diff --git a/docs/dosbox.1 b/docs/dosbox.1 index 9a885c18..24768f06 100644 --- a/docs/dosbox.1 +++ b/docs/dosbox.1 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\" Hey, EMACS: -*- nroff -*- -.TH DOSBOX 1 "Sept 23, 2004" +.TH DOSBOX 1 "Nov 9, 2004" .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage. .SH NAME dosbox \- an x86/DOS emulator with sound/graphics @@ -18,8 +18,14 @@ dosbox \- an x86/DOS emulator with sound/graphics .SH DESCRIPTION This manual page briefly documents .BR "dosbox" ", an x86/DOS emulator." -.TP -.RB "The optional " file " argument should be a DOS executable or a directory. If it is a dos executable (.com .exe .bat) the program will run automatically. If it is a directory, a DOS session will run with the directory mounted as C:." +.LP +.RB "The optional " file " argument should be a DOS executable or a" +directory. If it is a dos executable (.com .exe .bat) the program will +run automatically. If it is a directory, a DOS session will run with +the directory mounted as C:\\. +.LP +.RI "For an introduction type " INTRO +.RB "inside " dosbox . .SH OPTIONS A summary of options is included below. .TP @@ -37,7 +43,8 @@ A summary of options is included below. .TP .BI \-conf " configfile .RB "Start " dosbox " with the options specified in " -.IR configfile . +.IR configfile ". This file has a section in which you can put commands you " +wish to execute on startup. .TP .BI \-lang " langfile .RB "Start " dosbox " with the language specified in " @@ -64,6 +71,8 @@ following extra commands are available: .LP .B MOUNT \-cd .LP +.B MOUNT \-u driveletter +.LP .RB "Program to mount local directories as drives inside " dosbox . .RS .TP @@ -103,6 +112,9 @@ Forces to use SDL cdrom support for drive number. .TP .B \-cd .RB "Displays all detected cdrom drives and their numbers. Use with " \-usecd "." +.TP +.B \-u +Unmounts a mounted drive. Doesn't work on virtual Drives (like Z:\\) .RE .PP .B "Example:" @@ -121,6 +133,14 @@ Display the amount of free memory .RB "Write the current configuration or language settings to " file , which is located on the local filesystem. Not a mounted drive in .BR dosbox . +.LP +The configuration file controls various settings of +.BR dosbox ": The amount of emulated memory," +the emulated soundcards and many +.RI "more things. It futher allows acces to " AUTOEXEC.BAT . +.LP +The language file controls all visible ouput of the internal commands and +the internal dos. .TP .B LOADFIX [\-size] [programname] [parameters] .LP @@ -167,7 +187,8 @@ Frees all memory eaten up by loadfix. .RE .SH FILES Configuration and language files use a format similar to Windows .ini files. If a file named -.BR dosbox.conf " is found in the current directory, it will be automatically loaded." +.BR dosbox.conf " is found in the current directory, it will be" +automatically loaded, else ~/.dosboxrc (if present) will be loaded. .SH "SPECIAL KEYS" .TP 12m .IP ALT\-ENTER