Updated September 2019; 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 |
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b |
Buffer Name: Change name of screen snapshot buffer |
mx |
Remove Menu Buttons from title bar |
ba |
Buffer and Snapshot: Activate snapshots, append |
n |
Suppress the A-Shell splash/license/welcome screen |
bc |
Overwrite Buffer File: activate auto-snapshot |
nc |
Removes the caption bar, creating a caption-less window |
c |
Change Directory on exit |
nm |
No Menu: Hides the A-Shell menu bar |
cgi |
Common Gateway Interface (web programming) |
noclx |
Disables search for .clx and .cl files. Must be 1st argument |
d |
Display Device Name |
nrs |
Removes the resizing border of the main window |
debug |
Set Debug mode; equivalent to SET DEBUG on startup |
ntts |
Same as OPTIONS=NTTS in miame.ini, but much more convenient in situations where you need the feature for just a couple of sessions such as for services |
devate |
Use ATE Device ID causes A-Shell to use the ATE device ID as session device name. |
|
Specify alternate Settings File |
dpm |
Activates DPI Per Monitor Awareness mode |
o |
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e |
For A-Shell Exit |
q |
Specify amount of Memory |
erz |
Specifies an Ersatz File of device definitions |
r |
Deprecated |
fastcgi |
FastCGI: Higher performance variation of cgi |
s |
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g |
Specify Alternate Icon |
t |
Use specific Terminal Driver |
h |
td |
Debugging Trace Mode |
|
hd |
trace |
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hei |
ua |
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hetcki |
uo |
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hp |
v |
Deprecated though still supported; use -o |
|
i |
w |
Override the default Window Position |
|
j |
Force the use of specified Jobname |
wp |
Enhanced version of -wp; see Window Position |
k |
Prompt for security key |
wpx |
Invisible operations |
m |
Maximize: Force window to remain maximized |
z |
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min |
Minimize: Force window to start minimized |
zi |
Same as -z, except that task appears in task list |
mntsys |
zt |
See Also
History
2019 September, A-Shell 6.5.1666: Add dpm.
2018 July, A-Shell 6.5.1639: Add ntts.
2016 February, A-Shell 1506: Add mntsys and noclx.
2013 December, A-Shell 1371: Add nc and nrs.