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Subject: Re: Patch Command.Com
Message-ID: <380@neoucom.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 7-Feb-87 09:17:24 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb  7 09:17:24 1987
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Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
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Summary: what the /p option is for


Well, there seems to be a lack of information in some (ms) dos 3.1
manuals these days.  Several manuals from different vedors that I
have have the Exact same explanation under the section that talks
about how to use config.sys:

"A typical configuration file might look like this:

	buffers=10
	files=10
	device=ansi.sys
	break=on
	shell=c:\bin\command.com a:\bin /p
	lastdrive=z

The BUFFERS and FILES commands are set to 10.

The ANSI.SYS device driver is installed.

The extended Ctrl + C is set.

This file also sets the MS-DOS command EXEC to
the COMMAND.COM file located in the \BIN
directory on Drive C (hard disk).  The A:\BIN tells
COMMAND.COM where to look for itself when it
needs to reread from disk.  The /P switch tells
COMMAND.COM that it is the first program
running on the system so that it can process the
MS-DOS EXIT command.

The loast logical drive on the system is set to Drive
Z."

Interpret the above as you wish.  Sounds to me like this
implies that they are suggesting that /P is intended to
indicate that COMMAND.COM should be unloadable.  I think
the manuals might be wrong.

  --Bill

Bill Mayhew
Division of Basic Medical Sciences
Northeastern Ohio Universities' College of Medicine
Rootstown, OH  44272  USA    phone:  216-324-2511
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