v2.0/source/QUICK.txt

   1 INTERNALS
   2
   3
   4 DIR
   5         Same as  before  except  directories  appear  with the
   6         string "<DIR>" in the size field
   7 RENAME
   8         Same as before
   9 REN
  10         Same as above
  11 ERASE
  12         Same as before except will now take paths
  13 DEL
  14         Same as above
  15 TYPE
  16         Same as before except will now take paths
  17 REM
  18         Same as before
  19 COPY
  20         Same as before only now takes paths
  21 PAUSE
  22         Same as before
  23 DATE
  24         Same as before
  25 TIME
  26         Same as before
  27 VER
  28         Prints MS-DOS version number
  29 VOL   [d:]
  30         Prints the volume ID of drive d:  (default if missing)
  31 CHDIR  [d:]path
  32         Changes current directory of  drive  d:   (default  if
  33         missing) to path.
  34 CD
  35         Same as above
  36 MKDIR  [d:]path
  37         Make a directory
  38 MD
  39         Same as above
  40 RMDIR  [d:]path
  41         Remove a  directory  (directory  must  be empty except
  42         for .  and ..)
  43 RD
  44         Same as above
  45 PWD [d:]
  46         Print working directory for d: (default if missing)
  47 BREAK  ON or OFF
  48         Turns on/off ^C check in function dispatcher
  49 VERIFY ON or OFF
  50         Turns on/off verify after write
  51 PATH  [; or (path;)...]
  52         Set command search path.  Path with no argument prints
  53         the current  path.   the  single  ;  sets  the current
  54         path to the current directory olny.   The  other  form
  55         sets  the  search  path  so  that  each  "path" in the
  56         argument is searched in the order specified.
  57 EXIT
  58         For commands EXECed  as  a  sub  task,  causes  return
  59         to the invoker.
  60 CTTY dev
  61         Changes  the  stdin  and  stdout  of  command  to  the
  62         specified device.
  63
  64 BATCH MODE STUFF
  65
  66 ECHO  ON or OFF or message
  67         Enable or  suppress echoing of command lines, or print
  68         the message on standard output.
  69 GOTO label
  70         Continue Batch execution at the  command  after  label
  71 SHIFT
  72         Shift the batch arguments  %0  lost,  %1->%0,  %2->%1,
  73         ...  new arg->%9
  74 IF [NOT] (ERRORLEVEL n| EXISTS | string1 == string2) command
  75         If the condition is true, do the command.
  76 FOR %l IN ((set) or filespec) DO command
  77         Sequentually bind  %l  in  the command and execute it.
  78 CLS
  79         Clears the  Screen  (only  if  ANSI  supported  on CON
  80         out)
  81
  82 EXTERNAL COMMANDS
  83
  84 FORMAT
  85         Formats disks
  86 CHKDSK
  87         Checks disks   Now   understands  directory  structure
  88         and has switches  to  prevent  undesired  blasting  of
  89         disks and reports on extents
  90 EDLIN
  91         Ridiculous editor
  92 DEBUG
  93         The huge debugger, now has an assemble command
  94 SYS
  95         Copies the operating system onto disks
  96 RECOVER
  97         Reconstructs   disk   directories  from  the  FAT  and
  98         squeezes bad sectors out of files
  99 PRINT
 100         The infamous background file  printing  utility  which
 101         fools you  into  thinking  MS-DOS  can do something it
 102         really can't.
 103 FILCOM
 104         Has not changed a bit
 105 EXEFIX
 106         Fixes .EXE files for stack  allocation,  and  converts
 107         .COM files into .EXE format.
 108 LOCATE
 109         Sort of  inverse  of the above, turnes .EXE files into
 110         .COM files (sometimes).
 111 CONFIG.SYS
 112         A special file which will do all  sorts  of  wonderous
 113         things when the system is booted.
 114 SORT, CIPHER, FGREP, MORE
 115         Filters (talk to CHRISP for details)
 116