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The SETDEF Command CP/M 3 User's Guide
Turn On/Off System Display Mode
Syntax: SETDEF [DISPLAY | NO DISPLAY]
Explanation: The preceding command turns the system display mode on or off. The
default system display mode is off. When the display mode is on,
CP/M 3 displays the following information about a program file before
loading it for execution: drive, filename, filetype (if any), and user number
(if not the default user number).
Example: A>SETDEF [DISPLAY]
The preceding command turns on the system display mode. The system
now displays the name and location of programs loaded or submit files
executed. For example, if you enter the PIP command after turning on
the system display mode, CP/M 3 displays the following:
A>PIP
A : P I P COM
CP/M 3 PIP VERSION 3.O
*
indicating that the file PIP.COM was loaded from drive A under the
current user number. If the current user number is not 0, and if PIP.COM
does not exist under the current user number, then the system displays
the location of PIP.COM as follows:
4A>PIP
A:PIP COM (User 0)
CP/M 3 PIP VERSION 340
*
indicating that PIP.COM was loaded from drive A under user number
0. This mode is in effect until you enter
SETDEF [NO DISPLAY]
to turn off the system DISPLAY mode,
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