DEFRAG

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Supported DOS versions:	MS-DOS 6.0+
How easy to use?	Easy
How safe to use?	Fairly safe
How common?	Fairly common
Internal or external command?	External

Description

Reorganizes the files on a disk to make it work faster

Command Syntax

DEFRAG [drive] [/f] [/s[:]order] [/b] [/skiphigh] [/lcd | /bw | /go] [/h]

DEFRAG [drive] [/u] [/b] [/skiphigh] [/lcd | /bw | /go] [/h]

drive is the drive to defragment
/f makes sure there are no empty spaces between files
/u leaves empty spaces between files
/s sorts in the order specified in order. The order can be one or more of the following:

n (alphabetical)
n- (reverse alphabetical)
e (by extension)
e- (by reverse extension)
d (date order, oldest first)
d- (date order, newest first)
s (size order, smallest first)
s- (size order, largest first)

/b reboots the computer when DEFRAG has finished
/skiphigh skips using upper memory
/lcd uses an LCD colour scheme
/bw uses a black & white colour scheme
/go disables graphics characters and the graphical mouse pointer.
/h moves hidden files when defragmenting

Comments

DEFRAG can take a long time so it's best to do it overnight. If you use DoubleSpace or DriveSpace, you will need to defragment the CVF file as well. It's also a good idea to run Scandisk before using DEFRAG.

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