MS-DOS Internal Commands
The SHELL Command
Description:
Specifies the name and location of the command interpreter you want MS-DOS to use. If you want to use your own command interpreter (instead of COMMAND.COM), you can specify its name by adding a SHELL command to your CONFIG.SYS file.
Command Syntax:
SHELL=[[drive:]path]filename [parameters]
Explanation of Syntax:
[[drive:]path]filename specifies the location and name of the command interpreter you want MS-DOS to use.
[parameters] specifies any command-line parameters or switches that can be used with the specified command interpreter.
Command Use:
This command can only be used in the config.sys file.
