List of DOS command line commands

List of command line commands from operating systems, whose command set is based on the command set of PC-compatible DOS operating systems .

The instruction set has its origin in the 86-DOS developed by Tim Paterson , which was bought by Microsoft . Microsoft's MS-DOS was used by IBM and sold as IBM PC DOS . Microsoft adopted large parts of the MS-DOS instruction set for OS / 2 and Windows NT , which is why they are included in this list. Network commands such as or , or commands for which additional components must be installed are not included . NETPING

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logo	operating system
	86 DOS command
	Command, supplied in PC-compatible DOS versions (MS-DOS, PC DOS, DR DOS etc.)
	IBM-PC-DOS command (not included in MS-DOS)
	MS-DOS command (not included in IBM PC DOS)
	OS / 2 command
	Command in Windows 95 to Windows ME (32-bit command)
	Windows NT command (special features of the 16-bit MS-DOS commands still supplied are marked with NTVDM )

Commands that are capitalized have their origin in DOS or OS / 2 , commands in lower case in Windows NT or Windows 95 .

list

@

@: Suppresses the output of the command in a batch processing file.
Syntax: @command
Internal command since DOS 3.3, internal command in Windows NT

A.

ACALC: Computes math expressions.
Syntax: ACALC Ausdruck
External command since PC DOS 7
aclconv: Recovers OS / 2 HPFS ACLs in NTFS drives.
Syntax: aclconv [parameter]
External command in Windows NT 3.5
ANSI: Switches the processing of ANSI control characters on or off.
Syntax: ANSI [ON|OFF]
command in OS / 2
APPEND: Allows data files in the specified directories to be opened as if they were the current directory.
Syntax: APPEND verzeichnis[;...] or APPEND ;
external command since DOS 3.3, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
ASSIGN: Reassigning a drive letter.
Syntax: ASSIGN [laufwerk: neueslaufwerk:]
External command from DOS 2.0 to DOS 5.0, contained in MS-DOS 6.x on the additional diskette, external command in Windows NT
at: Configure recurring tasks.
Syntax: at [parameter] kommando
External command in Windows NT
ATTRIB: Sets or removes file attributes (read-only, hidden, system and archive).
Syntax: ATTRIB datei [parameter]
External command since DOS 3.0, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT

B.

BACKUP: Backs up files, directories or data carriers to a data carrier.
Syntax: BACKUP quelle ziellaufwerk: [parameter]
External command from DOS 2.0 to DOS 5.0, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
BASIC: BASIC interpreter.
Syntax: BASIC datei
External command since IBM DOS 1.0
BASICA: BASIC interpreter.
Syntax: BASICA datei
External command since IBM DOS 1.0
BOAT: Reboots the computer under DOS or OS / 2.
Syntax: BOOT [/DOS|/OS2]
command in OS / 2
BREAK: Allows access to drives to be interrupted with Strg+ Cor Strg+ PAUSE. If no parameter is specified, the current setting is displayed.
Syntax: BREAK [ON|OFF]
Internal command since DOS 2.0, internal command in Windows NT

C.

