Quarterdeck Office Systems programs commandline-switch list [Last Edit: 4/4/92] Switches are preceded with / unless otherwise specified and may be given with either the full name or the abbreviation (where present). Switches which accept arguments may use either an equal sign '=' or a colon ':' between the switch and its argument. DV.EXE switches (documented and otherwise) updated for Version 2.42: Version Ab Name 2.0x 2.2x 2.3x 2.4x Comments -- --------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----------------------------- AE ABORTONERROR .. ...6 14 02 /AE=Y or /AE=N AS ALWAYSSAVEMAP .. ..56 14 02 /AS=Y or /AS=N C8 CLI8042 .. .... .. .2 CV CODEVIEW .. 0256 14 02 adj keyboard use for debugger CL COMMLOAD .. ..56 14 02 /CL=x DM DELAYMSMOUSE .. ...6 14 02 /DM=Y or /DM=N DI DOSIDLE .1 .... .. .. DT DOSTERM 01 0256 14 02 pass prog termination req to DOS XB EXCLUDEBANK .. .... 14 02 /XB=hh don't use INTs hh - hh+7 [5] EN EXTERNALNOTIFY .. ..56 14 02 /EN=hh set XDI multiplex number [1] FB FIRSTBANK .1 0256 14 02 /FB=hhhh [3] FO FIRSTORIGINAL .1 0256 14 02 /FO=hhhh [3] EE GENERICEEM .1 0256 14 02 use EEMM calls (not hardware) 71 GRAB71 .1 .... .. .. HW HWINT .. 0256 14 02 spec handling for hardware ints [2] I2 IRQ2 .1 .... .. .. I3 IRQ3 .1 .... .. .. I4 IRQ4 .1 .... .. .. I5 IRQ5 .1 .... .. .. IC IRQC .1 .... .. .. LD LOCKOUTDISK 01 0256 14 02 no taskswitch during disk I/O MT MACHINETYPE .. ..56 14 02 /MT=hh [4] MS MINSHAREDMEMORY .. ...6 14 02 /MS=n reserves n K of shared mem MR MSMOUSERESET .. ..56 14 02 /MR=hhhh [4] NI NOIDLE .. 0256 14 02 NR NORESET .. 0256 14 02 NS NOSETUP 01 0256 14 02 ignore DVSETUP.DV NOVEOJ .. ..56 14 02 OK OLDKEYBOARD 01 0256 14 02 force 83/84-key keyboard OP OVERLAPPREFIXES 01 0256 14 02 allow prgs to have same PSP addr PM PARTIALMAPPINGOK .. ...6 14 02 /PM=3 use only EMS3, else EMS4 calls PO PROTECTOPEN .. 0256 14 02 RP RAMPAGE .1 0256 14 02 assume AST RAMpage EMS board RR ROUNDROBIN 01 0256 14 02 SB SECONDBANK .1 0256 14 02 /SB=hhhh [3] SO SECONDORIGINAL .1 0256 14 02 /SO=hhhh [3] SS SWAPSHAREDMEMORY .. ...6 14 02 /SS=Y or /SS=N U4 SWAPUSINGEMM4 .. 0256 14 02 /U4=Y or /U4=N UX UNPROTECTEXTENDED . 0256 14 02 W3 WINDOWS3 .. .... 14 02 [1] somewhat buggy in 2.31, as DV.EXE will use the specified multiplex number, but DVXMS.DVR (which DV.EXE loads) still uses the default DEh if no XDI drivers were loaded prior to DV. [2] /HW is immediately followed by a colon or an equal sign, 1 to 4 hex digits indicating the interrupt number, another colon or equal sign, and "L", "D", "F", "0", "M", "U", or "V" (DV 2.3+). "F" = Foreground, "V" = Virtualize, "0"/"L" deal with disabling DV's handling of an IRQ. This switch is designed to accomodate failings in DOS application programs which violate Quarterdeck's view of "standard" programming procedures (though at least one variant is to correct a failing in DV itself, but QOS will not divulge which). [3] /FB, /FO, /SB, and /SO are immediately followed by a colon or an equal sign and 1 to 4 hex digits [4] /MR and /MT expect a hex number (/MR up to 4 digits, /MT up to 2 digits) [5] DV uses two banks of eight interrupts to relocate the hardware interrupts from their defaults of 08h-0Fh and 70h-77h. /XB specifies that a particular bank of interrupts not be considered available for the relocation; the specified hex number must be a multiple of 8 (i.e. X0 or X8). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMS.COM switches: EMS.COM Version Ab Name 5.0x 5.1x 6.0x Comments ---- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------------- CR CREATE 1 02 create a handle with name,size CFAST CREATEFAST 1 02 create handle in fast EMS CSLOW CREATESLOW 1 02 create handle in slow EMS DIR 1 02 display current handles FREE 1 02 free given handle HELP 1 02 display help screen LOAD 1 02 read handle data from file NOPE NOPAUSEONERROR 1 02 don't wait for key on error PAUSE 1 02 wait for key after cmdline parsing REN RENAME 1 02 change handle's name RES RESIZE 1 02 change handle's size SAVE 1 02 save handle data in file ? 