### /FREEFORMAT Linker Option

Syntax: | Default:
/FR[EEFORMAT] /NOFR[EEFORMAT] | /FREEFORMAT

Use /FREEFORMAT to allow free placement of files, options, and directories on the command line, separated by space or tab characters. /FREEFORMAT is in effect by default.

Use /NOFREEFORMAT to allow a LINK386-compatible command line syntax, in which different types of file are grouped and separated by commas. If you specify /NOFREEFORMAT, then you cannot specify /OUT. Instead, specify a name for the executable output file in the appropriate place in the command line syntax.

Unlike most other options:

- You cannot include /FREEFORMAT or /NOFREEFORMAT in a response file. It must be set on the command line.
- When used on the command line, it must be the first token following the ilink command.

Start the Linker from the Command Line

Summary of Linker Options