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<ANSI.SYS> - a device driver with extended screen and keyboard features.
<APPEND> - locate files other than .COM .EXE .BAT by a search path
<ASSIGN> - Causes a request for one drive to be routed to
another drive.
<ATTRIB> - Set or display the ARCHIVE or READ-ONLY attributes on a
file.
<AUTOEXEC.BAT> - batch file run whenever the system is booted.
<BACKUP> - Backs up files from one disk to another.
<BREAK> - Enables or disables extended CTRL-BREAK checking.
<BUFFERS> - Sets the number of disk buffers allowed.
<CALL> - call a batch file from within another batch file
CD - see <CHDIR>
<CHCP> - Selects the code page that DOS will use for country
specific devices
<CHDIR> - Displays or changes the current working directory.
<CHKDSK> - Analyzes the files and directories on a disk
<CLS> - Clears the screen.
<COMMAND> - Invokes a secondary command processor.
<COMP> - Compares the contents of a file (or group of files)
to another.
<CONFIG.SYS> - setup system configuration and load device drivers at
boot time
<COPY> - Copies a file (or group of files) to the same or
another disk.
<COUNTRY> - Selects date, time, currency format for a specific country.
<CTTY> - Changes the standard console device to an auxiliary device.
<DATE> - Displays or sets the system date.
<DEBUG> - run, examine and modify binary files
<DEL> - Delete a file (or group of files) from a disk.
<DEVICE> - Allows MS-DOS to load and utilize a device driver.
<DIR> - Lists the files in a directory.
<DISKCOMP> - Compares the contents of one diskette to another.
<DISKCOPY> - Copies the contents of one diskette to another.
<DISPLAY.SYS> - use code page switching on EGA, LCD and PS/2 displays
<DRIVER.SYS> - device driver to allow access of extra disk devices.
<DRIVPARM> - modify the parameters of an existing physical disc drive
<ECHO> - Control echoing of batch commands to the screen
<EDLIN> - A line editor. It can be used to create and edit
ascii files.
ERASE - see <DEL>
<EXE2BIN> - Converts a file from .EXE format to .COM or .BIN formats.
<EXIT> - exit the command processor and return to a previous one
<FASTOPEN> - store location of recently used files for faster access
<FCBS> - Specifies the number of file control blocks that may be open
<FC> - compare files and report differences (ascii or binary)
<FDISK> - Installs a partition on a hard disk drive for MS-DOS
<FILES> - Sets the number of open files that DOS can access at any
one time.
<FIND> - Searches a file for a specific string of text.
<FOR> - Repeats a command for several variables in a batch file.
<FORMAT> - Initializes a disk or partition to accept MSDOS files
<GOTO> - Transfers control of a batch file to a labelled line
<GRAFTABL> - Loads foreign language characters into memory. (For CGA)
<GRAPHICS> - enable graphics screen dump to IBM printers
(CGA,EGA and VGA)
<IF> - Performs conditional execution of commands in batch files.
<INSTALL> - Execute FASTOPEN, KEYB, NLSFUNC or SHARE during boot
processing
<JOIN> - Logically links a disk drive to a directory on another drive.
<KEYB> - Loads a keyboard handler to support foreign keyboards.
<KEYBOARD.SYS> - translation table for foreign keyboard codes
<KEYBxx> - replace keyboard handler with support for a foreign keyboard
<LABEL> - Creates, modifies, or deletes a diskette's volume label.
<LASTDRIVE> - Specifies the maximum number of drives accessible by DOS.
<LINK> - link .obj files and libraries to produce executable programs
MD - see <MKDIR>
<MEM> - display memory use and amount remaining
<MKDIR> - Creates a subdirectory.
<MODE> - set mode of operation for printers, comm ports,
display, keyboard
<MORE> - Displays input one screen at a time.
<NLSFUNC> - support for extended country information and code pages
<PATH> - Sets the path of directories that DOS will search
for programs
<PAUSE> - Suspends execution of a batch file until a key is pressed.
<PRINT> - Prints text (ascii) files in the background mode.
<PRINTER.SYS> - Support for code page switching on IBM printers.
<PROMPT> - Changes the DOS prompt.
RAMDRIVE - see <VDISK>
RD - See <RMDIR>
<RECOVER> - Recovers a file or complete disk that contains bad sectors.
<REM> - Displays a remark during the execution of a batch file.
<RENAME> - Renames a file (or group of files).
<REPLACE> - Replaces files on a disk or adds files to a disk.
<RESTORE> - Restores backed up files from one disk to another.
<RMDIR> - Remove a subdirectory.
<SELECT> - Installs DOS on a new disk.
<SET> - Sets or displays the command processor's environment
<SHARE> - Loads extra support for file sharing and locking
<SHELL> - Allows another command processor (shell) to be used
<SHIFT> - Allows use of more than 10 parameters within a batch file.
<SMARTDRV.SYS> - a disc cache in extended or expanded memory (for hard discs)
<SORT> - Reads data from a device, sorts it and writes it.
<STACKS> - supports the dynamic use of data stacks
<SUBST> - Refer to a directory as a virtual drive
<SYS> - Transfers the operating system to another disk.
<TIME> - Displays and sets the system time.
<TREE> - Displays all directories and subdirectories on a disk
<TYPE> - Lists the contents of a file to the screen
<VDISK> - sets up a virtual (RAM) disk.
<VER> - Displays the version of DOS that you are currently using.
<VERIFY> - Turns disk write verification on or off.
<VOL> - Displays the VOLUME LABEL of the specified diskette.
<XCOPY> - Copies groups of files. Subdirectories can be included.