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README
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@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ dosbox -eraseconf
You can specify this command more than once. In this case it will
move to second program if the first one fails to start.
-opencaptures
-opencaptures program
calls program with as first paramater the location of the captures
folder.
@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ dosbox -eraseconf
prints the location of the default configuration file.
-eraseconf
removes the default configuration file
removes the default configuration file.
Note: If a name/command/configfile/languagefile contains a space, put
the whole name/command/configfile/languagefile between quotes

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docs/dosbox.1
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.\" Hey, EMACS: -*- nroff -*-
.TH DOSBOX 1 "Jul 01, 2007"
.TH DOSBOX 1 "May 27, 2009"
.\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
.SH NAME
dosbox \- an x86/DOS emulator with sound/graphics
@ -18,7 +18,15 @@ dosbox \- an x86/DOS emulator with sound/graphics
.B [\-exit]
.BI "[\-machine " machinetype ]
.LP
.B dosbox -version
.B dosbox \-version
.LP
.BI "dosbox \-editconf" " program"
.LP
.BI "dosbox \-opencaptures" " program"
.LP
.B dosbox \-printconf
.LP
.B dosbox \-eraseconf
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page briefly documents
.BR "dosbox" ", an x86/DOS emulator."
@ -74,17 +82,31 @@ wish to execute on startup. Multiple
.RB "Start " dosbox " with the language specified in "
.IR langfile .
.TP
.B \-exit
.BR dosbox " will close itself when the DOS program specified by "file " ends."
.B "\-exit "
.BR "dosbox" " will close itself when the DOS program specified by "file " ends."
.TP
.BI \-machine " machinetype
.RB "Setup " dosbox " to emulate a specific type of machine."
.RI "Valid choices are: " "hercules, cga, pcjr, tandy, vga(default)".
.RI "Valid choices are: " "hercules, cga, tandy, pcjr, ega, vgaonly, svga_s3(default), svga_et3000, svga_et4000, svga_paradise, vesa_nolfb, vesa_oldvbe".
The machinetype has influence on both the videocard and the available
soundcards.
.TP
.B \-version
Output version information and exit. Useful for frontends.
.TP
.BI \-editconf " program"
.RI calls " program" " with as first parameter the configuration file."
.R You can specify this command more than once. In this case it will
.RI " move to second " program " if the first one fails to start."
.TP
.BI \-opencaptures " program"
.RI "calls " program " with as first paramater the location of the captures folder."
.TP
.B \-printconf
.R prints the location of the default configuration file.
.TP
.B \-eraseconf
.R removes the default configuration file.
.SH "INTERNAL COMMANDS"
.B dosbox
supports most of the DOS commands found in command.com. In addition, the
@ -243,11 +265,13 @@ Keyb can change the keyboardlayout and the codepage used inside dosbox.
.RE
.SH FILES
Configuration and language files use a format similar to Windows .ini files.
First ~/.dosboxrc (if present) will be loaded. If no
configfile is specified at the commandline, a file named
If no configfile is specified at the commandline, a file named
.BR dosbox.conf " (if present in the current directory) will be"
loaded automatically afterwards. If a configfile is specified at the commandline
that one will be used instead.
loaded automatically. If a configfile is specified at the commandline
that one will be used instead. If no configfile is specified or found
in the current directory
.RB " then dosbox will load one from " ~/.dosbox/ ". It will try to create "
one if there is none.
.SH "SPECIAL KEYS"
.TP 12m
.IP ALT\-ENTER