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- Rev 1.1 12 Aug 1993 15:35:26 patv
- Minor changes to list for version 1.0
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- Rev 1.0 09 Aug 1993 16:22:28 patv
- Initial revision.
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- Version 1.0
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- BREAK===
- Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
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- BREAK [ON | OFF]
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- Type BREAK without a parameter to display the current BREAK setting.
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- CD===
- Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
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- CHDIR [drive:][path]
- CHDIR[..]
- CD [drive:][path]
- CD[..]
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- .. Specifies that you want to change to the parent directory.
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- Type CD drive: to display the current directory in the specified drive.
- Type CD without parameters to display the current drive and directory.
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- CHDIR===
- Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
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- CHDIR [drive:][path]
- CHDIR[..]
- CD [drive:][path]
- CD[..]
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- .. Specifies that you want to change to the parent directory.
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- Type CD drive: to display the current directory in the specified drive.
- Type CD without parameters to display the current drive and directory.
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- COPY===
- Copies one or more files to another location.
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- COPY source destination
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- source Specifies the file or files to be copied.
- destination Specifies the directory and/or filename for the new file(s).
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- To append files, specify a single file for destination, but multiple files
- for source (using wildcards).
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- DATE===
- Displays or sets the date.
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- DATE [date]
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- Type DATE without parameters to display the current date setting and
- a prompt for a new one. Press ENTER to keep the same date.
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- DEL===
- Deletes one or more files.
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- DEL [drive:][path]filename [/P]
- ERASE [drive:][path]filename [/P]
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- [drive:][path]filename Specifies the file(s) to delete. Specify multiple
- files by using wildcards.
- /P Prompts for confirmation before deleting each file.
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- ERASE===
- Deletes one or more files.
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- DEL [drive:][path]filename [/P]
- ERASE [drive:][path]filename [/P]
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- [drive:][path]filename Specifies the file(s) to delete. Specify multiple
- files by using wildcards.
- /P Prompts for confirmation before deleting each file.
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- DIR===
- Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
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- DIR [drive:][path][filename] [/P] [/W] [/A[[:]attributes]] [/S] [/B] [/L]
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- [drive:][path][filename]
- Specifies drive, directory, and/or files to list.
- /P Pauses after each screenful of information.
- /W Uses wide list format.
- /A Displays files with specified attributes.
- attributes D Directories R Read-only files
- H Hidden files A Files ready for archiving
- S System files - Prefix meaning "not"
- /S Displays files in specified directory and all subdirectories.
- /B Uses bare format (no heading information or summary).
- /L Uses lowercase.
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- Switches may be preset in the DIRCMD environment variable. Override
- preset switches by prefixing any switch with - (hyphen)--for example, /-W.
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- EXIT===
- Quits the COMMAND.COM program (command interpreter).
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- EXIT
- .
- HELP===
- Provides help information for DOS/NT commands.
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- HELP [command]
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- command - displays help information on that command.
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- MKDIR===
- Creates a directory.
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- MKDIR [drive:]path
- MD [drive:]path
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- MD===
- Creates a directory.
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- MKDIR [drive:]path
- MD [drive:]path
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- PATH===
- Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
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- PATH [[drive:]path[;...]]
- PATH ;
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- Type PATH ; to clear all search-path settings and direct DOS/NT to search
- only in the current directory.
- Type PATH without parameters to display the current path.
- Changes the DOS/NT command prompt.
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- PROMPT===
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- PROMPT [text]
-
- text Specifies a new command prompt.
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- Prompt can be made up of normal characters and the following special codes:
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- $Q = (equal sign)
- $$ $ (dollar sign)
- $T Current time
- $D Current date
- $P Current drive and path
- $V DOS/NT version number
- $N Current drive
- $G > (greater-than sign)
- $L < (less-than sign)
- $B | (pipe)
- $H Backspace (erases previous character)
- $E Escape code (ASCII code 27)
- $_ Carriage return and linefeed
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- Type PROMPT without parameters to reset the prompt to the default setting.
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- RD===
- Removes (deletes) a directory.
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- RMDIR [drive:]path
- RD [drive:]path
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- RMDIR===
- Removes (deletes) a directory.
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- RMDIR [drive:]path
- RD [drive:]path
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- REN===
- Renames a file or files.
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- RENAME [drive:][path]filename1 filename2
- REN [drive:][path]filename1 filename2
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- Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your destination file.
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- RENAME===
- Renames a file or files.
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- RENAME [drive:][path]filename1 filename2
- REN [drive:][path]filename1 filename2
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- Note that you cannot specify a new drive or path for your destination file.
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- SET===
- Displays, sets, or removes DOS/NT environment variables.
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- SET [variable=[string]]
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- variable Specifies the environment-variable name.
- string Specifies a series of characters to assign to the variable.
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- Type SET without parameters to display the current environment variables.
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- TIME===
- Displays or sets the system time.
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- TIME [time]
-
- Type TIME with no parameters to display the current time setting and a prompt
- for a new one. Press ENTER to keep the same time.
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- VER===
- Displays the DOS/NT version.
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- VER
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- VERIFY===
- Tells DOS/NT whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a
- disk.
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- VERIFY [ON | OFF]
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- Type VERIFY without a parameter to display the current VERIFY setting.
- .
- TYPE===
- Displays the contents of a text file.
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- TYPE [drive:][path]filename
- .
- MORE===
- MORE < file
- cmd | MORE
- pg, more -- interactively view files on a screen
- Usage: pg [-n] [-p prompt] [-acefnst] [+n] [+/pattern/] [file ...]
- more [-n] [-p prompt] [-acefnst] [+n] [+/pattern/] [file ...]
- -n Set display window size to `n' lines (default: screen size - 1)
- -p set command prompt to `prompt' (default: pg=':', more='--More--')
- -a force ANSI mode
- -c clear screen before each screenful printed
- -e no interaction at end of file
- -f no folding of lines to screen width
- -n no new-line required to terminate interactive commands (default in more)
- -s interactive prompts and messages in standout mode (default in more)
- -t do not buffer streams into temporary files--no backward reading
- +n start at line numbered `n'
- +/pattern/ start at line containing regular expression 'pattern'
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- Type `h' to interactive prompt (between pages) for summary of commands.
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- BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
- CALL Calls one batch program from another.
- CD Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
- CHCP Displays or sets the active code page number.
- CHDIR Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
- COMMAND Starts a new instance of the DOS/NT command interpreter.
- COPY Copies one or more files to another location.
- DATE Displays or sets the date.
- DEL Deletes one or more files.
- DIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
- ECHO Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
- ERASE Deletes one or more files.
- EXIT Quits the COMMAND.COM program (command interpreter).
- FOR Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
- GOTO Directs DOS/NT to a labelled line in a batch program.
- HELP Provides Help information for DOS/NT commands.
- IF Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
- LABEL Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
- MD Creates a directory.
- MKDIR Creates a directory.
- MORE Displays output one screen at a time.
- PATH Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
- PAUSE Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
- PROMPT Changes the DOS/NT command prompt.
- RD Removes a directory.
- REM Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
- REN Renames a file or files.
- RENAME Renames a file or files.
- RMDIR Removes a directory.
- SET Displays, sets, or removes DOS/NT environment variables.
- SHIFT Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
- TIME Displays or sets the system time.
- TYPE Displays the contents of a text file.
- VER Displays the DOS/NT version.
- VERIFY Tells DOS/NT whether to verify that your files are written correctly
- to a disk.
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