TSE: Command line parameters earlier published but a bit augmented

[knud van eeden]

Hello,

FYIO:

with friendly greetings

Knud van Eeden

Usage:

  g32.exe | ./e [files] [-options] [files]     # hyphen switches precede the files they affect

Note: Option switches may appear anywhere on the command line, but they

      only affect files AFTER the switch.

Note: Files on the command line BEFORE the switch are unaffected.

Note: Switches -b and -i require a parameter which must immediately follow WITHOUT

      a space character between them.

    -a WILDCARD.SPEC       g32.exe -a *.*              ("Load All") forces all matching files to be selected for loading. Load by OS wildcard, not LoadWildFromDos variable.

                           ./e -a *.*

    -a- WILDCARD.SPEC      g32.exe -a- *.*             ("Pick from List") forces display of a PickList of matching files. Use TDE picklist to manage wildcard specifications.

                           ./e -a- *.*

    -b[LineLength] FILE    g32.exe -b100 foobar.mac    ("Binary Load") signifies a file to load in Binary mode. Load in binary mode with integer LineLength (default 64).

                           ./e -b100 foobar.mac

    -e MacroFilename       g32.exe -e foobar.mac       ("Execute Macro") denotes a Compiled Macro file to load and execute. Load and Execute compiled TSE macros.

                           ./e -e foobar.mac

    -h SingleFileName      g32.exe -h foobar.s         ("Hex Load") signifies a file to load in Hex mode. Load in hex mode.

                           ./e -h foobar.s

    -iSingleDirectoryPath  g32.exe -iC:\TEMP\          ("Augment Load Dir") extends the editor's view of its load directory. Include this directory in the Editor Load Directory list. Include this dir in the Editor Load Directory list.

                           ./e -i/mnt/c/temp/

    -k KeyMacroFileName    g32.exe -k foobar.kbd       ("Load Keyboard Macro") denotes a Keyboard Macro file to load. Load key macros from file.

                           ./e -k foobar.kbd

    -l MacroFileName       g32.exe -l foobar.mac       ("Load Macro") denotes a Compiled Macro file to load. Load compiled macros from file.

                           ./e -l foobar.mac

    -n Line[,Column]       g32.exe -n10,20 foobar.s    ("Go To Line/Column Number") indicates a starting line and/or column. Move cursor to Line (and optional Column).

                           ./e -n10,20 foobar.s

    -r                     g32.exe -r                  ("Restore State") restores state information from previous session. Restore editing environment from last session.

                           ./e -r

    -s FILES               g32.exe -s *.s              ("Search SubDirs") searches through subdirectories for matching files. Search subdirectories to find filespecs.

                           ./e -s *.s

    -y                     g32.exe -y foobar.txt       ("Browse mode") signifies a file to load in Browse mode. Load in Browse mode (Read-Only).

                           .e -y foobar.txt

    -1                     g32.exe -1                  (Permit only one (1) instance of the editor)

                           ./e -1

    -1-                    g32.exe -1-                 (Start editor in a separate, non-shared instance)

                           ./e -1-

[knud van eeden]

Latest update:

Added SingleFileName in browse mode:

    -y SingleFileName      g32.exe -y foobar.txt       ("Browse mode") signifies a file to load in Browse mode. Load in Browse mode (Read-Only).

    -y SingleFileName      g32.exe -y foobar.txt       ("Browse mode") signifies a file to load in Browse mode. Load in Browse mode (Read-Only).

[knud van eeden]

Latest update:

Note: If single filename then by repeating the same parameter you can apply it to more than one file

       E.g. by repeating e.g. '-y' then this will start all these 3 files in browse mode.

        g32.exe -y foobar1.s -y foobar2.s -y foobar3.s

[knud van eeden]

Final update:

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Usage:

  g32.exe | e32.exe | ./e [files] [-options] [files]     # hyphen switches precede the files they affect

Note: Option switches may appear anywhere on the command line, but they

      only affect files AFTER the switch.

Note: Files on the command line BEFORE the switch are unaffected.

Note: Switches -b and -i require a parameter which must immediately follow WITHOUT

      a space character between them.

