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<section>
<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
<dl>
<dt><code><b>pcbasic</b></code></dt>
<dd>
Start PC-BASIC in direct mode, emulating GW-BASIC/BASICA
with VGA graphics.
</dd>
<dt><code><b>pcbasic --codepage=950</b></code></dt>
<dd>
Start PC-BASIC using the Big-5 codepage.
</dd>
<dt><code><b>pcbasic Foobar.baz</b></code></dt>
<dd>
Start PC-BASIC with package Foobar. Load the settings from the
package; usually this will run a main program contained in the
package.
</dd>
<dt><code><b>pcbasic Foobar.baz --convert=A --text-encoding=utf-8</b></code></dt>
<dd>
List the main program of package Foobar to standard output as UTF-8.
</dd>
<dt><code><b>pcbasic MYPROG.BAS --mount=A:./files,B:./morefiles</b></code></dt>
<dd>
Mount the current directory's subdirectory <code>files</code>
as drive <code>A:</code> and subdirectory <code>morefiles</code> as
drive <code>B:</code>, then run <code>MYPROG.BAS</code>.
</dd>
<dt><code><b>pcbasic --mount=A:C:\fakeflop</b></code></dt>
<dd>
Run PC-BASIC with Windows directory <code>C:\fakeflop</code> mounted as
<code>A:</code> drive.
</dd>
<dt><code><b>pcbasic Z:\INFO.BAS --preset=mda --monitor=amber</b></code></dt>
<dd>
Run <code>INFO.BAS</code> in the current directory on an
emulated MDA with amber tinted monitor.
</dd>
<dt><code><b>pcbasic /home/me/retro/COMP.BAS --preset=cga --monitor=composite</b></code></dt>
<dd>
Run <code>COMP.BAS</code> stored at <code>/home/me/retro</code>
on an emulated CGA machine with a composite monitor.
</dd>
<dt><code><b>pcbasic PCJRGAME.BAS --preset=pcjr -k='start\r'</b></code></dt>
<dd>
Run <code>PCJRGAME.BAS</code> on an emulated PCjr and feed in
the keystrokes <kbd>s</kbd><kbd>t</kbd><kbd>a</kbd><kbd>r</kbd><kbd>t</kbd><kbd>Enter</kbd>.
</dd>
<dt><code><b>pcbasic BANNER.BAS --lpt2=PRINTER:</b></code></dt>
<dd>
Run <code>BANNER.BAS</code> in default mode with the default
printer attached to <code>LPT2:</code>.
</dd>
<dt><code><b>pcbasic --resume</b></code></dt>
<dd>
Resume the most recently closed PC-BASIC session.
</dd>
<dt><code><b>pcbasic -c ?1+1</b></code></dt>
<dd>
Execute the BASIC command <code>PRINT 1+1</code> in the
command-line interface and return to the calling shell.
</dd>
</dl>
</section>
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