INTERNALS


DIR
        Same as  before  except  directories  appear  with the
        string "<DIR>" in the size field
RENAME
        Same as before
REN
        Same as above
ERASE
        Same as before except will now take paths
DEL
        Same as above
TYPE
        Same as before except will now take paths
REM
        Same as before
COPY
        Same as before only now takes paths
PAUSE
        Same as before
DATE
        Same as before
TIME
        Same as before
VER
        Prints MS-DOS version number
VOL   [d:]
        Prints the volume ID of drive d:  (default if missing)
CHDIR  [d:]path
        Changes current directory of  drive  d:   (default  if
        missing) to path.
CD
        Same as above
MKDIR  [d:]path
        Make a directory
MD
        Same as above
RMDIR  [d:]path
        Remove a  directory  (directory  must  be empty except
        for .  and ..)
RD
        Same as above
PWD [d:]
        Print working directory for d: (default if missing)
BREAK  ON or OFF
        Turns on/off ^C check in function dispatcher
VERIFY ON or OFF
        Turns on/off verify after write
PATH  [; or (path;)...]
        Set command search path.  Path with no argument prints
        the current  path.   the  single  ;  sets  the current
        path to the current directory olny.   The  other  form
        sets  the  search  path  so  that  each  "path" in the
        argument is searched in the order specified.
EXIT
        For commands EXECed  as  a  sub  task,  causes  return
        to the invoker.
CTTY dev
        Changes  the  stdin  and  stdout  of  command  to  the
        specified device.

BATCH MODE STUFF

ECHO  ON or OFF or message
        Enable or  suppress echoing of command lines, or print
        the message on standard output.
GOTO label
        Continue Batch execution at the  command  after  label
SHIFT
        Shift the batch arguments  %0  lost,  %1->%0,  %2->%1,
        ...  new arg->%9
IF [NOT] (ERRORLEVEL n| EXISTS | string1 == string2) command
        If the condition is true, do the command.
FOR %l IN ((set) or filespec) DO command
        Sequentually bind  %l  in  the command and execute it.
CLS
        Clears the  Screen  (only  if  ANSI  supported  on CON
        out)

EXTERNAL COMMANDS

FORMAT
        Formats disks
CHKDSK
        Checks disks   Now   understands  directory  structure
        and has switches  to  prevent  undesired  blasting  of
        disks and reports on extents
EDLIN
        Ridiculous editor
DEBUG
        The huge debugger, now has an assemble command
SYS
        Copies the operating system onto disks
RECOVER
        Reconstructs   disk   directories  from  the  FAT  and
        squeezes bad sectors out of files
PRINT
        The infamous background file  printing  utility  which
        fools you  into  thinking  MS-DOS  can do something it
        really can't.
FILCOM
        Has not changed a bit
EXEFIX
        Fixes .EXE files for stack  allocation,  and  converts
        .COM files into .EXE format.
LOCATE
        Sort of  inverse  of the above, turnes .EXE files into
        .COM files (sometimes).
CONFIG.SYS
        A special file which will do all  sorts  of  wonderous
        things when the system is booted.
SORT, CIPHER, FGREP, MORE
        Filters (talk to CHRISP for details)
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