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- The DOS 6 HELP
-
- DOS 6 has greatly improved help information. To get a short
- explanation and overview of DOS commands, at the DOS prompt
- type:
- fasthelp <ENTER>
-
- If you want to access a table of contents for DOS HELP, at the
- DOS prompt type:
-
- help <ENTER>
-
- Then press the first letter of the command on which you would
- like more information. Use your arrow keys to make your
- selection. When the cursor is on the command where you want
- help, press:
-
- <ENTER>
-
- To get detailed information on any particular DOS command, at
- the system prompt type HELP followed by a space and the
- command that you want information on. For example, if you want
- help on the DIR command, type:
-
- help dir <ENTER>
-
- A screen of information is shown with Notes and Examples at the
- top. Press N for Notes or E for Examples. The cursor will then
- go to the one you selected. Then press:
-
- <ENTER>
-
- You can use your arrow keys to scroll through the text. You can
- also press <PGDN> or <PGUP> to scroll one page at a time.
- If you select E for Examples, you are shown actual examples of
- how to use the command. If you want to search for a key word or
- phrase, you can start the search process by pressing:
-
- <ALT>
- s
-
- Then just follow the screen prompts.
-
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- Printing HELP Information
-
- You can print the HELP information you are viewing by pressing:
-
- <ALT>
- f
- p
- <ENTER>
-
- I recommend printing the help information, so you can have a
- copy to use beside your computer. If you do this for all the DOS
- commands, you can print your own personalized DOS manual!
-
-
-
- HELP with Other Commands
-
- While you are using the DOS HELP, you can get a table of
- contents of all the covered commands by pressing:
-
- <ALT>
- c
-
-
- Anytime you are using DOS HELP and want assistance on how to
- get around in HELP, press the function key labeled:
-
- <F1>
-
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- Getting Out of HELP
-
- To get out of HELP and return to the DOS prompt, type:
-
- <ALT>
- f
- x
-
-
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- This section is finished. It is an excerpt from LEARNING DOS FOR
- THE COMPLETE NOVICE, by Steven Woas, copyright 1993. When you register
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