cacls: Displays or modifies Access Control Lists (ACLs) for files and folders.
Syntax: cacls ordner [parameter]
External command in Windows NT
CALL: Calls a batch file from within another batch file.
Syntax: CALL stapelverarbeitungsdatei [parameter]
Internal command since DOS 3.3, internal command in Windows NT
CD / CHDIR: Changes to the listed directory ( change directory ), the path specification may be relative. cdwithout directory shows the current directory.
Syntax: CD [verzeichnis]
Internal command since DOS 2.0, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT
CHCP: Loads a change codetable . If only the command is given, the current table number is displayed (e.g .: 850).
Syntax: CHCP [codepage]
Internal command since DOS 3.3, command in OS / 2, in Windows NT only in full screen mode
CHKDSK: Checks a drive or file and displays a report.
Syntax: CHKDSK [datei] [parameter]
External command since 86-DOS, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT
CHOICE: Selection and evaluation of key inputs, e.g. B. Y / N, the result is ERRORLEVELsaved as.
Syntax: CHOICE [parameter] [text]
External command since DOS 6.0, external command in Windows NT
CLEAR: Formats a drive.
Syntax: CLEAR
Internal command in 86-DOS, replaced by FORMATin DOS 1.0
CLS: Clears the screen (engl. Clear screen ).
Syntax: CLS
Internal command since DOS 2.0, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT
cmd: Calls a new instance of the command line interpreter cmd.exe.
Syntax: cmd [parameter]
Command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT
COMMAND: Calls a new instance of the command line interpreter COMMAND.COM.
Syntax: COMMAND [parameter]
External command since 86-DOS
COMP: Compares two or more files.
Syntax: COMP file1 | files1 file2
External command since DOS 1.0, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT
convert: Converts a FAT16, FAT32, or HPFS drive to an NTFS drive.
Syntax: convert laufwerk /FS:NTFS [parameter]
External command in Windows NT
COPY: Copies files. If no target is given, the current directory is the target.
Syntax: COPY source [target]
Internal command since 86-DOS, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT
CREATEDD: Creates a dump disk.
Syntax: CREATEDD
command in OS / 2
CTTY: Changes the input or output to another device.
Syntax: CTTY gerät
Internal command since DOS 2.0

D.

DATE: Changes or shows the current date given by the BIOS.
Syntax: DATE [datum]
External command in DOS 1.0, internal command since DOS 1.1, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT
DBLSPACE: Hard disk
compressor syntax: DBLSPACE [parameter]
External command in MS-DOS 6.0 to 6.2 (replaced by 6.22 DRVSPACE)
DDINSTALL: Installs a device driver from the command line.
Syntax: DDINSTALL
Command in OS / 2
DEBUG: System program for troubleshooting
Syntax: DEBUG [datei [parameter]]
External command since 86-DOS, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
DEFRAG: Defragments a drive.
Syntax: DEFRAG [laufwerk:]
External command since MS-DOS 6.0, external command in Windows NT since Windows XP
DEL / ERASE / ERA: Deletes files (Engl. Delete ).
Syntax: DEL filename
internal command since DOS 1.1 ( DEL), internal command since 86-DOS ( ERASE), internal command in DR-DOS ( ERA), command in OS / 2 ( DELand ERASE), internal command in Windows NT ( DELand ERASE)
DELOLDOS: Deletes an older DOS installation.
Syntax: DELOLDOS
External command from MS-DOS 5.0 to 6.22
DELTREE: Deletes a directory and its contents.
Syntax: DELTREE verzeichnis
External command since MS-DOS 6.0
DETACH: Executes the command in the background in a separate session
Syntax: DETACH kommando
Command in OS / 2
TO YOU: Shows files in the current directory or a specified directory.
Syntax: DIR [verzeichnis]
Internal command since 86-DOS, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT
DISKCOMP: Compares two diskette
syntax: DISKCOMP laufwerk1: [laufwerk2:]
External command since DOS 1.0, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT
DISKCOPY: Copies a floppy disk.
Syntax: DISKCOPY laufwerk1: [laufwerk2:]
External command since DOS 1.0, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT
diskperf: Starts or stops the data carrier performance counter.
Syntax: diskperf [parameter]
External command in Windows NT
DOSKEY: Utility that saves all commands entered during a session.
Syntax: DOSKEY [parameter]
External command since DOS 5.0, external command in Windows NT
DOS shell: MS-DOS file manager.
Syntax: DOSSHELL
External command since DOS 4.0
DRVLOCK: Blocks a drive or socket so that the medium cannot be removed.
Syntax: DRVLOCK [laufwerk:|socket:] [/ON|OFF]
External command since PC DOS 5.02
DRVSPACE: Hard disk
compressor syntax: DRVSPACE [parameter]
External command in MS-DOS 6.22 (in 6.0 to 6.2 DBLSPACE)
DYNALOAD: Loads a device driver after system startup.
Syntax: DYNALOAD gerätetreiberdatei [parameter]
External command since PC DOS 7

E.

