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  1.                                FYI
  2.  
  3. (Note:  The origin of this information may be internal or external to Novell. 
  4. Novell makes every effort within its means to verify this information. 
  5. However, the information provided in this document is FOR YOUR INFORMATION
  6. only.  Novell makes no explicit or implied claims as to the validity of this
  7. information.)
  8.  
  9.           TITLE:  COMMAND COMPARISON CHART (DR DOS, PC DOS AND MS-DOS)
  10.    DOCUMENT ID#:  FYI-M-1111
  11.            DATE:  02JAN93
  12.         PRODUCT:  DR DOS 
  13. PRODUCT VERSION:  6
  14.      SUPERSEDES:  N/A
  15.  
  16.         SYMPTOM:  NEED FOR CLARIFICATION OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DR DOS, PC
  17. DOS AND MS-DOS COMMAND SETS.
  18.  
  19.   ISSUE/PROBLEM:  Clarification of the differences between DR DOS, PC DOS and
  20. MS-DOS command sets.  
  21.  
  22.        SOLUTION:  This document contains a comparison chart of the DR DOS 6.0
  23. operating system commands and the corresponding PC DOS and MS-DOS command sets.
  24.  
  25. NOTE:  Int. and I refer to internal commands, E refers to external commands and
  26. Enh commands are enhanced over their MS/PC DOS equivalents.
  27.  
  28.  
  29.  
  30. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  31. Commands|DOS 3.3 PC DOS)|DOS 4.1(MS-DOS)|DR DOS 5.0   |MS-DOS 5|DR DOS 6.0 |
  32. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  33. APPEND-E|       X       |      X        |  X          |    X   |   X       |
  34. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  35. ASSIGN-E|       X       |      X        |  X(Int)     |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  36.         |               |               |   (Enh)     |        |           |
  37. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  38. ATTRIB-E|       X       |      X        |  X(Enh)     |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  39. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  40. BACKUP-E|       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  41. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  42. BREAK-I |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  43. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  44. CACHE   |               |               |   X         |    X   |  Super    |
  45.         |               |               |             |        | PC-Kwik   |
  46. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  47. CHCP-I  |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  48. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  49. CHDIR/  |               |               |             |        |           |
  50. CD-I    |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  51. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  52. CHKDSK-E|       X       |      X        |   X(Enh)    |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  53. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  54. CLS-I   |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  55. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  56. COMMAND |               |               |             |        |           |
  57. -E      |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  58. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  59. COMP-E  |       X       |      X        |   X(Enh)    |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  60. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  61. COPY-I  |       X       |      X        |   X(Enh)    |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  62. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  63. CTTY-I  |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  64. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  65. CURSOR  |               |               |   X         |        |   X       |
  66. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  67. DATE-I  |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |  
  68. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  69. DEBUG   |       X       |      X        |   SID       |    X   |   SID     |
  70. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  71. DEL-I   |       X       |      X        |   X(Enh)    |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  72.         |               |               |   DELQ      |    X   |   DELQ    |
  73. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  74. DEL     |               |               |             |        |           |
  75. PURGE-E |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  76. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  77. DELQ-I  |               |               |   X         |        |   X       |
  78. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  79. DEL     |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  80. WATCH-E |               |               |             |        |           |
  81. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  82. DIR-I   |       X       |      X        |   X(Enh)    |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  83. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  84. DISK    |       X       |      X        |   X(Enh)    |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  85. COMP-E  |               |               |             |        |           |
  86. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  87. DISK    |               |               |             |        |           |
  88. COPY-E  |       X       |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  89. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  90. DISKMAP |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  91. -E      |               |               |             |        |           |
  92. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  93. DISKOPT |               |               |             |        |           |
  94. -E      |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  95. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  96. DOSBOOK |               |               |             |        |           |
  97. -E      |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  98. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  99. DOSKEY  |               |               |             |    X   |           |
  100. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  101. DOS     |               |               |             |        |           |
  102. SHELL   |               |               |   VIEWMAX   |    X   |   VIEWMAX |
  103. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  104. EDIT    |               |               |             |    X   |           |
  105. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  106. EDLIN-E |       X       |      X        |   EDITOR    |    X   |   EDITOR  |
  107. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  108. EMM386  |               |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  109. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  110. ERAQ-I  |               |               |   X         |        |   X       |
  111. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  112. ERASE-I |       X       |               |   X(& ERAQ) |    X   |   X(& ERAQ|
  113. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  114. EXE2BIN |               |               |             |        |           |
  115. -E      |               |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  116. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  117. EXIT-I  |               |      X        |   X         |    X   |   X       |
  118. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  119. EXPAND  |               |               |             |    X   |           |
  120.         |               |               |             |(req.for|           |
  121.         |               |               |             |MS-DOS 5|           |
  122.         |               |               |             |comp.   |           |
  123.         |               |               |             |files   |           |
  124.         |               |               |             |only)   |           |
  125. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------| 
  126. FAST    |               |               |             |        |           |
  127. OPEN-I/E|       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  128. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  129. FC-E    |               |     X         |             |    X   |   X       |
  130. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  131. FDISK-E |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  132. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  133. FILE    |               |               |             |        |           |
