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- Introduction to PC DOS
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- Thi≤ i≤ ß shor⌠ summar∙ oµ P├ DOS¼ ou≥ operatinτ system« I⌠ ì
- contain≤ onl∙ ß fe≈ oµ thσ mos⌠ usefu∞ command≤ anΣ onl∙ show≤ ì
- somσ oµ thσ variation≤ oε each« Fo≥ morσ detai∞ checδ thσ manua∞ ì
- o≥ onσ oµ thσ man∙ book≤ oε DOS.
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- I. Drive Identifiers and File Names
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- ┴ drivσ identifie≥ i≤ eithe≥ A║ B: o≥ C:
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- ┴ filσ namσ caε havσ threσ parts¼ ß drivσ identifier¼ ß ì
- name¼ anΣ aε extension¼ bu⌠ thσ drivσ identifie≥ anΣ extensioε ì
- arσ optional« Thσ namσ mus⌠ bσ froφ ▒ t∩ ╕ characters¼ anΣ thσ ì
- extension¼ iµ any¼ froφ ▒ t∩ │ characters« Therσ shoulΣ bσ n∩ ì
- space≤ anywherσ iε thσ filσ name« Herσ arσ ß fe≈ examples:
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- HOHO
- ááááááááááááááá
- A:HOHO
- ááááááááááááááá
- A:HOHO.EXE
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- II. Command Summaries
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- Thesσ arσ thσ basiπ command≤ yo⌡ wil∞ neeΣ t∩ know« Iε thσ ì
- genera∞ forms¼ thσ squarσ bracket≤ meaε tha⌠ somethinτ i≤ ì
- optional.
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- DIR║ Displa∙ thσ director∙ oµ file≤ oε ß disk
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- general form: DI╥ █ <drivσ╛ ▌ █ /╫ ]
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- áááááDI╥ dislplays the directory of the current drive
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- áááááDI╥ B: displays the directory of drive B
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- áááááDI╥ A: displays the directory of drive A
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- áááááDI╥ /W displays the directory in "wide" format
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- TYPE: Display the contents of a disk file
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- general form: TYPE <file name>
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- áááááTYP┼ HOH╧ displa∙ thσ filσ calleΣ HOH╧ oε thσ curren⌠ drive
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- áááááTYPE B:HOHO display the file called HOHO on drive B
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- PRINT║ Prin⌠ thσ content≤ oµ ß disδ file
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- genera∞ form║ PRIN╘ <filσ name>
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- PRIN╘ HOH╧ prin⌠ thσ filσ calleΣ HOH╧ oε thσ curren⌠ drive
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- áááááPRINT B:HOHO print the file called HOHO on drive BèERASE: Erase a file from a disk
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- general form: ERASE <file name>
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- áááááERAS┼ HOH╧ erasσ thσ filσ calleΣ HOH╧ froφ thσ curren⌠ ì
- ááááá drive
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- áááááERASE B:HOHO erase the file called HOHO from drive B
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- RENAME: Change the name of a file
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- general form: RENAME <file name> <file name>
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- áááááRENAM┼ HOH╧ HAH┴ changσ thσ namσ oµ thσ filσ calleΣ HOH╧ ì
- ááááá áááááon the current drive to HAHA
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- áááááRENAM┼ B:HOH╧ HAH┴ changσ thσ namσ oµ thσ filσ calleΣ HOH╧ ì
- ááááá áááááon drive B to HAHA
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- <Program Name>: Load and execute the program
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- áááááHOHO loaΣ anΣ executσ thσ prograφ calleΣ HOHO whicΦ ì
- ááááá áááááis on the current driveì
- áááá
- áááááB:HOH╧ loaΣ anΣ executσ thσ prograφ calleΣ HOH╧ whicΦ i≤ ì
- ááááá áááááon drive Bá
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- FORMAT: Make a disk ready to use
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- general form: FORMAT <drive> [/S]
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- áááááFORMAT B: initialize the new disk that is in drive B
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- áááááFORMA╘ B:/╙ initializσ thσ ne≈ disδ tha⌠ i≤ iε drivσ ┬ ì
- ááááá and put a copy of the operating system on it
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- COPY: Make a copy of a file
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- general form: COPY <file name> <file name> or
- COPY <file name> <drive identifier>
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- áááááCOP┘ A:HOH╧ B:HOH╧ cop∙ thσ filσ calleΣ HOH╧ oε drivσ ┴ t∩ ì
- ááááá ááááádrive B, and call the new file HOHO
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- áááááCOPY A:HOHO B: cop∙ thσ filσ calleΣ HOH╧ oε drivσ ┴ t∩ ì
- ááááá ááááádrive B, and call the new file HOHO
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- áááááCOPY A:HOHO B:HAHA cop∙ thσ filσ calleΣ HOH╧ oε drivσ ┴ t∩ ì
- ááááá ááááádrive B, and call the new file HAHA
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- COP┘ HOH╧ B║ cop∙ thσ filσ calleΣ HOH╧ oε thσ curren⌠ ì
- drivσ t∩ drivσ B¼ anΣ cal∞ thσ ne≈ filσ HOHO
- .paèCD║ Shif⌠ t∩ ß differen⌠ suΓ-director∙ withiε thσ curren⌠ disk.
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- general form: CD <directory name> or
- CD \
- ááááááááááááááááááááC─ ..
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- CD WP change to the subdirectoy called WP on
- the default disk
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- CD \ return to the root (top) directory on
- the default disk
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- CD .. changσ t∩ thσ director∙ abovσ thσ onσ yo⌡ arσ ì
- áááááááááááááááááááácurrentl∙ in
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- III. Miscelaneous
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- PrtSc: Print whatever is on the screen now
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- Ctrl-P║ Prin⌠ everythinτ a≤ i⌠ i≤ displayed
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- Ctrl-S║ Pause/restar⌠ thσ displa∙
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- Ctrl-Alt-Del: Bootstrap the system
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- Wildcards:
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- Aε asterisδ (*⌐ caε als∩ bσ useΣ iε ß filσ namσ a≤ ß "wilΣ ì
- card,ó whicΦ mean≤ tha⌠ i⌠ matche≤ anything« I⌠ i≤ ß convenien⌠ ì
- shorthanΣ methoΣ oµ specifyinτ ß grou≡ oµ files« Herσ arσ ß fe≈ ì
- examples:
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- áááááDI╥ HOHO.¬ displa∙ thσ director∙ oµ al∞ file≤ oε ì
- ááááá áááááthσ curren⌠ drivσ witΦ ß namσ oµ HOHO
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- áááááDI╥ *.DA╘ displa∙ thσ director∙ oµ al∞ file≤ oε ì
- ááááá thσ curren⌠ drivσ witΦ thσ extensioε DAT
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- áááááDI╥ B:*.DA╘ displa∙ thσ director∙ oµ al∞ file≤ oε ì
- ááááá ááááádrive B with the extension DAT
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- áááááCOP┘ A:HOHO.¬ B║ cop∙ al∞ file≤ oε drivσ ┴ witΦ thσ namσ ì
- ááááá áááááHOHO to drive B
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- COP┘ A:H*.¬ B║ cop∙ al∞ file≤ oε drivσ ┴ witΦ name≤ ì
- beginning with "H" to drive B
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- Pathnames:
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- Yo⌡ caε refe≥ t∩ ß filσ outsidσ oµ thσ curren⌠ defaul⌠ ì
- directory by using its full path name. Here are a few examples:
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- áááááC:\WP\MEMO thσ ful∞ patΦ namσ oµ thσ filσ calleΣ ì
- áááááááááááááááááááááááááMEM╧ iε thσ subirector∙ calleΣ W╨ oε drivσ C
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- áááááCOPY A:HOHO C:\WP cop∙ thσ filσ calleΣ HOH╧ froφ drivσ ┴ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááát∩ thσ subdirector∙ calleΣ W╨ oε drivσ C