Note: Where applicable: If single filename then by repeating the same

                        parameter you can apply it to more than one

                        file

       E.g. by repeating e.g. '-y' then this will start all these 3 files in read only browse mode.

        g32.exe -y foobar1.s -y foobar2.s -y foobar3.s

       E.g. by repeating e.g. '-b' then this will start all these 3 files in binary mode (e.g. with line length of 60).

        g32.exe -b60 foobar1.s -b60 foobar2.s -b60 foobar3.s

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    COMMAND LINE PARAMETER               EXAMPLE                     DESCRIPTION

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    -a WILDCARD.SPEC                     g32.exe -a *.*              ("Load All") forces all matching files to be selected for loading. Load by OS wildcard, not LoadWildFromDos variable.

                                         ./e -a *.*

    -a- WILDCARD.SPEC                    g32.exe -a- *.*             ("Pick from List") forces display of a PickList of matching files. Use TDE picklist to manage wildcard specifications.

                                         ./e -a- *.*

    -b[LineLength] SingleFileName        g32.exe -b100 foobar.mac    ("Binary Load") signifies a file to load in Binary mode. Load in binary mode with integer LineLength (default 64).

                                         ./e -b100 foobar.mac

    -e SingleMacroFileName               g32.exe -e foobar.mac       ("Execute Macro") denotes a Compiled Macro file to load and execute. Load and Execute compiled TSE macros.

                                         ./e -e foobar.mac

    -h SingleFileName                    g32.exe -h foobar.s         ("Hex Load") signifies a file to load in Hex mode. Load in hex mode.

                                         ./e -h foobar.s

    -iSingleDirectoryPath                g32.exe -iC:\TEMP\          ("Augment Load Dir") extends the editor's view of its load directory. Include this directory in the Editor Load Directory list. Include this dir in the Editor Load Directory list.

                                         ./e -i/mnt/c/temp/

                                         ./e -i/home/yourusername/temp/

    -k SingleKeyMacroFileName             g32.exe -k foobar.kbd       ("Load Keyboard Macro") denotes a Keyboard Macro file to load. Load key macros from file.

                                         ./e -k foobar.kbd

    -l SingleMacroFileName               g32.exe -l foobar.mac       ("Load Macro") denotes a Compiled Macro file to load. Load compiled macros from file.

                                         ./e -l foobar.mac

    -n Line[,Column] SingleFileName      g32.exe -n10,20 foobar.s    ("Go To Line/Column Number") indicates a starting line and/or column. Move cursor to Line (and optional Column).

                                         ./e -n10,20 foobar.s

    -r                                   g32.exe -r                  ("Restore State") restores state information from previous session. Restore editing environment from last session.

                                         ./e -r

    -s FILENAMES                         g32.exe -s *.s              ("Search SubDirs") searches through subdirectories for matching files. Search subdirectories to find filespecs.

                                         ./e -s *.s

    -y SingleFileName                    g32.exe -y foobar.txt       ("Browse mode") signifies a file to load in Browse mode. Load in Browse mode (Read-Only).

                                         .e -y foobar.txt

    -1                                   g32.exe -1                  (Permit only one (1) instance of the editor)

                                         ./e -1

    -1-                                  g32.exe -1-                 (Start editor in a separate, non-shared instance)

                                         ./e -1-

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[Eric Pement]

Hello Knud,

Thanks for the extreme work you did, but these are very long lines! For example, line #52 of your help menu is 248 characters in width (or length). I never have a console session with a screen that wide. The maximum number of columns in a normal session for me is about 180.

By way of comparison, open up a DOS or Take Command window and run one of these commands: "xcopy /?" or "findstr /?" or "c:\Windows\System32\find.exe /?"

The longest line in any of these is 79 characters, to accommodate users who have an 80-column monitor. 

If you set your terminal geometry to 150 colums and 45 rows, and then type (cat, send) your help page to the terminal, you'll see what I mean.

Kind regards,

Eric Pement

[Knud van Eeden]

Hello Eric,

It is more FYIO, I think Semware will possibly create some time something more adapted to a command line parameter format.

Note:

Semware informed that in Linux one should put wildcard specification between quotes in Linux (WSL).

E.g.

 ./e -a '*.*'

instead of

 ./e -a *.*

with friendly greetings

Knud van Eeden

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[H P]

Knud, 

In linux is *.*  not needed.

Just a single * under linux is the same as *.* under windows (dos).

Met vriendelijke groet,
With kind regards,

Muy atentamente,
Mit Freundliche Gruß,

Sinceramente,


H. Pikaar
Henri...@gmail.com

Op wo 17 dec 2025, 01:46 schreef Knud van Eeden <knud.va...@gmail.com>:

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