Command: chcp

  CHCP displays or sets the active CODE PAGE number.
  DISPLAY and NLSFUNC have to run to make CHCP work correctly.
  See Examples.

Syntax:

  CHCP [nnn] [/?]

Options:

  nnn  Specifies a CODE PAGE number.
  Examples:
    437  US
    850  Multi (Latin I)
    852  Slavic (Latin II)
    860  Portuguese
    863  Canadian-French
    865  Nordic
  /?   Shows the help.
  For more countries see: COUNTRY or COUNTRY.SYS

Comments:

  Type CHCP without a parameter to display the active code page number.
  Any program that started before the new code page was assigned may
  continue to use the original code page. (This excludes COMMAND.COM,
  which will be aware of code page changes.)
  To use chcp:
    1. specify the location of COUNTRY.SYS with the COUNTRY command.
    2. load the NLSFUNC program.
    3. use CHCP at any time to change the code page.
  CHCP is a command internal to command.com and needs no other file
  in order to work.

Examples:

  This is an example for Bosnia Herzegovina. First of all goto COUNTRY
  or COUNTRY.SYS to find the country number (387) and the codepages
  that are available in this case (852, 850, 858, 855, 872). Then check
  KPDOS to find out in which EGA package these languages are. In this
  case the codepages 852, 850 and 858 are in EGA.CPX whereas 855 and
  872 are in EGA3.CPX.

  CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS:
    !COUNTRY=387,852,C:\FREEDOS\BIN\country.sys
    !LASTDRIVE=Z
    !BUFFERS=20
    !FILES=40
    DOS=HIGH
    DOS=UMB
    DOSDATA=UMB
    DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\himemx.exe
    DEVICEHIGH=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\jemm386.exe
    SHELLHIGH=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\command.com C:\FREEDOS\BIN /E:1024
              /P=C:\fdauto.bat

  AUTOEXEC.BAT / FDAUTO.BAT:
    path C:;C:\FREEDOS\,C:\FREEDOS\BIN
    keyb yu
    ctmouse
    LH DISPLAY CON=(EGA,437,5)
    MODE CON CP PREP=((852,850,858) C:\FREEDOS\CPI\EGA.CPX)
    MODE CON CP PREP=(,,,855,872) C:\FREEDOS\CPI\EGA3.CPX
              (,,, represents the presence of 852,850,858)

      REM OR INSTEAD OF THE TWO LINES ABOVE (works slower, only
      REM for demonstration purposes:
      REM MODE CON CP PREP=((852) C:\FREEDOS\CPI\EGA.CPX)
      REM MODE CON CP PREP=((,850) C:\FREEDOS\CPI\EGA.CPX)
      REM MODE CON CP PREP=((,,858) C:\FREEDOS\CPI\EGA.CPX)
      REM MODE CON CP PREP=((,,,855) C:\FREEDOS\CPI\EGA3.CPX)
      REM MODE CON CP PREP=((,,,,872) C:\FREEDOS\CPI\EGA3.CPX)
      REM Without commas the previous CP would be overwritten!

    MODE CON CP SELECT=852 (should also work without this command)
    LH NLSFUNC /Y C:\FREEDOS\BIN\country.sys

  IN COMMAND LINE:
    CHCP      (Shows actual codepage, 852 in this example because
               of setting in CONFIG.SYS)
    CHCP 850  (changes to CP 850)
    CHCP 858  (changes to CP 858)
    CHCP 855  (changes to CP 855)
    CHCP 872  (changes to CP 872)
    CHCP 857  gives an error message (CP is not prepared!)

    For an alternative example see NLSFUNC.

Command: chcp

Syntax:

Options:

Comments:

Examples:

See also: