The COMPARE.FILES command compares the content of two files, optionally reporting differences.
The PROC.IF.NO.CASE setting of the OPTION command makes the IF test in a Proc case insensitive.
The QMBasic debugger can now expand non-printing characters when displaying string variables. This is controlled by the “^” command in the same way as its equivalent in the ED editor.
The default value of the SORTMEM configuration parameter has been increased to 4096 (4Mb) for improved performance. This change affects new QM installations only. The parameter may be modified on existing installations by editing the qmconfig file.