The description below is from the book DOS the
Easy Way by Everett Murdock Ph.D.
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Type: Internal (2.0 and later) Syntax:
BREAK
BREAK on|off
Purpose: Used from the DOS prompt or in a batch file or in the
CONFIG.SYS file to set (or display) whether or not DOS checks for a Ctrl
+ Break
key combination.
Discussion
DOS normally detects a press of the Ctrl + Break or Ctrl + C key
combination
only while checking for keyboard input or while sending characters to the
screen.
Some application programs automatically reset BREAK (either ON or OFF);
this
will cancel the BREAK options you set.
For more information about the BREAK command, see
Chapter 6, Tips for Advanced Users, in the downloadable book DOS the Easy Way.
Examples
Enter
break on
to tell DOS to check for the Ctrl + C key combination. To determine the
current BREAK setting, enter
break
For more information about this command, refer to the downloadable book DOS the Easy Way.
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