Garbo/Garbo.cdr/pc/doshelp/helpsb.zoo/help/summary/commands.hlp

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            DOS Command Summary

These are all the commands, in alphabetical order. Not every version of DOS
will have every one of these commands. Those marked with "*" will usually
not be present in versions of DOS prior to 3.3. Those marked with "**" will
usually not be present in versions of DOS prior to 4.0.

    DOS    COMMAND    WHAT IT DOES

    APPEND*    lets you tell DOS and your programs where to look for an
        input file when it can't be found.
    ASSIGN    lets you use treat a disk drive as though
        it were another disk drive with a different
        letter.
    ATTRIB    make a file read-only.
    BACKUP    makes a copy of precious files on your hard
        disk on diskettes or another hard disk.
    BREAK    lets you decide how often you can interrupt programs on your
        computer.
    C:    tells DOS the default place to look for files
        is disk drive C:
    CALL*    execute a BATCH file as a subroutine.
    CD    change which directory is the current directory.
    CHCP*    changes the code page.
    CHDIR    same as CD.
    CHKDSK    reads some of the directory information on a
        disk to see if it looks OK. Can also recover
        limited amounts of lost data. Can provide an
        early warning of pending disk problems.
    CLS    erase everything on the screen and display a
        prompt.
    COMMAND    execute the COMMAND.COM program, possibly
        to execute a BATCH file as a subroutine.
    COMP    compare the contents of two (or more) files.
    COPY    copy one file to another file or to the printer.
    CTTY    does part of the job of letting you access your
        computer remotely (from another computer). It
        doesn't do the whole job.
    DATE    lets you reset the date of your computer's clock.
    DEBUG    create, edit, and display any file.
    DEL    delete any file other than a directory.
    DIR    display the filenames in a directory.
    DISKCOMP lets you compare one whole disk to another.
    DISKCOPY lets you copy one whole disk to another.
    DOSSHELL** provides a menu of DOS commands on the screen.
    ECHO    displays something on the screen or the printer.
    EDLIN    create, edit, and display a text file.
    ERASE    same as DEL.
    ESC    send some control characters to the screen or
        to the printer.
    EXE2BIN    lets programmers change .EXE files to .BIN files.
    EXIT    terminates processing.
    FASTOPEN* lets DOS find some files faster.
    FC    compare the contents of two files.
    FDISK    partition the hard disk so that DOS can be booted
        from it.
    FIND    search files looking for a specific value.
    FOR    repeats a command for a set of values.
    FORMAT    writes some fixed format data in a partition or
        on a diskette so that DOS can set up directories
        and have files on the disk.
    GOTO    transfers control to a BATCH label.
    GRAFTABL lets you see languages outside the USA on your screen
    GRAPHICS lets you print graphics images on the printer.
    IF    conditionally executes a command.
    JOIN    lets you treat a disk drive as though it were a part of
        another disk drive.
    KEYB    lets you type languages outside the USA on your keyboard.
    LABEL    lets you put a label on a disk.
    MEM**    displays information about programs currently in memory.
    MD    create a new directory that didn't exist before.
    MKDIR    same as CD.
    MODE    lets you control some characteristics of the monitor,
        communications and printer ports, and code pages.
        PROMPT does some of the same, plus controls colors.
    MORE    display the contents of a file on the screen
        one screen at a time.
    MOVE    move file(s) to another disk or directory.
    NLSFUNC* provides a national language support function.
    PART     partition the hard disk so that DOS can be booted
        from it.
    PATH    lets you tell DOS where it should look when it can't find
        a command you give it.
    PAUSE    halts the computer until you respond.
    PREP    this is not usually a DOS command, but a program
        that comes with your computer. It does a low-level
        format of a hard disk. See the NEW_TERMS FORMAT topic.
    PRINT    print a file on the printer while the computer
        is busy doing other things.
    PROMPT    lets you design your own prompt to be printed by DOS
        whenever it awaits your next command. Also does MODEish
        things and controls colors displayed by monitor.
    RD    delete a directory.
    RECOVER    reads a file, and tries to save the parts of
        it that are still good.
    REM    records notes and comments in a BATCH file.
    REN    change the name of a file without changing
        its contents.
    RENAME    same as REN.
    REPLACE* makes a copy of precious files on another disk,
        but any program can read them, not just BACKUP.
    RESTORE    reads those precious copies of your files from
        the disks BACKUP wrote.
    RMDIR    same as RD.
    SELECT    adds information to a disk going to a country
        outside the USA.
    SET    assigns a value to an environment variable.
    SHARE    lets you tell DOS that you are part of a network.
    SHIFT    reduces the number of BATCH values in use.
    SORT    rearrange text in a file into some order.
    SPOOL    controls files queued for printing.
    SUBST    lets you call a long directory name by a short disk drive
        letter.
    SYS    writes two hidden files (you can't see them) on
        a disk so that DOS can be booted from the disk.
    TIME    lets you reset the time of your computer's clock.
    TREE    displays a nearly useless list of the directories
        and files on a disk.
    TYPE    display the contents of a file on the screen.
    VER    displays the version of DOS that you are are using.
    VERIFY    change the DOS VERIFY switch setting.
    VOL    displays the label on a disk.
    XCOPY*    copy groups of files.