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- This page displays information abot the environment space.
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- The environment space is used to hold information for programs to use. It
- is controlled by using the DOS command SET. Some variables are commonly
- set:
- COMSPEC: This is the program that controls the DOS prompt. It is also used
- when you 'Shell to DOS' from programs.
- PATH: These are the directories DOS will search when you type a command
- it doesn't internally know. It first searches the current
- directory, then all of the ones listed on the PATH. It tries each
- directory by looking for a file with a .COM, .EXE, or .BAT
- extention, in that order.
- PROMPT: This is used to display the prompt.
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- Many programs use the environment to hold information, such as where
- their startup files are, and startup commands.
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