Command Line Switches

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

b

Buffer Name: Change name of screen snapshot buffer

mx

Remove Menu Buttons: Remove buttons from title bar of window

ba

Buffer and Snapshot: Activate snapshots, append

n

Suppress the A-Shell splash/license/welcome screen

bc

Overwrite Buffer File activate auto-snapshot mode

nc

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

c

Change Directory on exit

nm

No Menu: Hides the A-Shell menu bar

cgi

Common Gateway Interface (web programming) mode

noclx

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

dpm

Activates DPI Per Monitor Awareness mode

o

Specify alternate Settings File

e

For A-Shell Exit.

q

Quiet Mode

erz

Specifies an Ersatz File containing device definitions

r

Specify Memory

g

Specify Alternate Icon

s

Force Standalone mode. Deprecated/legacy/no longer applicable.

h

Ignore Hangup 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

Deprecated 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

mntsys

Mount System Device

2

Child Session

 

See Also

•   MX_CLFLAGS

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.