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== [[MSDOS]] Basics ==
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MSDOS is a non-graphical single user operating system. [blue] DOS [/blue] is short for [b] Disk operating System [/b].
Today, MSDOS is not longer supported by Microsoft as an independent operating system, however, the DOS box of Windows works as efficient and fast than the former operating system.
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Some of the main DOS commands are listed below:
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attrib //sets the attribte of a file
cd //change directory
copy //copies a directory
delete //deletes a file
dir //list all directries
help //shows a list of all MSDOS commands
mkdir //creates a new directory
path //used in BATCH files to set the path of programs
prompt //changes lookandfeel of the DOS promtp
rename //renames a file or directory
rmdir //remove directory
replace //replaces a file or directory
</b></font>set<font color=green><b> //used in BATCH files to set environment variables
time //shows the system time
version //shows actual version of MSDOS running
xcopy //copies directories rather than files
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Each MSDOS command supports at least one or more parameters. The dir command, for example, supports some 10 paramters. To see all paramters of
a specific command, you can use the [blue] help [/blue] command.
[code]
help dir //shows all parameters of dir command
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[red] Note: some versions of DOS may support more or not all commands listed above [/red]
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MSDOS is a non-graphical single user operating system. [blue] DOS [/blue] is short for [b] Disk operating System [/b].
Today, MSDOS is no
Some of the main DOS commands are listed below:
[code]
attrib //sets the attribte of a file
cd //change directory
copy //copies a directory
delete //deletes a file
dir //list all directries
help //shows a list of all MSDOS commands
mkdir //creates a new directory
path //used in BATCH files to set the path of programs
prompt //changes lookandfeel of the DOS promtp
rename //renames a file or directory
rmdir //remove directory
replace //replaces a file or directory
</b></font>set<font color=green><b> //used in BATCH files to set environment variables
time //shows the system time
version //shows actual version of MSDOS running
xcopy //copies directories rather than files
Each MSDOS command supports at least one or more parameters. The dir command, for example, supports some 10 paramters. To see all paramters of
a specific command, you can use the [blue] help [/blue] command.
[code]
help dir //shows all parameters of dir command
[/code]
[red] Note: some versions of DOS may support more or not all commands listed above [/red]
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