1 02 list all commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMS2EXT.SYS switches: EMS2EXT Version Ab Name x.xx Comments ---- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------------- FAST 1.00 use fastest available memory HELP 1.00 display help screen ME MEMORY (also MEM) 1.00 amount of ext memory to emulate NOPE NOPAUSEONERROR 1.00 don't wait for key on error PAUSE 1.00 wait for key after cmdline parsing SLOW 1.00 use the slowest available memory ? 1.00 list all commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FCBS.COM switches (no preceding slash): FCBS Version Ab Name x.xx Comments ---- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------------- HELP display help screen NOPE NOPAUSEONERROR don't wait for key on error PAUSE wait for key after cmdline parsing = set number of system FCBs + increase number of system FCBs ? list all commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILES.COM switches (no preceding slash): FILES Version Ab Name x.xx Comments ---- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------------- HELP display help screen NOPE NOPAUSEONERROR don't wait for key on error PAUSE wait for key after cmdline parsing = set number of file handles + increase number of file handles ? list all commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LASTDRIV.COM switches (no preceding slash): LASTDRIV Version Ab Name x.xx Comments ---- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------------- HELP display help screen NOPE NOPAUSEONERROR don't wait for key on error PAUSE wait for key after cmdline parsing = set highest drive letter + increase number of drives ? list all commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOADHI.COM switches: LOADHI Version Ab Name x.xx Comments ---- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------------- B BESTFIT load into smallest possible block XL EXCLUDELARGEST don't load into Nth largest block XR EXCLUDEREGION don't load into region N XS EXCLUDESMALLEST don't load into Nth smallest blck GS GETSIZE load low and compute needed size H HAPPIEST load until program is happy HELP display help screen LB LABEL display label with GETSIZE data L LARGEST load into Nth largest block LO load low rather than high NL NOLO don't load low NOPE NOPAUSEONERROR don't wait for key on error PAUSE wait for key after cmdline parsing R REGION load into specific UMB region SIZE load into block N bytes in size S SMALLEST load into Nth smallest block TSR TERMINATERESIDENT go TSR on exit (for INSTALL=) ? list all commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOGOPT.COM switches (no preceding slash): LOGOPT Version Ab Name x.xx Comments ---- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------------- DIR DIRECTORY specify directory for log file HELP display help screen NOPE NOPAUSEONERROR don't wait for key on error PAUSE wait for key after cmdline parsing SEG SEGMENT segment at which OPTIMIZE loaded ? list all commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPTIMIZE.COM switches: (note: OPTIMIZE.COM v6.0 is actually a .EXE) Optimize Version Ab Name 5.xx 6.0x Comments ---- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------------- AUTO AUTOEXECLUDES . 02 automatic exclusion detectn (QEMM) B BOOT 11 02 /B:d boot drive is d: CMD COMMANDFILE . 02 file of commands to ignore DIR DIRECTORY . 02 internal housekeeping, final pass EMM 11 02 /EMM:filnam specify own EMM driver F FILE . 02 internal, processing CALLs DONE FINISHED . 02 enable "Memory Saved" screen HELP 11 02 display help screen LA LARGE . 02 force 43/50 line display L LOADHIONLY 11 02 only optimize lines with LOADHI LOW LOADLOW . 02 force all progs into low memory M MONO . 02 force monochrome display NOPE NOPAUSEONERROR 11 02 don't wait for key on error NF NOSQF . 02 don't use EMS page frame NT NOSQT . 02 don't use QEMM temporary memory N NOSYNC . 02 disable synchronized access on CGA P PATH 11 02 add OPTIMIZE path to PATH= PAUSE . 02 wait for key after cmdline parsing Q QUICK . 02 choose defaults RF RESPONSE . 02 create LOADHI response file SEG SEGMENT 11 02 start address of first pass ST STEALTH . 