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- <ANSI.SYS> - a device driver with extended screen and keyboard features.
- <APPEND> - locate files other than .COM .EXE .BAT by a search path
- <ASSIGN> - Causes a request for one drive to be routed to
- another drive.
- <ATTRIB> - Set or display the ARCHIVE or READ-ONLY attributes on a
- file.
- <AUTOEXEC.BAT> - batch file run whenever the system is booted.
- <BACKUP> - Backs up files from one disk to another.
- <BREAK> - Enables or disables extended CTRL-BREAK checking.
- <BUFFERS> - Sets the number of disk buffers allowed.
- <CALL> - call a batch file from within another batch file
- CD - see <CHDIR>
- <CHCP> - Selects the code page that DOS will use for country
- specific devices
- <CHDIR> - Displays or changes the current working directory.
- <CHKDSK> - Analyzes the files and directories on a disk
- <CLS> - Clears the screen.
- <COMMAND> - Invokes a secondary command processor.
- <COMP> - Compares the contents of a file (or group of files)
- to another.
- <CONFIG.SYS> - setup system configuration and load device drivers at
- boot time
- <COPY> - Copies a file (or group of files) to the same or
- another disk.
- <COUNTRY> - Selects date, time, currency format for a specific country.
- <CTTY> - Changes the standard console device to an auxiliary device.
- <DATE> - Displays or sets the system date.
- <DEBUG> - run, examine and modify binary files
- <DEL> - Delete a file (or group of files) from a disk.
- <DEVICE> - Allows MS-DOS to load and utilize a device driver.
- <DIR> - Lists the files in a directory.
- <DISKCOMP> - Compares the contents of one diskette to another.
- <DISKCOPY> - Copies the contents of one diskette to another.
- <DISPLAY.SYS> - use code page switching on EGA, LCD and PS/2 displays
- <DRIVER.SYS> - device driver to allow access of extra disk devices.
- <DRIVPARM> - modify the parameters of an existing physical disc drive
- <ECHO> - Control echoing of batch commands to the screen
- <EDLIN> - A line editor. It can be used to create and edit
- ascii files.
- ERASE - see <DEL>
- <EXE2BIN> - Converts a file from .EXE format to .COM or .BIN formats.
- <EXIT> - exit the command processor and return to a previous one
- <FASTOPEN> - store location of recently used files for faster access
- <FCBS> - Specifies the number of file control blocks that may be open
- <FC> - compare files and report differences (ascii or binary)
- <FDISK> - Installs a partition on a hard disk drive for MS-DOS
- <FILES> - Sets the number of open files that DOS can access at any
- one time.
- <FIND> - Searches a file for a specific string of text.
- <FOR> - Repeats a command for several variables in a batch file.
- <FORMAT> - Initializes a disk or partition to accept MSDOS files
- <GOTO> - Transfers control of a batch file to a labelled line
- <GRAFTABL> - Loads foreign language characters into memory. (For CGA)
- <GRAPHICS> - enable graphics screen dump to IBM printers
- (CGA,EGA and VGA)
- <IF> - Performs conditional execution of commands in batch files.
- <INSTALL> - Execute FASTOPEN, KEYB, NLSFUNC or SHARE during boot
- processing
- <JOIN> - Logically links a disk drive to a directory on another drive.
- <KEYB> - Loads a keyboard handler to support foreign keyboards.
- <KEYBOARD.SYS> - translation table for foreign keyboard codes
- <KEYBxx> - replace keyboard handler with support for a foreign keyboard
- <LABEL> - Creates, modifies, or deletes a diskette's volume label.
- <LASTDRIVE> - Specifies the maximum number of drives accessible by DOS.
- <LINK> - link .obj files and libraries to produce executable programs
- MD - see <MKDIR>
- <MEM> - display memory use and amount remaining
- <MKDIR> - Creates a subdirectory.
- <MODE> - set mode of operation for printers, comm ports,
- display, keyboard
- <MORE> - Displays input one screen at a time.
- <NLSFUNC> - support for extended country information and code pages
- <PATH> - Sets the path of directories that DOS will search
- for programs
- <PAUSE> - Suspends execution of a batch file until a key is pressed.
- <PRINT> - Prints text (ascii) files in the background mode.
- <PRINTER.SYS> - Support for code page switching on IBM printers.
- <PROMPT> - Changes the DOS prompt.
- RAMDRIVE - see <VDISK>
- RD - See <RMDIR>
- <RECOVER> - Recovers a file or complete disk that contains bad sectors.
- <REM> - Displays a remark during the execution of a batch file.
- <RENAME> - Renames a file (or group of files).
- <REPLACE> - Replaces files on a disk or adds files to a disk.
- <RESTORE> - Restores backed up files from one disk to another.
- <RMDIR> - Remove a subdirectory.
- <SELECT> - Installs DOS on a new disk.
- <SET> - Sets or displays the command processor's environment
- <SHARE> - Loads extra support for file sharing and locking
- <SHELL> - Allows another command processor (shell) to be used
- <SHIFT> - Allows use of more than 10 parameters within a batch file.
- <SMARTDRV.SYS> - a disc cache in extended or expanded memory (for hard discs)
- <SORT> - Reads data from a device, sorts it and writes it.
- <STACKS> - supports the dynamic use of data stacks
- <SUBST> - Refer to a directory as a virtual drive
- <SYS> - Transfers the operating system to another disk.
- <TIME> - Displays and sets the system time.
- <TREE> - Displays all directories and subdirectories on a disk
- <TYPE> - Lists the contents of a file to the screen
- <VDISK> - sets up a virtual (RAM) disk.
- <VER> - Displays the version of DOS that you are currently using.
- <VERIFY> - Turns disk write verification on or off.
- <VOL> - Displays the VOLUME LABEL of the specified diskette.
- <XCOPY> - Copies groups of files. Subdirectories can be included.
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