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BREAK
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BREAK
Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking. You can use this command at the
command prompt or in your CONFIG.SYS file.
You can press CTRL+C to stop a program or an activity (file sorting, for
example). Typically, MS-DOS checks for CTRL+C only while it reads from the
keyboard or writes to the screen or a printer. If you set BREAK to ON, you
extend CTRL+C checking to other functions, such as disk read and write
operations.
Syntax
BREAK [ON|OFF]
To display the current BREAK setting, use the following syntax:
BREAK
In your CONFIG.SYS file, use the following syntax:
BREAK=ON|OFF
Parameter
ON|OFF
Turns extended CTRL+C checking on or off.
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