02 enable Stealth testing STPASSDONE . 02 internal, used in Stealth process. ? 11 02 list all commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QEMM386.SYS switches (no preceding slash): Version Ab Name 4.xx 5.xx 6.xx Comments ---- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------------- ARAM ADAPTERRAM . 00 11 00 02 RAM on an adapter board AROM ADAPTERROM . 00 11 00 02 ROM on an adapter board AU AUTO 23 00 11 00 02 turn on only if needed C386S COMPAQ386S . 00 11 00 02 running on a COMPAQ 386s CER COMPAQEGAROM . 00 11 00 02 relocate COMPAQ video ROM CHR COMPAQHALFROM . 00 11 00 02 split system ROM in half CRM COMPAQROMMEMORY . 00 11 00 02 use COMPAQ mem reserved for ROM CO CONTEXTS 23 00 11 00 02 generates err msg in 5.00+ DB DISKBUF . 00 11 00 02 set size of SCSI disk buffer DBF DISKBUFFRAME . . . 00 02 buffer disk access into pg frame DM DMA 23 00 11 00 02 set size of DMA buffer DUX DONTUSEXMS . 00 11 00 02 don't grab mem from XMS provider D4 DOS4 23 00 11 00 02 alter EMS page order for DOS 4 EMB EMBMEM . . 11 00 02 limit XMS memory X EXCLUDE 23 00 11 00 02 consider range unmappable XST EXCLUDESTEALTH . . . 00 02 don't stealth specified ROM XSTI EXCLUDESTEALTHINT . . . 00 02 don't stealth specified interrupt EXT EXTMEM 23 00 11 00 02 reserve extended memory F10 FASTINT10 . . . 00 02 F10:N call original INT 10 FEMS FORCEEMS . 00 11 00 02 provide EMS calls even if no frame FSTC FORCESTEALTHCOPY . . . 00 02 copy tables even when excluded FR FRAME 23 00 11 00 02 set page frame segment or NONE FB FRAMEBUF . . . 00 02 buffer INT 21 calls in page frame FL FRAMELENGTH . 00 11 00 02 set pages in page frame GS GETSIZE . 00 11 00 02 report high-load memory (OPTIMIZE) HA HANDLES 23 00 11 00 02 number of EMS handles HELP . 00 11 00 02 display commandline switches HMAMIN . 00 11 00 02 min allocation in HMA IA IGNOREA20 23 00 11 00 02 don't trap 8042 for A20 control I INCLUDE 23 00 11 00 02 consider range mappable I386 INCLUDE386 . 00 11 00 02 same as I, but ignd by QRAM,Q50/60 IOTRAP . 00 11 00 02 =1 or =64 num reps of I/O space LB LABEL . 00 11 00 02 internal, used by OPTIMIZE LD LOCKDMA . 00 11 00 02 no interrupts during DMA MA MAPS 23 00 11 00 02 number of alternate register sets ME MEMORY (also MEM) 23 00 11 00 02 v4.23 does not accept MEM NA NAMES 23 00 11 00 02 generates err msg in 5.00+ NCF NOCOMPAQFEATURES . 00 11 00 02 turn off CER, CHR, CRM NOEMS . 00 11 00 02 don't provide EMS NO NOFILL 23 00 11 00 02 don't fill conventional memory NOHMA . 00 11 00 02 don't allow HMA to be used NOPE NOPAUSEONERROR . 00 11 00 02 don't pause for key on error NR NOROM 23 00 11 00 02 don't map reboot page of ROM BIOS NRH NOROMHOLES . 00 11 00 02 don't find empty holes in ROM NOSH NOSHADOWRAM . 00 11 00 02 don't use C&T shadow RAM NS NOSORT 23 00 11 00 02 don't sort memory by speed NTR NOTOKENRING . 00 11 00 02 ignore token ring adapter NT NOTOPMEMORY . 00 11 00 02 don't search for "top memory" NOVDS . 00 11 00 02 don't provide virtual DMA services NOVID NOVIDEO . . . 00 02 * not documented for v6.00 NV NOVIDEOFILL 23 00 11 00 02 don't backfill in video mem range NVR NOVIDEORAM . 00 11 00 02 don't put RAM into video mem range NW3 NOWINDOWS3 . . 11 00 02 don't load Windows 3 support NX NOXBDA 23 00 11 00 02 don't move extended BIOS data area NOXMS . 00 11 00 02 don't provide XMS memory ODV OLDDV 23 00 11 00 02 enable EEMS support for DV 1/2.00 OF OFF 23 00 11 00 02 turn QEMM off ON 23 00 11 00 02 turn QEMM on PAUSE . 00 11 00 02 pause for key when displaying msgs RAM 23 00 11 00 02 map RAM into upper memory area R REGION . 00 11 00 02 load high into specified region ROM 23 00 11 00 02 map ROM into RAM for speed SH SHADOWRAM . . . . 02 SH={NEAT,386,LEAP,PEAK,SCAT,NONE} SORT . . . 00 02 SORT:Y use fastest memory first ST STEALTHROM . . . 00 02 ST:M ST:F hide ROMs behind highRAM SUS SUSPENDRESUME . . . 00 02 laptop "suspend/resume" feature TA TASKS 23 00 11 00 02 max interrupt nesting level UFP UNMAPFREEPAGES . . . . 02 UFP:N = don't show ROM thru EMS fr U8 UNUSUAL8042 23 00 11 00 02 nonstandard keyboard controller UX UNUSUALEXT . 