E.: Starts the PC DOS editor.
Syntax: E [datei]
External command since PC DOS 6.1
EAUTIL: Manages extended OS / 2 attributes.
Syntax: EAUTIL datendatei holdatei [parameter]
Command in OS / 2
EDIT: Starts the MS-DOS Editor
Syntax: EDIT [datei]
External command since MS-DOS 5.0, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
EDLIN: Starts the line editor.
Syntax: EDLIN datei
External command since 86-DOS, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
ECHO: Command that outputs text, e.g. B. echo Text. The special command echo offoften occurs in batch files and hides the display of the commands used.
Syntax: ECHO [ON|OFF] or ECHO nachricht
internal command since DOS 2.0, internal command in Windows NT
EJECT: Ejects a medium from a drive.
Syntax: EJECT laufwerk:
External command since PC DOS 5.02
EMM386: Switches EMM386 support on or off (condition is that the device driver has EMM386.EXEbeen CONFIG.SYSloaded).
Syntax: EMM386 [ON|OFF|AUTO]
External command since DOS 5.0
endlocal: Pick setlocalup.
Syntax: endlocal
Internal command in Windows NT
EXE2BIN: Converts a .EXEfile into a binary file
Syntax: EXE2BIN exe-datei ausgabedatei
External command since DOS 1.1, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
EXIT: Closes the current command interpreter (command prompt) and returns to the currently running program (only works if it is not the interpreter that was loaded at startup). In Windows, this corresponds to closing the DOS window.
Syntax: EXIT
Internal command since DOS 2.0, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT
EXPAND: Expands a compressed file.
Syntax: EXPAND quelldatei zieldatei
External command since MS-DOS 5.0, external command in Windows NT

F.

FASTHELP: Quick help for MS-DOS commands
Syntax: FASTHELP kommando
External command from MS-DOS 6.0 to 6.22
FASTOPEN: Reduces the time it takes to open frequently used files and directories.
Syntax: FASTOPEN laufwerk:[parameter]
External command from DOS 3.3 to 6.3, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
FC: Compares two files.
Syntax: FC datei1 datei2
External command since DOS 3.3, external command in Windows NT
FDISK: Calls a utility for partitioning hard drives.
Syntax: FDISK [/status|/mbr]
External command since DOS 2.0, command in OS / 2
FIND: Searches texts for a character string.
Syntax: FIND "text" datei
External command since DOS 2.0, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT
findstr: Searches a file for a string, similar to FIND, with extended parameters.
Syntax: findstr [parameter] string datei(en)
Command in Windows NT
FOR: Executes a specific command for each file in a file list.
Syntax: FOR %variable IN (dateiliste) DO kommando [kommandoparameter]
Internal command since DOS 2.0, internal command in Windows NT
FORMAT: Formats a drive.
Syntax: FORMAT laufwerk: [parameter]
External command since DOS 1.0, replaces the internal command CLEARin 86-DOS, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT

G

GOTO: Jump to an interlace mark in a batch processing file.
Syntax: GOTO marke
Internal command since DOS 2.0, internal command in Windows NT
GRAFTABL: Allows DOS to load alternative character sets
Syntax: GRAFTABL [zeichensatz]
External command since DOS 3.0, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
GRAPHICS: Loads a program that can print graphics.
Syntax: GRAPHICS druckertyp druckerinformationen [parameter]
External command since DOS 2.0, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)

H

HELP: Displays help text for the individual commands. OS / 2 additionally: switches the context-dependent help on and off (help for the command just typed is shown)
Syntax: HELP [thema] or under OS / 2 HELP [ON|OFF|thema]
external command since DOS 5.0, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT

I.

IF: Execute a conditional jump in a batch processing file.
Syntax: IF [NOT] [text1==text2|EXIST datei|ERRORLEVEL nummer] kommando
Internal command since DOS 2.0, internal command in Windows NT
INTERLNK: Shows the status of interlink devices. To do this INTERLNK.EXEin CONFIG.SYSloaded.
Syntax: INTERLNK [client=[server]]
External command in MS-DOS 6.0 to MS-DOS 7.1
INTERSVR: Offers support for serial and parallel data and print transmission through redirected devices
Syntax: INTERSVR [parameter]
External command since External command in MS-DOS 6.0 to MS-DOS 7.1