  134. LINK-E  |               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  135. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  136. FIND-E  |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  137. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  138. FOR-I   |               |               |             |    X   |           | 
  139. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  140. FORMAT-E|       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  141. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  142. GRAFTABL|               |               |             |        |           |
  143. -E      |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  144. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  145. GRAPHICS|               |               |             |        |           |
  146. -E      |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  147. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  148. HELP-I  |               |               |    X(-h opt)|    X   |   X(-h opt|
  149.         |               |               |             |        |   DOSBOOK |
  150. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  151. HILOAD-I|               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  152. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  153. JOIN-E  |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  154. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  155. KEYB-E  |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  156. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  157. LABEL-E |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  158. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  159. LOADHIGH|               |               |             |    X   |   HILOAD  |
  160. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  161. LOCK-E  |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  162. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  163. MEM-E   |               |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  164. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  165. MEMMAX-E|               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  166. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  167. MIRROR  |               |               |             |    X   |   DISKMAP |
  168. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  169. MKDIR   |               |               |             |        |           |
  170. /MD-I   |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  171. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  172. MODE-E  |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  173. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  174. MORE-I  |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  175. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  176. MOVE-E, |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  177. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  178. NLSFUNC |               |               |             |        |           |
  179. -E      |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  180. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  181. PASSWORD|               |               |             |        |           |
  182. -E      |               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  183. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  184. PATH-I  |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  185. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  186. PRINT-E |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  187. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  188. PROMPT-I|       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  189. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  190. QBASIC  |               |               |             |    X   |           |
  191. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  192. RECOVER |               |               |             |        |           |
  193. -E      |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  194. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  195. RENAME-I|       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  196. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  197. RENDIR-E|               |               |             |        |   X       |
  198. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  199. REPLACE |               |               |             |        |           | 
  200. -E      |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  201. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  202. RESTORE |               |               |             |        |           |
  203. -E      |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  204. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  205. RMDIR   |               |               |             |        |           |
  206. /RD-I   |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  207. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  208. SCRIPT-E|               |               |             |        |   X       |
  209. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  210. SELECT-E|       X       |     X         |             |        |           | 
  211. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  212. SET-I   |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  213. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  214. SETUP-E |               |               |    X        |        |   X(Enh)  |
  215. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  216. SETVER  |               |               |             |    X   |           | 
  217. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  218. SHARE-E |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  219. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  220. SID-E   |               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  221. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  222. SORT-E  |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  223. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  224. SSTOR-E |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  225. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  226. SUBST-E |       X       |     X         |    X(Int)   |    X   |   X       |
  227. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  228. SUPERPCK|               |               |             |        |   X       |
  229. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  230. SYS-E   |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  231. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  232. TASKMAX |               |               |             |        |           |
  233. -E      |               |               |             |        |   X       |
  234. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  235. TIME-I  |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  236. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  237. TOUCH-E |               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  238. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  239. TREE-E  |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  240. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  241. TYPE-I  |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  242. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  243. UNDELETE|               |               |             |    X   |   X       |
  244. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  245. UNFORMAT|               |               |             |    X   |   X       |
  246. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  247. UNINSTAL|               |               |             |    X   |   X       |
  248. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  249. VER-I   |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  250. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  251. VERIFY-I|       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  252. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  253. VIEWMAX |               |               |             |        |           |
  254. -E      |               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  255. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  256. VOL-I   |       X       |     X         |    X        |    X   |   X       |
  257. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  258. XCOPY-E |       X       |     X         |    X(Enh)   |    X   |   X(Enh)  |
  259. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  260. XDEL-E  |               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  261. --------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------|-----------|
  262. XDIR-E  |               |               |    X        |        |   X       |
  263.