                           APPEND

APPEND is an external command that tells DOS to search certain directories 
when looking for a file with no extension or an extension other than .EXE, 
.COM, or .BAT, in addition to the current directory. Some versions of DOS 
prior to 3.3 may have this command.

    APPEND [/X] [/E]
or
    APPEND [[d1:]pathname1][;[d2:]pathname2] 
						[/PATH]		[new DOS 4.0]

[[d:]pathname] is the directory to search for a file.

/X is used to eXtend the use of the APPEND to the .EXE, .COM, and .BAT 
    extensions when searching pathnames given on subsequent APPEND commands.
    The default is that such extensions will not be found by APPEND when
    finding files. In some versions of DOS 4.0, /X:ON and /X:OFF can be
    used to turn this function on and off without altering the contents of
    the path. /X:OFF is the default. [Not allowed in OS/2]

/E is used to create the environment variable APPEND which will contain the
    directory list(s) specified on subsequent APPEND command(s). The APPEND 
    variable can then be used by other programs, and modified by subsequent 
    APPEND commands and the SET command, after APPEND /E creates it.

/PATH is used to control APPEND searching for files when an explicit drive
    letter or pathname is specified with the filename. /PATH:OFF stops 
    searches, /PATH:ON allows searches. /PATH:ON is the default.

Multiple directories are specified for the search by separating several 
[[d:]pathname]'s by semicolons (;). The order of the directory search is 
the same as the order they were specified with the APPEND command, but 
the current directory is always searched first. 

APPEND with no options will display the current path. Any ASSIGN commands 
used must appear after the first APPEND command. BACKUP and RESTORE should 
not be run when an APPEND path is defined. Turn APPEND off (APPEND ;) first.
