBS           (415) 988-8835
  You may download this ShareWare version of Ezp2a300.zip 
and  
  Ezp2b300.zip files. This Shareware provides fully 
functional Ezp2 for 
  30 days evaluation time, after this time tools will become 
limited 
  functional.
  Or you may register and download the Ezp2_300.zip and 
Ez2_250.zip 
  files as a registered user.


Disk Formats

  Ezp2 is available on 3 1/2 inches double density floppy 
  disks ( Maxware part number 052-002 )

  To order the 5 1/4 inch option:

  Just specify the part number when you first order Ezp2, 
  or include $10 with your receipt of purchase to order
  the optional 5 1/4 inch media ( MaxWare part number 052-
003)



INSTALLATION


To install from floppy diskette, please find the diskette 
labeled 'INSTALL' and put it into floppy disk drive A, then 
follow the instructions in the next section.

To install from hard disk, after you unzip the ezp2_300.zip 
file:

Type "SETUP" in the directory that contains the Ezp2 files. 
You will be asked to give the SETUP program a complete drive 
and full directory pathname, it will make a directory on 
your hard disk and place the Ezp2 files in this new 
directory.  




LEARNING Ezp2 COMMANDS:

On-Line Help and Examples

Ezp2 has an on-line help facility. You do not have to look 
in the manual to find out the features of commands. If you 
need to find out about the 'ls' command, type:

   ls -?

  "cmd  -?"    to get Help

The "-?" by itself after the command name tell Ezp2 you want 
to display the features of the command. Every utility of 
Ezp2 supports on-line help in this manner.

Stopping a Running Utility

To break into a running Ezp2 utility, you can press CTRL-C 
or CTRL-BREAK.


Summary of the Commands:

Program Descriptions:
  cal      : display the selected month or whole year's calendar 
  cat      : concatenate or display the file content
  cmp	   : compare two files
  cp	   : smart copy, backup or compress files 
	   : can copy multiple subdirectory tree and volume
	   : intelligently update the files
           : also support UNIX compatible "COMPRESS" data
  etime    : report the elapse time of program  execution
  grep     : search the text or binary files for a pattern
  head     : display the first few lines of the files
  kill     : kill a running processor
  klog     : execute a command with a logger
  ls 	   : list the directory in selected format
  mv 	   : move or rename either files or directories 
  nice     : start a command with different priority
  nmpipe   : create a named pipe and redirect the stdin/stdout to it
             for OS/2, DOS, Window and network program
  od 	   : display the file contents in selected format
  pr 	   : print file in specified format
  rm 	   : remove files or directories
  sleep    : sleep for specified time
  strings  : display the string in a file
  sum      : sum of a file
  tail     : display the last few lines of a file
  tar 	   : archive files, UNIX compatible
  tee 	   : duplicates the program output to both console and file
  touch    : change the file date to selected date
  wait     : wait for named pipe or files being updated
  wc 	   : word count
  where    : show where is the files or directories
  which    : show which program will be used
  vi       : visual editor
  ex       : ex/vi editor
  ctags    : index program for visual editor



Once you have registered you can get a counter set of 16 
bits Ez2 program, Either through the on-line BBS, by mail. 
or eMail.


Ez2 are utilities for OS/2 and DOS:

Ez2 are 29 portable programs for the OS/2 and DOS 
environments. You can move files generated in OS/2 to DOS 
and vice versa. You also can vi(ew) files in different 
sessions at the same time in OS/2 environment to take 
advantage of OS/2 multitasking features.

Ez2 commands also provides on-line help to assist the user,
so you have full command descriptions and examples right in 
front of you when you need them.



