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─────LINK Response File─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     You can provide input to LINK in a response file. A response file
     is a text file containing input fields that 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
 
     Only one response file can be used. Specify the filename (with
     drive and path if any) in place of the expected input in any field
     on the command line or in response to a prompt. Precede the name
     with an at sign (@). LINK does not assume a default extension.
 
     For example, to supply all input in a response file except the
     name of the module-definition file, use the following syntax:
 
          LINK @input.txt, mydefs
 
     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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