This manual describes the various AmigaDOS, and its commands. The Command Line Interpreter (CLI) reads AmigaDOS commands typed into a CLI window and translates them into actions performed by the computer. In this sense, the CLI is similar to more "traditional" computer interfaces: you type in commands and the interface displays text in return.

Because the Workbench interface is sufficient and friendly for most users the Workbench diskettes are shipped with the CLI interface "disabled". To use the commands in this manual you must "enable" the CLI interface. This puts a new icon, labeled "cli" on your Workbench. When you have selected and opened this icon, a CLI window becomes available, and you can use it to issue text commands directly to AmigaDOS.

Attached is a set of errata pages for your AmigaOOS User's Manual. Instructions are provided in the errata to indicate how the manual pages should be modified.

You may choose to make these changes or simply to file this errata package with the manual pages for future reference.

Welcome to ASM-ONE, a professional assembler-package for the Commodore Amiga, which besides a fast assembler provides you with a professional editor, a screen for disassembling as well as screen-dumps and a
debugger with step-,watch and jump-functions.

The Software Toolkit diskette contains several utilities to assist developers with programming their Amiga computers. Software Toolkit is used in conjunction with the Workbench and contains utilities that allow you to:

• perform extensive debugging of programs
• monitor your system's memory and performance
• change the print parameters of screen dumps
• edit multiple files at one time
• link binary files into loadable files
• print the contents of binary files
• recover information from corrupt floppy disks

This list is only a sampling of Software Toolkit's capabilities. Software Toolkit's five drawers contain almost 20 utilities, and there are over a dozen additional AmigaDOS commands on the disk. Each of these drawers, icons, and commands is explained in this manual.

DiskMaster is a disk utility program which combines the most used disk commands in an easy to use point and click mouse environment. DiskMaster can also make use of external programs such as archive programs, text editors, file editors, ILBM or animation viewing programs, etc., making them easier to use.

DiskMaster 2.0 has the ability to communicate with other programs using its ARexxtm port, and exectue complex ARexx scripts which can automate multi-step disk operations.

Welcome to DLG Professional
DLG Professional is the “Bulletin Board Operating System” for the Commodore Amiga. DLG provides the software tools and environment necessary to create a flexible electronic bulletin board system.

What is DLG?
The disk operating system (AmigaDOS) of your Amiga consists of a number of commands which are loaded into memory and executed when needed. Each command performs a specific task - copying afile, playing a sound, displaying a picture, and so on. DLG is very similar to AmigaDOS in concept. We took all of the various tasks performed by a bulletin board system and broke them down into small programs, each of which performs a specific task. DLG's commands include those that write messages, send files, perform maintenance, and so on. Like AmigaDOS, DLG supports batch files (lists of commands to execute in sequence), command line arguments, etc.

You can find additional information about DLG here, and you can try out a DLG BBS here. Here's a link to the official announcement of DLG being open-sourced and the software.  Here's a link to a really good source of DLG add-ons and related utilities.

HiSoft Devpac 3 (called simply HiSoft Devpac from now on) is a complete package for the production of fast, efficient assembly language programs on your Amiga computer.

There is an editor for the creation and editing of your assembler source code, a linker for building your programs together with other object files, a debugger for helping you to stamp out those nasty bugs (problems) and, of course, an assembler to turn your source code into speedy, compact machine code.

The Lattice C Compiler Manual (1985) is the official user and reference guide for the early Lattice C system, explaining how to install and run the compiler, structure C programs, use its command-line options, and call the supplied runtime and library functions in a pre-ANSI C environment.

The Lattice C Compiler Programmer’s Reference Guide, Rev. 3—most commonly seen as “Lattice C AmigaDOS Compiler Version 3: Programmer’s Reference Guide” by Lattice Inc. (1986)—is the official manual that documents how to use the Version 3 AmigaDOS C compiler, its command-line options, memory models, and full run-time libraries.

The Lattice C Compiler v5.10 for AmigaDOS User’s Manual (Lattice / SAS Institute, 1990, in two volumes) is the official guide to installing and using the AmigaDOS C toolchain—compiler, linker, make utility, screen editor, and debugger—plus a full reference to its C and Amiga-specific libraries.

Learning Amiga Unix is the “start here” book that shipped with Amiga Unix (Amix) systems, especially the Amiga 3000UX, and is meant to ease users from AmigaOS into a full System V Release 4 UNIX environment. It walks through logging in, understanding the shell and basic commands, working with directories and files, using vi to edit text, managing processes, sending mail and communicating with other users, and then introduces X Windows on the Amiga side so you can combine graphical and command-line work. Structured as a tutorial more than a dry reference, it assumes you may never have used UNIX before, and uses the Amiga-specific setup and examples to make general SVR4 concepts feel concrete and approachable.

 OctaMED 4, released in 1992 for the Amiga, is a powerful music tracker and sequencer developed by Teijo Kinnunen, renowned for its ability to play eight independent channels on the Amiga’s four-channel sound chip using a software mixing technique. It supports MIDI, allowing integration with external instruments via the Amiga’s serial port, and is compatible with Amiga models like the 500, 600, 1200, 2000, 3000, and 4000 running Kickstart 1.3 or higher. Known for its user-friendly interface and robust features, it became a favorite among composers, with many music modules saved in its distinctive *.med format. OctaMED 4’s versatility and MIDI capabilities made it a standout tool for creating high-quality music on the Amiga platform.

Professional Page is a powerful, versatile and easy to use 'desktop publishing' program. It provides all the flexibility and creativity necessary to produce graphics intensive "page by page" style documents, such as newsletters, ad designs, brochures, and educational materials. Professional Page also has powerful tools like template pages, style tag/paragraph tag features, and automatic page numbering to speed you through creating longer documents like this manual, magazines, and books. With full color capabilities, including the Pantone Matching System, and a variety of output options. Professional Page can handle aU your desktop publishing needs.

Now with ReadySoft's The 64 Emulator 2, you can open new worlds within your Amiga computer. Commodore 64 software that was previously unusable can now be run on your Amiga, giving you access to thousands of programs. Commodore 64 owners who had been considering an upgrade to the Amiga 500 can now do so without losing their entire library of 64 software.

We hope you enjoy using The 64 Emulator 2, and welcome any comments. Before using The 64 Emulator 2, ReadySoft Inc. suggests you read through this manual in its entirety.