J

JOIN: Mirror a drive in a directory on another drive.
Syntax: JOIN [quelllaufwerk: ziellaufwerk:[zielverzeichnis]]
External command in DOS 3.1 to DOS 5.0

K

KEYB: Allows the conversion of the keyboard layouts (engl. Keyboard ). The parameter GRcan be used, for example, to switch to the German keyboard, with SGto the German-Swiss keyboard.
Syntax: KEYB [code]
External Command since DOS 3.3, replaced KEYBFR, KEYBGR, KEYBIT, KEYBSPand KEYBUKin DOS 3.0 to 3.2, command in OS / 2, an external command in Windows NT
KEYBFR: Changes the keyboard layout to the French keyboard.
Syntax: KEYBFR
External command in DOS 3.0 to 3.2, replaced by KEYBin DOS 3.3
KEYBGR: Changes the keyboard layout to the German keyboard.
Syntax: KEYBGR
External command in DOS 3.0 to 3.2, replaced by KEYBin DOS 3.3
KEYBIT: Changes the keyboard layout to the Italian keyboard.
Syntax: KEYBIT
External command in DOS 3.0 to 3.2, replaced by KEYBin DOS 3.3
KEYBSP: Changes the keyboard layout to the Spanish keyboard.
Syntax: KEYBSP
External command in DOS 3.0 to 3.2, replaced by KEYBin DOS 3.3
KEYBUK: Changes the keyboard layout to the British keyboard.
Syntax: KEYBUK
External command in DOS 3.0 to 3.2, replaced by KEYBin DOS 3.3
KEYS: Activate / deactivate receiving and reusing of previously typed commands.
Syntax: KEYS [ON|OFF|LIST]
command in OS / 2

L.

LABEL: Designation of a data carrier
Syntax: LABEL [laufwerk:] [datenträgername]
External command since DOS 3.0, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT
LINK: BASIC Linker
Syntax: LINK
Command since IBM DOS 1.0
LOADFIX: Loads a program above the first 64 KB of memory and starts the program.
Syntax: LOADFIX datei
External command since DOS 5.0, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
LOADHIGH / LH: If a program loads into the high memory area (UMB), it can be lhabbreviated with.
Syntax: LOADHIGH [dateiname]
Internal command since DOS 5.0, internal command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
lfnfor: Toggles long filename support for the FORcommand.
Syntax: lfnfor [on|off]
Internal command from Windows 95 to Windows ME
lock: Locks a data carrier exclusively for one application.
Syntax: LOCK [laufwerk:]
Internal command from Windows 95 to Windows ME

M.

MAKEINI: New generation of OS / 2 start configuration files ( OS2.INIor OS2SYS.INI)
Syntax: MAKEINI [OS2.INI|OS2SYS.INI]
Command in OS / 2
MD / MKDIR: Creates a directory ( make directory ).
Syntax: MD verzeichnis
Internal command since DOS 2.0, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT
MEM: Shows the size of the used and still free main memory in the system (English memory ).
Syntax: MEM [parameter]
External command since DOS 4.0, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
MEMMAKER: Memory management for automatic configuration of CONFIG.SYSand AUTOEXEC.BATfiles.
Syntax: MEMMAKER [parameter]
External command in MS-DOS 6.0 to MS-DOS 7.01
MIRROR: Stores information about one or more drives.
Syntax: MIRROR [laufwerk:]
External command since MS-DOS 5.0
FASHION: Configuration of system devices.
Syntax: MODE [gerät] [parameter]
External command since DOS 1.0, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT
MORE: Pages the contents of the specified file or standard input. Example: type readme.txt | more
Syntax: MORE < datei or kommando | MORE
external command since DOS 2.0, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT
MOVE: Moves files or renames a directory.
Syntax: MOVE [dateiname|pfadname] zielort
External command since DOS 6.0, command in OS / 2
MSAV: Antivirus program
syntax: MSAV
External command in MS-DOS 6.0 to MS-DOS 6.22
MSBACKUP: Backup program, replaces BACKUPand RESTORE
syntax: MSBACKUP
External command in MS-DOS 6.0 to MS-DOS 7.01
MSCDEX: Loads CD-ROM support.
Syntax: MSCDEX /D:driver [parameter]
External command since DOS 6.0
MSD: Show system information
Syntax: MSD
External command in MS-DOS 6.0 to MS-DOS 7.01

