=========================================================================== . ..,.. ,,. .--,.. ,==-. ,=:=,. ,=;/;=, ,;/;=, .-;%XX%:, .:+$%;-. ,=+XM#@$- =/$HX%:, .-;%@##MH- =%XH$/=. .=/X###M@. ;$@H%:, .,=+####M, /HMX;-. .-;###M##,. $@#+=, .,=##M.###. HM#;,. E M E S I S E R A ' S .,-##M.####.@##=. .-:#M@..###,@##=,. G U I D E .,=/M@H . ###M##;-. .,=/%@H% . M####%:,. T O .,=;%XH$/ .HM###H+=, .-;+$HX%; . HM##@$;-. Disk Operating System (DOS) Commands ,:/%XX$+: +H#MH+:,. -:/+/:=, -/$X%/-. -==-. ,://:,. ,,,. .,==-. .. .,,. =========================================================================== DO NOT MODIFY THIS DOCUMENT IN ANYWAY CONTACT: NEMESISERA@HOTMAIL.COM NEMESISERA@AOL.COM NEMESISERA@WATCHMAIL.COM =========================================================================== NOTE: FOR TIME REASONS I WILL NOT DISPLAY ALL THE SWITCHES AND EXPLAINATIONS ON HOW TO USE THEM, USE THE "/?" AFTER EACH COMMAND TO LEARN HOW TO USE THEM. WARNING: NOT ALL THESE COMMANDS ARE UNIVERSAL TO ALL DOS VERSIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO WINDOWS 9X/ME VERSIONS OF DOS. APPEND - Displays or sets search path for data files. ASSIGN - Redirects disk drive requests to a different drive ATTRIB - Changes File Permissions BACKUP - Makes backups of one or more files CHKDSK - Checks a disk and provides file/memory info CLS - Clears Screen COMP - Compares two groups of files to find info that doesn't match COPY - Copies a file(s) DBLSPACE - Compresses a FAT16 Drive DEBUG - Used to debug or modify a program DEFRAG - Defragments a Hard Drive for better performance DEL - Deletes a file(s) DELTREE - Deletes files or directories DIR - Gives Directory Listings EDIT - Create or Edit ASCII files EXIT - Exits DOS FDISK - Deletes/Creates Fixed Disk FIND - Finds files FORMAT - Prepares a Disk/Diskette for operation HELP - Displays information about a specific DOS Command INTERLINK - Connects two computers via parallel or serial ports LABEL - Creates or changes or deletes volume label on a disk MEM - Displays memory information MEMMAKER - Memory optimizer MKDIR - Creates a directory structure MODE - Sets mode for a device MOVE - Moves a file or directory elsewhere MSD - Displays Hardware Information PROMPT - Changes Prompt Text RECOVER - Resolves sector problems on file or disks RENAME - Renames files or directories RMDIR - Removes files or directories SCANDISK - Scans disks for errors SETVER - Displays version table and sets version of DOS SYS - Tranfers system files to a disk/diskette TREE - Displays directory paths and files in each subdirectory TYPE - Displays contents of a file UNDELETE - Undeletes a file UNFORMAT - Reverses effects of a format VER - Displays DOS Version Number VOL - Displays Disk Volume XCOPY - Copies directories, subdirectories, and files (can copy an entire disk.