SOCISThis page contains various useful REXX scripts for OS/2.
- BT_GET
BT_GET is a launcher for Python-based BitTorrent clients, which is designed to simplify the process of using BitTorrent under OS/2. Requires either BitTornado (recommended), or version 3.4.2 of the official client — in either case, the source package is required (not the various binary versions).
Also requires Python/2.
Files
btget_102.zip Launcher for BitTorrent downloads. BitTorrent-3.4.2.zip Official BitTorrent client, version 3.4.2 (included here because it seems to have disappeared from the BitTorrent website). - DSK2RSU
- DSK2RSU is a utility for converting IBM FixPak
.DSK images into RSU ZIP files for use with the Remote Software
Updates utility. Requires both
DSKXTRCT
and Info-Zip's ZIP
utility.
Files
dsk2rsu.zip - OF
- OF (Open Folder) is a simple REXX command to open a folder
(directory) in the WPS, from the command line. A folder can be specified,
or else the current directory will be opened.
OF.CMD is based on an original script published in OS/2 eZine (March 16, 1999) by Dirk Terrel, but has been heavily modified to fix a number of shortcomings.
Files
of.zip - RENEX
- RENEX (REName by EXpression) is a command-line utility for
batch-renaming files according to regular-expression syntax. Requires the
REXXRE (REXX Regular Expressions) library.
Version 0.94 is a bugfix release. Filenames containing whitespace should now work correctly.
Files
renex_094.zip - RRBACKUP
- RRBACKUP is a REXX-based backup utility for OS/2.
Requires the RAR archiver and EMX.
Files
rrbackup_v10.zip - SHUTKILL
- SHUTKILL is a simple REXX program for manipulating the
eComStation (eStyler) enhanced shutdown built-in process killer.
Files
shutkill_102.zip - Simplified MAN
- Simplified MAN is a simplified 'man' utility (a
command-line viewer for Unix-style manual pages). It emphasizes
convenience and ease of use, rather than rigid adherence to working
exactly like standard man.
Unlike most versions of man, Simplified MAN uses Vic Abell's Cawf formatter instead of the massively complex (and difficult) groff. See the documentation for details.
Files
simpleman.zip Simplified MAN (v1.0) cawf410.zip Version 4.10 of Cawf (required) - VERSION
- VERSION is a tool for viewing OS/2 SYSLEVEL version
information about the current system. More informative than the VER command;
faster and more convenient than the SYSLEVEL command. Thanks to Guillaume Gay
for providing the French translation.
Files
version_121.zip English version version_121fr.zip French version