| Many of these DOS commands are not available with the Windows 95 operating system. Commands that are in bold will be covered during the course. |
| 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.(Also CHDIR) |
| CHCP | Displays or sets the active code page number. |
| CHKDSK | Checks a disk and displays a status report. |
| CLS | Clears the screen. |
| COMMAND | Starts a new instance of the MS-DOS command interpreter. |
| 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 | Sets up or configures DoubleSpace compressed drives. |
| 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 sub-directories in it. |
| DIR | Displays a list of files and sub-directories 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. |
| 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 for MS-DOS commands. |
| FASTOPEN | Decreases the amount of time needed to open frequently used files and directories. |
| FC | Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them. |
| FDISK | Configures a hard disk for use with MS-DOS. |
| FIND | Searches for a text string in a file or files. |
| FOR | Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files. |
| FORMAT | Formats a disk for use with MS-DOS. |
| GRAPHICS | Loads a program that can print graphics. |
| HELP | Provides complete, interactive Help information for MS-DOS commands. |
| INTERLNK | Connects two computers via parallel or serial ports. |
| INTERSVR | Starts the Interlnk server. |
| KEYB | Configures a keyboard for a specific language. |
| LABEL | Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk. |
| LH | Loads a program into the upper memory area. |
| LOADFIX | Loads a program above the first 64K of memory, and runs the program. |
| LOADHIGH | Loads a program into the upper memory area. |
| MD | Creates a directory. (Also MKDIR) |
| MEM | Displays the amount of used and free memory in your system. |
| MEMMAKER | Starts the Memmaker program, which optimizes your computer's memory. |
| MODE | Configures a system device. |
| MORE | Displays output one screen at a time. |
| MOVE | Moves one or more files. Also renames files and directories. |
| MSAV | Scans your computer for known viruses. |
| MSBACKUP | Backs up or restores one or more files from one disk to another. |
| MSD | Provides detailed technical information about your computer. |
| NLSFUNC | Loads country-specific information. |
| PATH | Displays or sets a search path for executable files. |
| PAUSE | Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message. |
| POWER | Turns power management on and off. |
| PRINT | Prints a text file while you are using other MS-DOS commands. |
| PROMPT | Changes the MS-DOS command prompt. |
| QBASIC | Starts the MS-DOS QBasic programming environment. |
| RD | Removes a directory. (Also RMDIR) |
| REN | Renames a file or files. (Also RENAME) |
| REPLACE | Replaces files. |
| RESTORE | Restores files that were backed up by using the BACKUP command. |
| SCANDISK | A disk analysis and repair tool that checks a drive for errors and corrects any problems that it finds. |
| SET | Displays, sets, or removes MS-DOS environment variables. |
| SETVER | Sets the version number that MS-DOS reports to a program. |
| SHARE | Installs file-sharing and locking capabilities on your hard disk. |
| SORT | Sorts input. |
| SUBST | Associates a path with a drive letter. |
| SYS | Copies MS-DOS system files and command interpreter to a disk you specify. |
| TIME | Displays or sets the system time. |
| TREE | Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path. |
| TYPE | Displays the contents of a text file. |
| UNDELETE | Restores files previously deleted with the DEL command. |
| UNFORMAT | Restores a disk erased by the FORMAT command. |
| VER | Displays the MS-DOS version. |
| VERIFY | Directs MS-DOS to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk. |
| VOL | Displays a disk volume label and serial number. |
| VSAFE | Continuously monitors your computer for viruses. |
| XCOPY | Copies files (except hidden and system files) and directory trees. |
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Notes: This list is available on from your computer by typing FASTHELP at the DOS prompt if you are running MS-DOS 6.2. or- In both MS DOS 6.2 and Window 95 DOS, type command and a /? to get information about a specific command. |
