[Info-vax] How do I make zip, unzip etc. available to all users?

[Bob Koehler]

In article <n6okgn$o1a$2 at Iltempo.Update.UU.SE>, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> writes:
> On 2016-01-07 22:10, Hans Vlems wrote:
>> For some reason I prefer mc unzip over the definition of a foreign command.
>> One reason may be that mc(r) always works.
> 
> You probably secretly still long for RSX... ;-)
> 
> As for "always works". That seems strange. MCR <something> will "work" 
> for programs in SYS$SYSTEM (or whatever), while foreign command will 
> "work" for any command defined.
> In which way would one more more often than the other?

   I use MCR for programs not in SYS$SYSTEM on a regular basis.  Faster
   than setting up a foreign command symbol for a one-off.  I do use
   foreign commands for things that are more general use.