All the Commands of MS-DOS Working with DOS Command Name APPEND ATTRIB BREAK BUFFERS CALL CD or CHDIR

CHCP CHKDSK CHOICE CLS COMMAND COPY COUNTRY CTTY DATE DBLSPACE DEBUG DEFRAG DEL DELTREE DEVICE DEVICEHIGH DIR DISKCOMP DISKCOPY DOS DOSKEY DOSSHELL DOSSWAP DRIVPARM ECHO EDIT EMM386 ERASE EXIT EXPAND Description Allows programs to open data files in specified directories as if they were in the current directory. Displays or changes file attributes. Sets the Ctrl+Break check on or off. Can be used at the command prompt or in the config.sys Allocates memory for a specified number of disk buffers from within the config.sys Calls one batch file from another without exiting from the first. Changes the current directory. Displays or changes the active code page. Checks a disk and displays a status report. Waits for the user to choose one of a set of choices. Clears the screen. Starts a new copy of the MS-DOS Command Interpreter. Copies the specified files. Enables MS-DOS to use country-specific conventions. Changes the standard Input/ Output device. Displays or sets the system date. Creates or configures DoubleSpace compressed drives. Runs Debug, a program testing and editing tool. Reorganizes files on disks to optimize performance. Deletes the specified files. Deletes a directory and all the subdirectories and files in it. Loads a specified device driver into memory from within your config.sys Loads a specified device driver into the upper memory area from within your config.sys Displays the disk directory. Compares the contents of two floppy disks. Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another. Specifies from within your config.sys that DOS should maintain a link to the upper memory area, load part of itself into High Memory Area (HMA) or both. Edits command lines, recalls MS-DOS commands, and creates macros. Starts MS-DOS Shell. MS-DOS Task Swapper. This program is used internally by the MS-DOS Shell and should not be run from the command line. Defines parameters for devices such as disk and tape drives when you start MS-DOS. This command can only be used in the config.sys file. Sets Echo to on or off. Starts the MS-DOS Editor, which creates and changes ASCII files. Turns on or off EMM386 expanded memory support. Deletes the specified files. Exits to the previous command level. Expands one or more compressed files.

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Provides help information for MS-DOS commands. Decreases the amount of time needed to open frequently used files and directories. Compares two files or sets of files and displays the differences between them. Specifies from within your config.sys file the number of File Control Blocks (FCBs) that DOS can have open at the same time. Configures a hard disk for use with MS-DOS. Specifies from within your config.sys the number of files that DOS can have open at one time. Searches for a text string in a file or files. Repeats a command for each item in a set. Formats a disk for use with MS-DOS. Jumps to a labelled line from within the same batch file. Loads a program that can print graphics. Starts MS-DOS Help on MS-DOS commands. Allows conditional execution of commands from within a batch file. Includes from within your config.sys file the contents of one configuration block within another. Loads a memory resident program into memory from within your config.sys file. Connects two computers via parallel or serial ports and enables the computers to share disks and printer ports. Provides serial or parallel file transfer and printing capabilities via redirected drives. Configures a keyboard for a specific language. Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.

Specifies in your config.sys file the maximum number of drives you can access. LH - LOADHIGH Loads a program into upper memory. LOADFIX Loads a program above the first 64K of memory, and runs the program. MEM Displays the amount of used and free memory in your system. MEMMAKER Runs the MemMaker memory-optimization program. MENUDEFAULT Specifies the default menu item on the startup menu in the config.sys file. MENUITEM MD - MKDIR MODE MORE MOVE MSAV MSBACKUP MSCDEX MSD NLSFUNC NUMLOCK PATH PAUSE POWER PRINT Defines an item on the startup menu in the config.sys file. Makes (creates) a new directory. Configures system devices. Displays output one screen at a time. Moves files and renames files and directories. Scans your computer for known viruses. Backs up or restores one or more files. Provides access to CD-ROM drives. Starts the Microsoft Diagnostics program which provides detailed technical information about your computer. Loads country-specific information. Specifies from within your config.sys file whether the numlock key is set to on or off. Searches alternative directories. Pauses execution of the the batch file. Reduces power used by your computer. Prints a text file while you are using other MS-DOS commands.

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Changes the system prompt. Starts the MS-DOS QBasic programming environment. Removes (deletes) a directory. Allows remarks to be added to a batch file. Renames files. Replaces files. Restores files that were backed up by using the BACKUP command. Changes the system parameters. Sets the version number that MS-DOS reports to a program. Installs file-sharing and locking capabilities on your hard disk. Specifies from within the config.sys file the location of the command interpreter you want DOS to use. Allows more than 10 replaceable parameters in a batch file. SIZER.EXE is used by MemMaker during the memory-optimization process and is not intended to be started from the command prompt. Installs and configures the SMARTDrive disk-caching utility. Sorts input and writes results to the screen, a file, or another device. Supports the dynamic use of data stacks to handle hardware interupts, from within your config.sys file. Defines from within the config.sys an item on a start-up menu that, when selected displays another set of options. Associates a path with a drive letter. Specifies from within the config.sys special DOS options. Copies MS-DOS system files and command interpreter to a disk you specify. Displays or sets the system time. Displays the directory structure in graphical form. Displays a specified text file. Restores files previously deleted with the DEL command. Restores a disk erased by the FORMAT command or restructured by the RECOVER command. Displays the version of MS-DOS. Checks that files are correctly written to disk. Displays the disk volume label. Monitors your computer for viruses and displays a warning when it finds one Copies files (except hidden and system files) and directory trees. Changes the current drive.