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From: 2212msr@whuts.UUCP (ROBIN)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: PC-DOS 3.1 and "echo off"
Message-ID: <528@whuts.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Feb-86 13:15:45 EST
Article-I.D.: whuts.528
Posted: Tue Feb  4 13:15:45 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 5-Feb-86 04:49:56 EST
References: <284@utastro.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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> For several reasons (none very good) I'd like to use PC-DOS 3.1, but not at
> the expense of bat-chatter.  If anyone knows how to patch the 3.x command.com
> so it runs .bat files silently, please send it to me, or post it to the net.
> The patch for 2.x I am using does not work on 3.x (*sigh*).  I have a kludge
> that erases the "echo off" which is echoed when the batch command "echo off"
> is executed, but it is irritating after getting used to the real thing.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Ed Nather
> Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
> {allegra,ihnp4}!{noao,ut-sally}!utastro!nather
> nather@astro.UTEXAS.EDU

This patch changes echo default to echo off (DOS 3.1 only!).

debug command.com
-e 1967<cr>
xxxx:1967   01.00<cr>
-w <cr>
writing xxxx bytes
-q<cr>

Max S. Robin
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Rm. 3E-318A
Whippany, NJ 07981
201-386-6865
email:whuxg!2212msr