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From: mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca (Mark Lord)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: config.sys comment lines
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Date: 29 Nov 90 17:53:38 GMT
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In article <2s7cT1w163w@wvus.wciu.edu> pete@wvus.wciu.edu (Pete Gregory) writes:
>Hi, netters!  A quick question:
>
>Is there a way to put comment lines in config.sys?

This was discussed a short while ago.  Here's how to do it:

IF you have DOS 4.00/4.01, simply use REM in front of the comment,
the same way as in *.BAT files.

Ie.
	BUFFERS=20
	REM must be at least 17 for tape drive

	DEVICE=QEMM.SYS RAM ROM EXCLUDE=E800
	REM leave hole for network adaptor

	SHELL=4dos.com

IF you have DOS 3.xx, simply put SHELL= infont of the comment,
ensuring that the TRUE SHELL= line is at the bottom of the file.
DOS does not execute this line until all others are processed,
and it only remembers the LAST such SHELL= line from the file.

Ie.
	BUFFERS=20
	SHELL= must be at least 17 for tape drive

	DEVICE=QEMM.SYS RAM ROM EXCLUDE=E800
	SHELL= leave hole for network adaptor

	SHELL=4dos.com
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