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Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 11:31:02 -0800
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Running batch files under bash
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Holger Wahlen wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to get bash to work on my machine (DOS 6.20, Win
> 3.11), but I'm having trouble with batch files: any "set"
> command that tries to create a new variable causes an error
> message that says there's not enough environment space
> available. Is there any way to provide batch files with a
> bigger environment by default? (Executing them via
> "command.com /c batchfile" or "rundos batchfile" works, but
> you can imagine I'd prefer a simpler way.)

Add this line to config.sys and reboot:

shell=command.com /e:XXX /p

Replace XXX with 1024 initially, and if necessary increase until it goes
away.
 
> By the way, what exactly is one supposed to do with the
> rundos.sh script that's included in bsh1147b.zip? I've looked
> at it and seen what it does, but I haven't found any hint how
> to use it: do I always have to type "rundos foo" explicitly,
> or can I also tell bash somehow, for example, to call it
> automatically for .bat and .com files?

Don't know.
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Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com