To operate LINK386 using a response file, you must first create a file that contains the responses you want LINK386 to process. You can give the file any name and create it with any text editor.

Type the following command at the command prompt:

   LINK386 @filename[.ext]

The @ symbol tells LINK386 that filename is a response file. If the file is not in the working directory, you must specify the path. Begin using a response file at any point on the LINK386 command line or at any LINK386 prompt. The file should contain responses in the same order as the LINK386 prompts. Each response needs to be on a separate line. If you choose to place responses on the same line, separate them with commas.

If the file does not contain responses for all the prompts, LINK386 displays the appropriate prompt and waits for you to supply a response. End the response file with a semicolon.

You can use special characters in the response file the same way you would use them in responses entered at the keyboard.