| REM |
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| Enables you to include comments in a batch file or in your CONFIG.SYS file. |
| The REM command is also useful for disabling commands. (You can use a |
| semicolon (;) instead of the REM command in your CONFIG.SYS file, but not in |
| batch files.) |
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| Syntax |
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| REM [string] |
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| Parameters |
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| string |
| Specifies any string of characters -- the command you want to disable or |
| the comment you want to include. |
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| Related Command |
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| For information about displaying messages, see the ECHO command. |
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| REM--Notes |
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| Using the ECHO command to display comments |
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| The REM command does not display comments on the screen. You must use the |
| ECHO ON command in your batch or CONFIG.SYS file in order to display |
| comments on the screen. |
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| Restrictions on characters in batch-file comments |
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| You cannot use a redirection character ( or ) or pipe (|) in a batch-file |
| comment. |
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| Using REM to add vertical spacing |
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| Although you can use REM without a comment to add vertical spacing to a |
| batch file, you can also use blank lines. MS-DOS ignores the blank lines |
| when processing the batch program. |
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| REM--Examples |
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| The following example shows a batch file that uses remarks for both |
| explanations and vertical spacing: |
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| @echo off |
| rem This batch program formats and checks new disks. |
| rem It is named CHECKNEW.BAT. |
| rem |
| echo Insert new disk in drive B. |
| pause |
| format b: /v |
| chkdsk b: |
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| Suppose you want to include in your CONFIG.SYS file an explanatory comment |
| before the COUNTRY command. To do this, add the following lines to |
| CONFIG.SYS: |
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| rem Set country code to France |
| country=033 |
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| The following example shows a DEVICE command that has been disabled by using |
| a semicolon (;) instead of the REM command: |
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| ;device=c:\dos\ramdrive.sys |
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