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     You can supply input to LINK in a response file. A response file
     is a text file containing the input LINK expects on the command
     line or in response to prompts. Use a response file to hold
     frequently used options or responses or to overcome the
     128-character limit on the length of a DOS command line.
 
     See: ◄LINK Command Line►
          ◄LINK Prompts►
          ◄<objfiles> Field►
          ◄<exefile> Field►
          ◄<mapfile> Field►
          ◄<libraries> Field►
          ◄<deffile> Field►
 
     Usage
 
     Specify the name of the response file in place of the expected
     command-line input or in response to a prompt. Only one response
     file can be used. Precede the name with an at sign (@), as in:
 
          @responsefile
 
     LINK does not assume a default extension.
 
     Contents of the Response File
 
     Each input field must appear on a separate line or be separated
     from other fields on the same line by a comma. Extend input to a
     new line by using a plus sign (+) at the end of the current line.
 
     You can represent a blank field by either a blank line or a comma.
     Use a semicolon (;) to choose default responses for all remaining
     fields, as with command-line input and responses to prompts. LINK
     ignores any text in the file after the five expected fields are
     satisfied or a semicolon is specified. If the response file does
     not give input for all remaining fields and does not end with a
     semicolon, LINK prompts for the rest.
 
     Options can appear anywhere in the response file before the last
     input or semicolon.
     See: ◄LINK Options List►
          ◄Using LINK Options►
 
     LINK displays responses after prompts on the screen. If an entry
     in the response file is not acceptable to LINK, it prompts for a
     valid response. The /BATCH option disables some prompts.
     See: ◄/BATCH Option►
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