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The GET Command CP/M 3 User's Guide
The GET Command
Syntax: GET {CONSOLE INPUT FROM} FILE filespec
{[{ECHO|NO ECHO}|SYSTEM]}
GET {CONSOLE INPUT FROM} CONSOLE
Explanation: The GET command is a transient utility that directs CP/M 3 to take
console input from a file. The file can contain CP/M 3 system commands
and/or input for a user program. If you use the SYSTEM option,
GET immediately takes the next system command from the file.
Console input is taken from a file until the program terminates. If the
file is exhausted before program input is terminated, the program looks
for subsequent input from the console. If the program terminates before
exhausting all its input, the system reverts back to the console for
console input.
When the SYSTEM option is used, the system immediately goes to the
file specified for console input. If you omit the SYSTEM option, you
can enter one system command to initiate a user program whose console
input is taken from the file specified in the GET command. The
system reverts to the console for input when it reaches the end of the
GET file input. The system also reverts to the console for console input
if a GET CONSOLE INPUT FROM CONSOLE command is included
in the input file.
Get Console Input from a File
Syntax: GET {CONSOLE INPUT FROM} FILE filespec {[options]}
Explanation: The preceding form of the GET command tells the system to get subsequent
console input from a file. Table 5-7 lists the GET options that
you use in the following format:
[{ECHO | NO ECHO} | SYSTEM]
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