Setup and User Guide > Launching A-Shell > ASHELL

Command Line Switches

Below is a listing of the A-Shell startup command switches, followed by extended descriptions where needed. Note that if A-Shell/Windows is launched with no command line arguments, and there is no Command Line File defined, it will repeat the command line from the previous launch.

Switch

Action

b

Buffer Name: Change default name of screen snapshot buffer file

ba

Buffer and Snapshot: Activate snapshots, append to specified file

bc

Overwrite Buffer File if necessary, activate auto-snapshot mode

c

Change Directory on exit

cgi

CGI (web programming) mode

d

Display Device Name

e

For A-Shell Exit

g

Specify Alternate Icon

h

Ignore Hangup Signal signal

hd

Hangup Delay

hei

Hangup Error Immediately

hetcki

Hangup error on tcki

hp

Hangup Parent

i

Specify INI File

j

Force the use of specified Jobname

k

Prompt for security key

m

Maximize: Force window to remain maximized

min

Minimize: Force window to start minimized

mx

Remove Menu Buttons: Remove buttons from title bar of window

n

Suppress the A-Shell splash/license/welcome screen

nm

No Menu: Hides the A-Shell menu bar

o

Specify alternate Settings File

q

Quiet Mode

r

Specify Memory

s

Force Standalone mode

t

Background Task

td

Use specific Terminal Driver

trace

Debugging trace mode

uo

Override User Name

v

Version

w

Obsolete. though still supported; use -o

z

Invisible operations

zi

Invisible with Icon

zt

Same as -z, except that task appears in Windows task list (Alt+Tab)

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