Mail Archives: opendos/1997/10/21/10:25:32
That would be pretty cool. I don't think you can use a question mark
because it's a wildcard. I think the exclamation point will work...or
maybe a tilde (~)...I don't know if that's reserved yet though...you have
a very good idea though.
On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, J P Morris wrote:
> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 12:16:31 +0000
> From: J P Morris <b52g AT usa DOT net>
> To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
> Subject: A new operator for config.sys?
>
> Here is a possibility for config.sys that I've been playing with.
>
> Would anyone like a new operator that forces a config.sys line to be
> executed even in F5/F8 has been pressed?
>
> If so, what symbol should it be?
>
> '!' is the obvious choice, but then it would look a bit strange if you
> have queries, it would be
>
> !device=c:\always\run.sys
> !?device=c:\always\asks\youfirst.sys
>
> Any comments?
>
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