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Title: Config.sys Options
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Configuring your DOS system for use:
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When booting DOS, you will find it only supports a subset of
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hardcoded switch characters.
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e.g. switchar=-
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SWITCHES
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Usage: switches=/E[:xxx] /F /K /N /W
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Adjusts boot time processing behaviour.
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/F skips the delay checking for F5/F8 keystroke before processing config.sys
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[equivalent to setting kernel config option skipconfigseconds = 0]
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/N disables F5/F8 support [equivalent to kernel config skipconfigseconds = -1]
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(note: with /F a well timed F5/F8 still works, whereas /N completely disables)
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/K forces treating of keyboard as 86 key keyboard
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/E enables moving of EBDA (Extended BIOS Data Area), optionally a size in KB
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may be specified [xxx, in range of 48-1024]
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/W disables Windows 3.0 from loading WINA20.386 from the root directory (used
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when \WINA20.386 is moved into a subdirectory, a device line with proper
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path must be added to Microsoft (R) Windows' SYSTEM.INI [386Enhanced]
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section.) --- Unsupported, though may be ignored for compatibility.
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VERSION
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Usage: version=x.y
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FreeDOS specific command to specify what DOS version to report.
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