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Command Line Options

Description

When you run BASIC256 from the command line (shell or cmd) you may specify options to change the User Interface (UI) and how it behaves. The options are listed in the table below.

OptionDescription/Usage
-l languageSet Language/Locale. Languages currently include “de”, “en_US”, “es”, “nl”, and “ru_RU”.
-rLoad and Run program showing the code and allowing user to re-run the code.
-aLoad and run the program in application mode, closing BASIC-256 once the program completes.

A BASIC256 program name may also be specified on the command line, but it must end with the .kbs extension. This file will be loaded into the Edit window and automatically ran of the -r option is also specified.

History

0.9.6.67New to version
1.99.99.55added the -a option