Command Line Switches

Updated February 2016; see History

Below is a list 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

 

Switch

Action

b

Buffer Name: Change default name of screen snapshot buffer file

 

n

Suppress the A-Shell splash/license/welcome screen

ba

Buffer and Snapshot: Activate snapshots, append to specified file

 

nc

Removes the caption bar, creating a caption-less main window.

bc

Overwrite Buffer File if necessary, activate auto-snapshot mode

 

nm

No Menu: Hides the A-Shell menu bar

c

Change Directory on exit

 

noclx

Disables search for .clx and .cl files. Must be the FIRST argument

cgi

CGI (web programming) mode

 

nrs

Removes the resizing border of the main window

d

Display Device Name

 

o

Specify alternate Settings File

debug

Set Debug mode; equivalent to SET DEBUG on startup

 

q

Quiet Mode

e

For A-Shell Exit

 

r

Specify Memory

g

Specify Alternate Icon

 

s

Force Standalone mode

h

Ignore Hangup Signal signal

 

t

Background Task

hd

Hangup Delay

 

td

Use specific Terminal Driver

hei

Hangup Error Immediately

 

-trace

Debugging trace mode

hetcki

Hangup error on tcki

 

ua

Unattended Mode

hp

Hangup Parent

 

uo

Override User Name

i

Specify INI File

 

v

Version

j

Force the use of specified Jobname

 

w

Obsolete. though still supported; use -o

k

Prompt for security key

 

z

Invisible operations

m

Maximize: Force window to remain maximized

 

zi

Invisible with Icon

min

Minimize: Force window to start minimized

 

zt

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

mntsys

Define a device that will be searched ahead of SYS:, CMD:, BAS:

 

2

Child Session

mx

Remove Menu Buttons: Remove buttons from title bar of window

 

 

 

 

History

2016 February, A-Shell 1506:  Added mntsys and noclx.

2013 December, A-Shell 1371:  Added nc and nrs.