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DOS and Batch Files

Double your Lines

SUMMARY: Increase your DOS prompt's number of lines from 20 to 50, even if you are running DOS from Windows.

Type the following in a DOS prompt to double the amount of lines (this works in a batch file, too):

MODE CON COLS=80 LINES=50

If you are strictly running DOS, you must have ANSI.SYS installed for this to work. If you are running a DOS prompt underneath Windows, this should automatically work.

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