CONFIG.SYS
<operating system> A {text file} containing special system
configuration commands. It is found in the {root directory}
on an {MS-DOS} computer, typically on {drive} C (the {hard
disk}). It is read by {MS-DOS} at {boot time}, after the
setup has been read from {CMOS RAM} and before running
{AUTOEXEC.BAT}. It can be modified by the user.
Some example commands which CONFIG.SYS might contain are:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off
Load the {extended memory} manager.
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM
Load the {expanded memory} manager.
BUFFERS=10,0
Specify memory for {disk buffers}.
FILES=70
Set the number of files that can be open at once.
DOS=UMB
DOS is located in {UppeMemoryBlock}.
LASTDRIVE=Z
Disk drives are A: to Z:.
FCBS=16,0
Set the number of {file control blocks}.
DEVICEHIGH /L:1,12048 =C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
Report the DOS version to older programs.
DOS=HIGH
DOS should maintain a link to {UMB}.
COUNTRY=358,437 C:\DOS\COUNTRY.SYS
Set the {country code} for some programs.
STACKS=9,256
Set {dynamic stacks} for hardware control.
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /E:1024 /p
Set the location of the {command interpreter}.
(1995-03-16)