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From: imcornish@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Unrecognized command in CONFIG.SYS
Message-ID: <1991Apr22.231403.3525@waikato.ac.nz>
Date: 22 Apr 91 11:14:03 GMT
References: <1991Apr21.233301.18553@src.honeywell.com>
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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In article <1991Apr21.233301.18553@src.honeywell.com>, gcary@SRC.Honeywell.COM (Greg Cary) writes:
> Is there a way to put remarks in a config.sys file?
> I know that in a batch file you can either use "rem" or use the
> label identifier ":" as an alternative to "rem".

In DOS 4.01 (but not, I think, in DOS 3.xx) REM can be used freely in 
CONFIG.SYS just like a batch file.  I use it regularly to 'switch off'
lines I might want to reinclude later.  I presume DOS 3.xx is being used,
in which case upgrade to DOS 4.01 - I like it, and feel the adverse publicity
it has received (re memory hit) is exaggerated.

Hope this of some use.

Ian Cornish,
Department of Education,
University of Waikato,
Hamilton,
New Zealand

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