@ in a bat file will prevent the command from being echoed while it is
run. You usually see it used with the "ECHO OFF" command at the start
of batch files, like this:
@ECHO OFF
SWITCHES is an MS-DOS extension that we did not implement in FreeDOS.
More info can be found here:
http://users.cybercity.dk/~bse26236/batutil/help/SWITCH_S.HTM
I don't remember /E, but maybe you mis-typed /F (FAST .. skips the
2-second delay when starting MS-DOS.)
-jh
On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 01:22 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I was studying a FreeDos bootable floppy relating to NTFS4dos.exe
> downloaded from Avaira at
> http://www.avira.com/en/products/productdetail.php?id_prd=23§ion=1
>
> I have some questions regarding the CONFIG.SYS file to said floppy
>
> 1) The very first entry is:
>
> !SWITCHES=/E
>
> I don't see this entry listed in the FreeDos help file as a Config.sys
> command - what is it / what does it do ??
>
> 2) Another item: I alter the colormenu entry to
>
> colormenu=15,9
>
> and now the menu keeps blinking until you select an item
>
> In the Autoexect.bat file there is the following entry
>
> @if "%ramd%"=="" goto (label)
>
> how is @if different from if ??? Does @if equate to If not ???
>
> Over all, what is this command saying ???
>
> Thank you in advance for your help
>
> Howard
>
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