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- ------------------------ SYS - External DOS Command --------------------------
-
- SYS copies operating system files from the current drive to a specified drive.
-
- FORMAT: SYS d:
-
- REMARKS:
-
- The disk in the specified drive must have been formatted with a FORMAT d:/S
- or FORMAT d:/B command; or, the directory of the disk must be empty. This is
- necessary because DOS startup requires that the first two directory entries
- be used for two DOS system files.
-
- The major purpose of SYS is to let you transfer DOS to an application
- diskette that is designed to use DOS but is sold without it. Such an
- application allocates the space required for DOS files but does not
- actually contain the files.
-
- In DOS Version 3, you may preface SYS with the drive letter and directory
- path, [d:][path], where the command file can be found.
-
- EXAMPLE: Transfer DOS to the disk in drive B. The default drive is A:
-
- SYS B: