DOS COMMANDS

< /P>            - Displays the information in a partitioned listed format. (Ex. DIR /P)
< /W>            - Displays the information in a wide listed format. (Ex. DIR /P)
<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.

To print in DOS  - Direct information to printer port (Ex. DIR>LPT1)

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