COMMAND + Invoking a Second Command ProcessorInvokes a second command processor.
VERSION
PC-DOS 2.0+
MS-DOS equivalent: COMMAND (2.0+)
TYPE
External
SYNTAX
COMMAND [d]:[path][C string][/E:xxxxx]
OPTIONS
[d:][path] Specifies the drive letter and path that
is searched to locate the command
processor you wish to start.
/P Causes a second command processor to
become memory-resident; you must then
restart DOS to return to the original
command processor.
/C string Passes a string (any command that can be
entered at a DOS prompt) to a second
command processor, executes the command,
and then removes the second copy of the
command processor.
/E:xxxxx Specifies the size of the environment as
a base 10 integer between 160 and 32768.
This number is rounded up to the nearest
paragraph boundary.
COMMAND allows you to run one batch file from within another
and then return to the original batch file.
EXAMPLES
CCOMMAND
invokes a second copy of the command processor, and this new copy
will inherit the environment known to the primary command
processor.
CCOMMAND /C TEST2
starts a second copy of the command processor and executes the
batch file TEST2.BAT, then returns to the original batch file
TEST1.BAT.
MESSAGE
Current drive is no longer valid
COMMAND found that the current drive is no longer valid. You may
have deleted a network drive. Change the current drive to a valid
one.
UNDO
To return to the primary command processor, enter the
special command
CEXIT
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SEE ALSO
BREAK Command
Batch Files
CTTY Command
EXE2BIN Command
JOIN Command
KEYB Command
KEYBxx Command
PROMPT Command
SET Command
Subroutines for Batch Files
SUBST Command