00 11 00 02 nonstandard extended-memory BIOS VS VCPISHARE . . . 00 02 share page table with VCPI clients VGA 23 . . . . VREGA VIDRAMEGA . 00 11 00 02 video area not mappable VREMS VIDRAMEMS . 00 11 00 02 make vid area mappable, don't fill VHI VIRTUALHDIRQ . . . 00 02 VHI:N = don't disable INT 15h/90h VXDDIR . . . 00 02 locatn of .VXD files for Windows3 WD WATCHDOG . 00 11 00 02 type of watchdog timer in system WSU WINSHRINKUMBS . . . . 02 WSU:Y or WSU:N ? ? ? 11 00 02 list all commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QEXT.SYS switches: QEXT Version Ab Name 5.xx Comments ---- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------------- BS BLOCKSIZE 00 10 12 size of transfer per protmode trip EXT EXTMEM 00 10 12 leave this much non-XMS ext memory HA HANDLES 00 10 12 number of extended memory handles HELP 00 10 12 list all commands HMAMIN 00 10 12 minimum alloc allowed in HMA ME MEMORY (also MEM) 00 10 12 only use part of extended memory NOPE NOPAUSEONERROR 00 10 12 don't wait for key if error NOXMS 00 10 12 don't provide XMS memory PAUSE 00 10 12 wait for key after parsing cmds U8 UNUSUAL8042 00 10 12 keyboard controller is nonstandard VD VDISKVERSION=m,n 00 10 12 pretend to be VDISK version m.n ? 00 10 12 list all commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QRAM.SYS switches (no preceding slash): QRAM Version Ab Name x.xx Comments ---- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------------- X EXCLUDE 1.01 don't put RAM in range FEMS FORCEEMS 1.01 act like EMS even if no page frame FL FRAMELENGTH 1.01 set page frame to 0-4 pages GS GETSIZE 1.01 H HELP 1.01 display help screen HIDE 1.01 hide that a range is mappable I INCLUDE 1.01 put RAM or fill in the range NO NOFILL 1.01 don't backfill conventional mem NOPE NOPAUSEONERROR 1.01 don't wait for key on error NOSH NOSHADOWRAM 1.01 don't use C&T shadow RAM NTR NOTOKENRING 1.01 NV NOVIDEOFILL 1.01 don't fill into video memory NVR NOVIDEORAM 1.01 don't put RAM into video memory NX NOXBDA 1.01 don't move extended BIOS data area NOXMS 1.01 don't provide XMS services PAUSE 1.01 wait for key after cmdline parsing RAM 1.01 put RAM in the specified range R REGION 1.01 load QRAM into specified region VREMS VIDRAMEGA 1.01 configure for VIDRAM EGA feature VREMS VIDRAMEMS 1.01 configure for VIDRAM EMS feature ? 1.01 list all commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIDRAM.COM switches: VIDRAM Version Ab Name 5.xx 6.0x Comments ---- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------------------- DP4 DONTPATCHDOS4 11 02 EGA 11 02 backfill using video memory EMS 11 02 backfill using expanded memory HELP 11 02 display help screen NO NOCGA 11 02 don't allow any graphics modes NOEGA 11 02 don't allow graphics >CGA NOPE NOPAUSEONERROR 11 02 don't wait for key on error OFF 11 02 disable VIDRAM ON 11 02 enable VIDRAM OR OVERRIDE (also OV) 11 02 allow video memory conflict PAUSE 11 02 wait for key after cmdline parsing RES RESIDENT 11 02 just go resident ? 11 02 list all commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XDV.COM switches (documented and otherwise): Version Ab Name 2.0x 2.2x 2.3x 2.4x Comments -- -------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----------------------------- DP4 DONTPATCHDOS4 .. ...6 1 02 X EXCLUDE ?1 0256 1 02 don't use high memory region [1] F FILE ?1 0256 1 02 load DV from /F= EE GENERICEEM ?1 0256 1 02 use EEMM calls (not hardware) L LIST ?1 0256 1 02 list the memory areas used NS NOSETUP ?. 0256 1 02 ignore DVSETUP.DV NT NOTOKENRING .. ...6 1 02 don't check for token ring adapter RP RAMPAGE ?1 0256 1 02 assume AST RAMpage EMS board [1] /X=hhhh-hhhh (same as QEMM X= switch) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***END*** I seem to have become the de facto maintainer of this list, so if you have info on any versions not listed here, or details on undocumented switches, please send them to: ralf+@cs.cmu.edu Ralf Brown 1:129/26.1 (note: replies outside Z1 will be routed via Internet -> UUCP -> Fido and may thus take a while if they do in fact arrive)