APPEND	 Locating Application Files.

Searches a specified path to locate files outside of the current

directory that have extensions other than .COM, .EXE, or .BAT.

ATTRIB Specifying the Read-only and Archive Attributes

Allows you to specify a file as read-only or archived, or to display

whether a file has either of these attributes.

BACKUP Backing Up Files between Drives

Backs up files from one disk to another disk in another drive, usually

from a hard disk to a floppy disk.

BREAK Checking Whether Break Was Invoked

Controls circumstances under which DOS checks for the Ctrl-C or Break

key (Ctrl-Break on the IBM PC) while programs are executing.

CHCP Changing the Code Page

At the system level, selects the code page DOS is using, which

contains character set definitions.

CHDIR

CD Changing the Current Directory

Makes a new directory or subdirectory current.

CHKDSK Checking Disk Space

Reports disk size, space available, and RAM available. Also reports

and optionally corrects internal disk errors.

CLS Clearing the Screen

Clears the screen if the ANSI.SYS device driver (or a simular ANSI

driver has been installed in config.sys)

COMMAND Invoking a Second Command Processor

COMP Comparing Files

Compares the contents of two files.

COPY Copying Files

Copies, renames, and concatenates (combines) files.

CTTY Changing to a Remote Terminal

Specifies that a remote terminal will be used instead of the primary

keyboard and screen.

DATE Displaying the Current Date

Displays the current system date; allows you to enter a new date.

DEL

ERASE Deleting Files

DIR Listing Files in a Directory

DISKCOMP Comparing Disks

DISKCOPY Copying Disks

Copies disks; optionally formats the target disk also.

EXE2BIN Converting .EXE Files to .BIN Files

Converts an .EXE file to a .BIN file, which may be used as a .COM file

by renaming it with the .COM extension if it is in .COM file format,

or by giving a .COM extension to the second argument.

FASTOPEN Storing Recently Opened Files in Memory

Stores in memory the location of directories and recently opened files

so that files can be located quickly.

FDISK Partitioning the Hard Disk

Serves as a menu-driven hard disk preparation program.

FIND Finding Strings Within Files

Locates and displays all lines in a file or group of files that

contain a specified string.

FORMAT Formatting Disks

Prepares a disk by rearranging random magnetic impulses into a series

of tracks and sectors so that it is addressable by DOS.

GRAFTABL Loading Graphics Characters

Loads graphics characters with ASCII codes greater than 127 so that

they can be used with the color/graphics adapter.

GRAPHICS Printing a Graphics Screen

Allows the contents of a graphics screen to be printed on an IBM

graphics or compatible printer.

JOIN Joining Drives via a Directory

Joins a drive to a subdirectory of another drive.

KEYB Loading Foreign Keyboards (PC-DOS 3.3 only)

Used in version 3.3 of PC-DOS to load non-n-U.S.-English keyboards.

KEYBxx Loading Foreign Keyboards

Loads a keyboard program that supports non-n-U.S. keyboards.

LABEL Modifying Volume Labels

Allows you to modify, add, or delete a volume label.

MKDIR

MD Creating New Subdirectories

MODE Setting Device Modes

Sets the mode of operation for a printer or color graphics display. In

PC-DOS version 3.3, also controls code page switching and additional

communications devices.

MORE Displaying One Screen at a Time

NLSFUNC Selecting Code Pages with CHCP

Allows you to select code pages (character sets) with the CHCP (change

code page) command.

PATH Searching a Specified Path

Instructs DOS to search a specified path for programs not in the

current directory.

PRINT Printing Files

Allows you to set up a print queue for printing files while continuing

to work in DOS.

PROMPT Changing the System Prompt

Allows you to change the DOS prompt.

RECOVER Recovering Damaged Files

Recovers damaged files.

RENAME

REN Renaming Files

Changes the name of a file.

REPLACE Replacing Selected Files

Allows you to copy or add files selectively to target drives and

directories.

RESTORE Restoring Backed-up Files

RMDIR

RD Removing Directories

SELECT Selecting Keyboard and Date Format When Installing DOS

Installs DOS on a new disk with the keyboard layout, date, and time

format of your choice.

SET Setting Operating Parameters

Inserts specified names (strings) into the command processor's

environment.

SHARE Loading Support for Network File-Sharing

SORT Sorting Text Data

SUBST Substituting Drive Designators

Allows you to substitute a different drive designator for a drive or a

path.

SYS Copying System Files to Another Disk

TIME Displaying the Current Time

Displays the current time and allows you to reset the time.

TREE Displaying Directory Trees

TYPE Displaying the File Contents

VER Displaying the DOS Version

VERIFY Verifying Data

Verifies that data was correctly written on a disk.

VOL Displaying the Disk Volume Name

XCOPY Copying Selected Files

Allows you to selectively copy groups of files.