# Command: krnl-dvl (development kernel)

      The KERNEL (KERNEL.SYS) is the heart of FreeDOS.
      FreeDOS has a STABLE and a development (unstable) KERNEL.

## Syntax:

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## Options:

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## Comments:

      The KERNEL is necessary to load drivers via CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS
      and to make COMMAND.COM or other shells run in FreeDOS. Whereas the
      KERNEL loads CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS, the SHELL (e.g. COMMAND.COM)
      loads AUTOEXEC.BAT.
      To install the KERNEL on a diskette / HD you have to run the SYS
      command. SYS copies the KERNEL to a special place on the boot
      media; otherwise it is not found when booting up and the system
      will not work. For this reason KERNEL.SYS must ALWAYS be in the
      root directory of the boot media.
      The development (unstable) KERNEL supports COUNTRY.SYS and CHCP and
      has an experimental Win386 / WfW 3.11 support.
      For standard purposes please use the stable KERNEL.

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## See also:

      autoexec.bat
      chcp
      command.com
      config.sys
      country.sys
      fdconfig.sys
      kernel
      sys

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## File:

      Please read this command's lsm file also.
      You will find the updated version (internet) here and
      the version described in this manual page here.
      The lsm file contains information about the name of the programmer,
      the download site, and some other command related information.

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      Copyright © 2008 W. Spiegl.

      This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
      See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.