16 Command-line Arguments Handling in DJGPP

DJGPP handles command-line arguments differently from most DOS-based compilers, to make it closer to Unix platforms (so that porting of Unix programs will be easier). This chapter answers some questions about this aspect of DJGPP.

• Filename globbing: Wildcard expansion under DJGPP
• Disable globbing: You can disable globbing if you don't need it.
• Special chars: How to pass arguments with special chars.
• Long commands: DJGPP can pass very long command lines.
• How long: How long can the command line be.
• Makefiles: Makefiles can disable long command lines.