BREAK BREAK
Name
break - sets <CTL>c check
Syntax
break [on/off]
Description
Depending on the program you are running, you may use <CTL>c
to stop an activity (for example, to stop sorting a file).
Normally, MS-DOS checks to see whether you press <CTL>c
while it is reading from the keyboard or writing to the
screen or printer. If you set break to on, you extend
<CTL>c checking to other functions such as disk reads and
writes.
Examples
To check for <CTL>c only during screen, keyboard, and
printer reads and writes, enter the following:
break off
To find out how break is currently set, enter break.
Notes
break is an internal command.
Some programs may set themselves to respond to <CTL>c at any
time. Setting break does not affect these programs.
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