Command: shell

  SHELL tells FreeDOS what command shell to run.
  SHELL is a CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS command.

Syntax:

  shell=[drive][path]filename [options]
        drive     The drive letter, e.g. C:
        path      The directory, e.g. \example\
        filename  The command shell to run. For example, 
                  C:\example\COMMAND.COM

Options:

  options  These are passed to the command shell.

Comments:

  SHELL indicates the shell to use; often used to alter COMMAND.COM's
  behavior. Note: it is command.com that processes AUTOEXEC.BAT; by using
  the SHELL option, you can get command.com to process a differently named
  file (such as FDAUTO.BAT for coexisting with another DOS using different
  configuration options) or run a completely different command interpreter
  such as 4DOS or a (unix) sh variant.
  SHELL is a command internal to kernel.sys and needs no other file in
  order to work.

Examples:

  IN CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS:
    shell=C:\4DOS.COM /E:256 /P
    shell=C:\FDOS\bin\command.com C:\FDOS\bin /E:1024 /P=C:\fdauto.bat

See also:

  autoexec.bat
  command.com
  config.sys
  fdconfig.sys
 (fdxms)
 (fdxms286)
 (himem)
  himemx
  jemmex
  shellhigh

  Copyright © 1998 Jim Hall, updated 2011 by W. Spiegl.

  This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
  See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.