Dos Commands
DOS Command
Description
APPEND Allows programs to open data files in specified directories as if they were in the current directory.
ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes.
BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
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 Prompts the user to make a choice in a batch program.
CLS Clears the screen.
2COMMAND Starts a new instance of the MS-DOS command interpreter.
COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
COPY Copies one or more files to another location.
CTTY
Changes the terminal device used to control your system.
DATE Displays or sets the date.
DBLSPACE Creates and manages drives compressed by using DoubleSpace.
DEBUG Starts Debug, a program testing and editing tool.
DEFRAG Reorganizes the files on a disk to optimize the disk.
DEL Deletes one or more files.
DELOLDOS Deletes the OLD_DOS.1 directory and the files it contains.
DELTREE Deletes a directory and all the files and subdirectories 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 MS-DOS commands, and creates macros.
DOSSHELL Starts MS-DOS Shell.
DRVSPACE Creates and manages drives compressed by using DriveSpace.
ECHO Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
EDIT Starts MS-DOS Editor, which creates and changes ASCII files.
EMM386 Enables or disables EMM386 expanded memory support.
ERASE Deletes one or more files.
EXIT Quits the COMMAND.COM program (command interpreter).
EXPAND Decompresses one or more compressed files.
FASTHELP Provides summary Help information
Description
APPEND Allows programs to open data files in specified directories as if they were in the current directory.
ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes.
BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
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 Prompts the user to make a choice in a batch program.
CLS Clears the screen.
2COMMAND Starts a new instance of the MS-DOS command interpreter.
COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
COPY Copies one or more files to another location.
CTTY
Changes the terminal device used to control your system.
DATE Displays or sets the date.
DBLSPACE Creates and manages drives compressed by using DoubleSpace.
DEBUG Starts Debug, a program testing and editing tool.
DEFRAG Reorganizes the files on a disk to optimize the disk.
DEL Deletes one or more files.
DELOLDOS Deletes the OLD_DOS.1 directory and the files it contains.
DELTREE Deletes a directory and all the files and subdirectories 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 MS-DOS commands, and creates macros.
DOSSHELL Starts MS-DOS Shell.
DRVSPACE Creates and manages drives compressed by using DriveSpace.
ECHO Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
EDIT Starts MS-DOS Editor, which creates and changes ASCII files.
EMM386 Enables or disables EMM386 expanded memory support.
ERASE Deletes one or more files.
EXIT Quits the COMMAND.COM program (command interpreter).
EXPAND Decompresses one or more compressed files.
FASTHELP Provides summary Help information