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Introduction

WHAT IS Easy Professional Tools-Ezp2?

Easy Professional Tools-Ezp2 is a ShareWare 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.

Ezp2, a fully functional 32 bits tool set, is a unique set of utilities 
containing 30 powerful program objects. 


What can Ezp2 do for you?

Most of the Ezp2 commands help you work with files and tasks. 
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. A 
few new functions are:

o Most Ezp2 command supports the file name specification or data from  
file, pipe,  or Named pipe so they can become a server,

o NMPIPE, WAIT programs are integration tools for 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.



