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- @ This is the DOS general help file. It contains a brief
- @ description of each command supported by the DOS help command.
- @ HELP will display the text in this file when invoked with no
- @ arguments. HELP will also try to invoke any command listed here
- @ with the /? parameter, if HELP is invoked with that command name.
- @
- @ Lines beginning with @ are comments, and are ignored by HELP.
- @ This file may be modified to add new commands. If the HELP command-name
- @ form is to be used, any new commands should support the /? parameter.
- @ New commands should start in the first column. Any extra lines needed
- @ for a command description should be preceded by white space. Commands
- @ must be added in alphabetical order.
- @
- @ Copyright 1990-1993 IBM Corp. All rights reserved.
- @
- APPEND Allows programs to open data files in specified directories as if
- they were in the current directory.
- ASSIGN Redirects requests for disk operations on one drive to a different
- drive.
- ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes.
- BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
- CALL Calls one batch program from another.
- CD Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
- CHCP Displays or sets the active code page number.
- CHDIR Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
- CHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report.
- CHOICE Waits for you to choose one of a set of choices.
- CLS Clears the screen.
- COMMAND Starts a new instance of the PC DOS command interpreter.
- COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
- COPY Copies one or more files to another location.
- CPBACKUP Backs up one or more files from one disk to another.
- CPBDIR Gives a report on backup directories.
- CPSCHED Schedules unattended program execution at specific periods.
- CTTY Changes the terminal device used to control your system.
- DATAMON Guards against dataloss on your computer.
- DATE Displays or sets the date.
- DEBUG Runs Debug, a program testing and editing tool.
- DEFRAG Reorganizes files on disks for optimal performance.
- DEL Deletes one or more files.
- DELTREE Deletes a directory and all the subdirectories and files in it.
- DIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
- DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
- DISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
- DOSKEY Edits command lines, recalls PC DOS commands, and creates macros.
- DOSSHELL Starts IBM DOS Shell.
- DRVLOCK Locks the drive so that media cannot be removed.
- E Starts IBM DOS Editor, which creates and changes ASCII files.
- ECHO Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
- EDLIN Starts Edlin, a line-oriented text editor.
- EJECT Ejects the media from a drive.
- EMM386 Turns on or off EMM386 expanded memory support.
- ERASE Deletes one or more files.
- EXE2BIN Converts .EXE (executable) files to binary format.
- EXIT Quits the COMMAND.COM program (command interpreter).
- EXPAND Expands one or more compressed files.
- FASTOPEN Decreases the amount of time needed to open frequently used files
- and directories.
- FC Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences
- between them.
- FDISK Configures a hard disk for use with PC DOS.
- FIND Searches for a text string in a file or files.
- FOR Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
- FORMAT Formats a disk for use with PC DOS.
- GOTO Directs PC DOS to a labelled line in a batch program.
- GRAPHICS Loads a program that can print graphics.
- HELP Provides Help information for PC DOS commands.
- IBMAVD Detect and remove viruses from your system.
- IBMAVSP Interactive, stand-alone AntiVirus program for recovery from
- catastrophic virus damage.
- IF Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
- INTERLNK Displays status of INTERLNK-INTERSVR redirected drives.
- INTERSVR Provides serial or parallel file transfer and printing capabilities
- via redirected drives.
- JOIN Joins a disk drive to a directory on another drive.
- KEYB Configures a keyboard for a specific language.
- LABEL Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
- LH Loads a program into the upper memory area.
- LOADFIX Loads a program above the first 64K of memory, and runs the program.
- LOADHIGH Loads a program into the upper memory area.
- MD Creates a directory.
- MEM Displays the amount of used and free memory in your system.
- MKDIR Creates a directory.
- MODE Configures a system device.
- MORE Displays output one screen at a time.
- MOUNT Assigns a specified DOS driver letter to a SuperStor/DS disk.
- MOUSE Provides mouse pointer device support.
- MOVE Moves files and renames file and directories.
- NLSFUNC Loads country-specific information.
- PATH Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
- PAUSE Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
- POWER Reduces power used by your computer.
- PRINT Prints a text file while you are using other PC DOS commands.
- PROMPT Changes the PC DOS command prompt.
- QCONFIG Assists IBM support personnel in obtaining detailed technical
- information about your computer.
- RAMSETUP Installs RAMBOOST which optimizes your computer's memory.
- RD Removes a directory.
- RECOVER Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
- REM Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
- REN Renames a file or files.
- RENAME Renames a file or files.
- REPLACE Replaces files.
- RESTORE Restores files that were backed up by using the BACKUP command.
- RMDIR Removes a directory.
- RTOOL Performs an integrity check of the compressed volume file(CVF).
- SCHEDULE Schedules unattended program execution at specific periods.
- SET Displays, sets, or removes PC DOS environment variables.
- SETVER Sets the version number that PC DOS reports to a program.
- SHARE Installs file-sharing and locking capabilities on your hard disk.
- SHIFT Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
- SMARTDRV Installs and configures the SMARTDrive disk-caching utility.
- SORT Sorts input.
- SSTOR Full-screen utility to create, mount and delete compressed drives.
- SSUNCOMP Uncompress a SuperStor/DS compressed drive.
- SSUTIL Full-screen utility for maintaining compressed drives.
- SUBST Associates a path with a drive letter.
- SYS Copies PC DOS system files and command interpreter to a disk you
- specify.
- TIME Displays or sets the system time.
- TREE Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.
- TYPE Displays the contents of a text file.
- UDEOFF Removes UDEON from memory.
- UDEON Universal Data Exchange allows you to use compressed disks on other
- systems.
- UNDELETE Recovers files which have been deleted.
- UNFORMAT Restores a disk erased by the FORMAT command or restructured by the
- RECOVER command.
- UNMOUNT Releases a SuperStor/DS disk that was mounted from its assigned
- drive letter.
- VER Displays the PC DOS version.
- VERIFY Tells PC DOS whether to verify that your files are written correctly
- to a disk.
- VOL Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
- XCOPY Copies files (except hidden and system files) and directory trees.
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