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- SHELL
- Allows another command processor (shell) to be used
- See also <COMMAND> <CONFIG.SYS>
-
- The SHELL command specifies the program to be loaded when the system
- is booted. It allows another program to be used in of COMMAND.COM.
-
- COMMAND TYPE: System Configuration VERSION: 2.0 and up
-
- USE: SHELL = [d:][path]filename [parameters ...]
-
- d: path filename specifies the file that will be loaded in place of
- COMMAND.COM. Any parameters specified will be passed to this file
- when it is executed.
-
- MSDOS sets the COMSPEC environment variable to the filename specified
- in SHELL. This is used to reload the command processor whenever it is
- neccessary.
-
- NOTE: This command must be placed in the <CONFIG.SYS> file and is not a
- normal DOS command.
-