Command: ! (exclamation mark)

  With "!" and "?" CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS can be made interactive.
  CONFIG.SYS lines that begin with "!" will be processed
  even when single stepping, see: F8.
  CONFIG.SYS lines that begin with '?' will be queried:
  The user will be asked for confirmation before a CONFIG.SYS
  line that begins with '?' is run.
  '!' is a CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS command.

Syntax:

  ! other config.sys command such as DEVICE=...

Options:

  - none -

Comments:

  Command lines in config.sys starting with '!' will be executed under
  all circumstances.
  '!' is a command internal to kernel.sys and needs no other file
  in order to work.

Examples:

  Example 1:

  IN CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS:
    COUNTRY=049,858,C:\FREEDOS\BIN\country.sys (German setting)
    LASTDRIVE=Z
    FILES?=20
    DOS?=HIGH,UMB
    BUFFERS?=30
    DEVICE?=MyNetWorkDriver.sys

  Example 2: (Menu in CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS with REM ; ! and ?)

    !COUNTRY=049,858,C:\FREEDOS\BIN\country.sys (german setting)
    !LASTDRIVE=Z
    !BUFFERS=20           (!=will be executed under all circumstances)
    !FILES=40             (!=will be executed under all circumstances)
    !MENUCOLOR=7,0        (!=will be executed under all circumstances)

    MENUDEFAULT=1,5
    MENU 1 - Load FreeDOS with JEMM386 (no EMS, max RAM free)
    MENU 2 - Load FreeDOS with JEMM386 (Expanded Memory)
    MENU 3 - Load FreeDOS low with some drivers (Safe Mode)
    MENU 4 - Load FreeDOS without drivers (Emergency Mode)

    12?DOS=HIGH                   (will be processed when pressing 1/2)
    12?DOS=UMB                    (will be processed when pressing 1/2)
    12?DOSDATA=UMB                (will be processed when pressing 1/2)
    123?DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\himemx.exe (     "      "      "     1/2/3)
    1?DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\jemm386.exe NOEMS X=TEST I=TEST I=B000-B7FF
             NOVME NOINVLPG       (will be processed when user presses 1)
    2?DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\jemm386.exe X=TEST I=TEST I=B000-B7FF NOVME
             NOINVLPG             (will be processed when user presses 2)
    34?SHELL=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\command.com C:\FREEDOS\BIN /E:1024
             /P=C:\FDAUTO.BAT     (will be processed when pressing 3/4)
    12?SHELLHIGH=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\command.com C:\FREEDOS\BIN /E:1024
                 /P=C:\FDAUTO.BAT (will be processed when pressing 1/2)
    ;1234?BREAK=OFF               (set to REM, nothing happens)
    REM 1234?DEVICE=C:\blahblah.sys (set to REM, nothing happens)

Command: ! (exclamation mark)

Syntax:

Options:

Comments:

Examples:

See also: