| Command name | Description |
| @ |
Stops the current line in a batch file being displayed before it is run |
| APPEND |
Searches for data files in specified directories as if they were in the current directory. |
| ASSIGN |
Reroutes disk requests from one drive to another |
| ATTRIB |
Displays or modifies the attributes of a file |
| BACKUP |
Backs up up files from one disk to another |
| CALL |
CALL is used to run one batch file program from another |
| CD |
Changes or displays the current directory |
| CHDIR |
Changes or displays the current directory |
| CHKDSK |
Checks a disk for errors and fixes any problems there may be. |
| CHOICE |
Displays a prompt and asks for a single character response |
| CLS |
Clears the screen |
| COMMAND |
Starts another copy of the command processor, COMMAND.COM. |
| COMP |
Compares two files and displays any differences. |
| COPY |
Copies to and from files and devices |
| CTTY |
Reroutes input and output to a device other than the console (screen and keyboard) |
| DATE |
Changes the system date |
| DBLSPACE |
Compresses hard disks to enable more files to be stored. |
| DEBUG |
A program testing and editing tool. |
| DEFRAG |
Reorganizes the files on a disk to make it work faster |
| DEL |
Deletes files |
| DELOLDOS |
If you have upgraded to a new version of DOS, this utility deletes the old version. |
| DELTREE |
Deletes the specified directory and all the directories below it. |
| DEVICE |
Loads a device driver into memory. |
| DEVICEHIGH |
Loads a device driver into memory. |
| DIR |
Displays a list of files in a directory |
| DISKCOMP |
Compares two floppy disks track by track and reports on which tracks are different |
| DISKCOPY |
Copies one disk to another sector by sector. |
| DOS |
Controls various options regarding where DOS should load itself. |
| DOSHELP |
Displays an alphabetical list of DOS commands, or help with any particular command. |
| DOSKEY |
A vastly improved method of entering and editing the command line which also allows macros. |
| DRIVPARM |
Defines settings for devices such as disk and tape drives. |
| DRVSPACE |
Compresses hard disks to enable more files to be stored. |
| ECHO |
Either displays text or toggles command echoing from a batch file. |
| EDIT |
A full screen text editor based on the QBASIC editor |
| EDLIN |
A "line orientated" text editor, that is one where you can only edit one line at a time. |
| ERASE |
Deletes files |
| ERRORLEVEL |
Returns the error value of the previous command. |
| EXIT |
Exits from a secondary command processor |
| FASTHELP |
Displays an alphabetical list of DOS commands, or help with any particular command. It is identical to DOSHELP |
| FASTOPEN |
Speeds up file access by storing file locations in memory |
| FC |
Compares two files or sets of files and displays differences between them. |
| FCBS |
Specifies the number of file control blocks that can be opened at one time. |
| FCBSHIGH |
Specifies the number of file control blocks that can be opened at one time. |
| FDISK |
Prepares a hard disk to be formatted by DOS. |
| FILES |
Specifies the number of files that can be open at one time |
| FILESHIGH |
Specifies the number of files that can be open at one time |
| FIND |
Searches for a string of characters in a file or set of files |
| FOR |
Repeats a command a number of times |
| FORMAT |
Formats a disk and prepares it for use with DOS |
| GOTO |
Branches to a label in a batch file. |
| GRAFTABL |
Enables your computer to display special graphics characters |
| GRAPHICS |
Enables you to print a screen containing graphics characters using the Print Screen key. |
| HELP |
In DOS 6+ starts a menu-driven utility which gives information on commands. In previous versions displays an alphabetical list of commands. |
| IF |
Allows conditional commands in batch files. |
| INSTALL |
Loads a program into memory in CONFIG.SYS |
| INSTALLHIGH |
Loads a program into memory in CONFIG.SYS |
| INTERLINK AND INTERSVR |
Connects two computers via their parallel or serial ports so they can share information and resources such as a printer . |
| INTERLNK |
Connects two computers via their parallel or serial ports so they can share information and resources such as a printer . |
| JOIN |
Connects a disk drive to a directory on another drive. |
| KEYB |
Changes the keyboard layout from the US one to a foreign one. |
| LABEL |
Allows to to add, change or delete a volume label on a floppy or hard disk. |
| LASTDRIVE |
Specifies the maximum number of drives that DOS can support. |
| LFNFOR |
Enables/Disables Long file names when processing FOR commands. |
| LH |
Loads a memory-resident (TSR) program into upper memory on a 386 or higher computer. |
| LOADFIX |
Loads a program above the first 64K of RAM. |
| LOADHIGH |
Loads a memory-resident (TSR) program into upper memory on a 386 or higher computer. |
| MD |
Creates a directory. |
| MEM |
Displays information about how memory is used. |
| MEMMAKER |
Optimizes the memory on a 386 or above computer by moving device drivers and TSRs to upper memory. |
| MENU COMMANDS |
Various commands covering boot menus. |
| MIRROR |
Various disk related functions |
| MKDIR |
Creates a directory. |
| MODE |
Sets a number of options relating to the computer, printer and other devices |
| MORE |
Displays program output and text one screen at a time. |
| MOVE |
Moves one or more files to a new location. |
| MSAV |
Scans your computer for viruses and gets rid of them or displays information on them |
| MSD |
A diagnostic utility which displays information about the computer |
| NSLFUNC |
National Language Support. Enables codepage switching . |
| NUMLOCK |
Specifies whether the num lock key should be on or off. |
| PATH |
Sets the search path used when DOS looks for a program file |
| PAUSE |
Displays a message and waits for a key press. |
| POWER |
Controls power management and reports on its status. This command is only useful on laptops |
| PRINT |
Prints text files in the background allowing other programs to be run. |
| PROMPT |
Allows you to change the DOS prompt. |
| QBASIC |
A BASIC programming environment. |
| RD |
Removes the specified directory |
| RECOVER |
Recovers files that have bad sectors or reconstructs files from a disk that has a damages directory structure. |
| REM |
Allows you to add comments to batchfiles |
| REN |
Renames a file or group of files |
| RENAME |
Renames a file or group of files |
| REPLACE |
Selectively adds or replaces files from one disk or directory to another. |
| RESTORE |
Restores files backed up using the BACKUP command |
| RMDIR |
Removes the specified directory |
| SCANDISK |
Checks disks for errors and fixes any problems. |
| SET |
Displays, sets, modifies and create environment variables |
| SETVER |
Sets the reported DOS version number for a certain program. |
| SHARE |
Enables file sharing and locking on a hard disk. |
| SHIFT |
Shifts the command line parameters downwards |
| SMARTDRV |
Starts SMARTDrive, a disk caching program which speeds up access to frequently used files. |
| SORT |
Sorts lines of text and writes the results to screen, a file or some other device. |
| START |
Starts a Windows or MS-DOS command. |
| SUBST |
Associates a drive letter with a directory, turning a directory into a virtual drive. |
| SYS |
Transfers system files and makes a disk bootable |
| TIME |
Displays and sets the system time |
| TREE |
Displays the directory structure of the specified directory and those below it. |
| TRUENAME |
Displays the true path of a file or directory, ignoring JOIN, SUBST and other redirection commands |
| TYPE |
Displays the contents of a text file on screen |
| UNDELETE |
Restores files accidentally deleted with the DEL or ERASE commands |
| UNFORMAT |
Rebuilds directories and restores files that were erased with the FORMAT command |
| VER |
Displays the DOS version. |
| VERIFY |
Turns on or off the switch that controls disk writing verification in commands
such as COPY. |
| VOL |
Displays the current volume label and serial number assigned to a disk |
| VSAFE |
A very basic memory resident virus checker |
| XCOPY |
Copies files and directories |
| XCOPY32 |
Copies files and directory trees. |
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