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ABOUT {switches}

ABOUT displays information about your A-Shell software license and environment.

Switches

Switch

Function

/L

Causes the output to written to the file about.lst instead of the screen.

/R

Forces a rebuild/recount of jobtbl.sys before displaying the information.

/?

Writes switch listing and usage info to the screen.

 

Notes

Details about the software license are also available from, and may be changed with, the LICENS command. For A-Shell/Windows, similar information is available for viewing (but not changing) from the Help...About menu.
If you enter new license data and then immediately run ABOUT, it is possible that ABOUT will return incorrect license information—i.e., info that doesn't agree with the license you just entered. To correct, simply exit A-Shell, reload, and rerun ABOUT.

Example

A-Shell Version:           7.0.1752.0/32

  Release Date:            16-Nov-23

Licensed to:               Smith Electronics

  Serial #                 7348

  A-Shell Key:             TLWSPPR-RWKL6E-UWAJBD-F7JLB47

  Nodes Licensed:          5

  Nodes / Jobs in Use:     1 / 1

  License Options:         ISMA ATE ATS PDFX APEX ASQL

  Maintenance Expiration:  06-Jan-27

INI File:                  c:\ashell\miame.ini

ATE Licensing:             Server

Host Operating System:     Win10/64

  Release:                 19045

  Product:                 Windows 10 Pro (&h030)

  Locale:                  en-US

JOBTBL.SYS:                C:\Ashell\jobtbl.sys

  Created:                 07-Feb-24 10:10 (50 Records)

 

Comments

For ATE, the ABOUT display clarifies that the version it is displaying at the top of the About box applies to ATE and not to A-Shell on the server. The latter version shows in the lower part of the box. The display also indicates which ASHNET library is being used, when applicable.

History

2024 February: Minor adjustments to screen output info and format

2023 September, A-Shell 1742, ABOUT.LIT 2.2(111): ABOUT now displays  a few details about the OS, including the locale.

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