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DOSBox-X Git (2026/03/22) is a compiled branch of DOSBox that emulates an Intel x86 PC, enabling the execution of old MS-DOS games on modern operating systems like Windows XP, Vista, Linux, and FreeBSD. The latest update includes a changelog entry for a merge that fixes the xcopy command, allowing it to correctly parse switches appended to paths. For those interested, the updated DOSBox-X can be downloaded from the provided source link.
DOSBox-X Git (2026/03/22) has been compiled. DOSBox-x is a fork of DOSBox. This emulator replicates an Intel x86 PC environment, complete with sound, graphics, mouse, joystick, modem, and other essentials needed to run numerous classic MS-DOS games that can’t be played on modern systems, such as Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux, and FreeBSD.
DOSBox-X Changelog:
* Merged pull request #6161 from maron2000/fix_xcopy
* xcopy: accurately parse switches added to paths (e.g. DST/S/E)
