DOCUMENT:Q101830  27-JUL-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :Windows NT Command Line Limited to 1024 Characters
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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The Windows NT command prompt, or Single Command Shell (SCS), has a
command-line limit of 1024 characters.
 
In Windows NT, the command prompt is a 32-bit character-based
interface to Windows NT and all of its supported subsystems and file
systems. The Windows NT command prompt is often referred to as the
Single Command Shell, because there is one command prompt for
all functions.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10 maximum total
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: WINNT

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