N

NLSFUNC: Loads country-specific information.
Syntax: NLSFUNC [informationsdatei]
External command since DOS 3.3, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
ntcmdprompt: Defines that the Windows NT command line interpreter should be started cmd.exeinstead of COMMAND.COMafter a TSR program has been loaded or when an MS-DOS application calls the command line interpreter.
Syntax: ntcmdprompt
External command in Windows NT up to?

P

PATCH: Applies a patch supplied by IBM.
Syntax: PATCH dateiname [/A]
command in OS / 2
PATH: Outputs PATHor reassigns the value of the environment variable . The PATHvariable contains a list of directories in which entered commands (or programs) are searched for if no path was explicitly placed in front of them. For example Path=C:\DOS, programs in the C: \ DOS directory can be called from any directory without specifying a full path.
Syntax: PATH verzeichnis[;...] or PATH ;
internal command since DOS 2.0, internal command in Windows NT
BREAK: Pauses batch processing until the user has pressed a key.
Syntax: PAUSE
Internal command since 86-DOS, internal command in Windows NT
popd: Changes to the pushdfolder saved in the stack by.
Syntax: pushd
Internal command in Windows NT
POWER: Energy manager to minimize the processor load by using the IDLE status. To do this POWER.EXEin CONFIG.SYSare loaded.
Syntax: POWER [ADV[:MAX|REG|MIN]|STD|OFF]
External command in MS-DOS 6.0 to 6.22
PRINT: Print a file.
Syntax: PRINT [parameter] datei
External command since DOS 2.0, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT
PROMPT: Command to change the display of the command line. With early DOS versions the standard setting was $N$G(show only current drive) and had to be prompt $P$Gconfigured each time the computer was started in order to activate the constant display of the current subdirectory.
Syntax: PROMPT [text]
Internal command since DOS 2.0, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT
PSTAT: Lists processes, threads etc.
Syntax: PSTAT [Parameter]
Command in OS / 2
pushd: Saves the current folder in the stack, with you popdswitch to this folder.
Syntax: pushd
Internal command in Windows NT

Q

QBASIC: Starts Microsoft QBASIC
Syntax: QBASIC [parameter]
External command since MS-DOS 5.0, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
QCONFIG: Display system information.
Syntax: QCONFIG [parameter]
External command since PC DOS 6.1

R.

RD / RMDIR: Deletes an empty directory ( remove directory ).
Syntax: RD verzeichnis
Internal command since DOS 2.0, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT
RECOVER: Tried to extract information from a damaged or defective floppy disk (in Windows NT: only files are supported).
Syntax: RECOVER datei|laufwerk:
External command from DOS 2.0 to 5.0, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT
SEM: Allows comments ( remark ) in batch files, the rest of the line is ignored.
Syntax: REM [kommentar]
Internal command since DOS 1.0, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT
REN / RENAME: Renaming a file.
Syntax: REN [von] [nach]
Internal command since 86-DOS ( RENAME), internal command since DOS 1.1 ( REN), command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT
REPLACE: Replaces files.
Syntax: REPLACE quelldatei zielort [parameter]
External command since DOS 3.2, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT
RESTORE: Restores a BACKUPbackup made with .
Syntax: RESTORE laufwerk1: laufwerk2:[zielort]
External command since DOS 2.0, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT to NT 4
REXX: Starts a REXX program.
Syntax: REXX datei [parameter]
External command since PC DOS 7
REXXDUMP: Outputs variables of an active REXX procedure
Syntax: REXXDUMP
External command since PC DOS 7
RMVIEW: Shows information about system resources (device drivers, memory areas, hardware etc.)
Syntax: RMVIEW [parameter]
Command in OS / 2

S.

SCANDISK: Checks a disk for errors.
Syntax: SCANDISK [laufwerk:] [parameter]
External command since MS-DOS 6.2
SELECT: Formats a data carrier, installs the system files on it and configures the regional settings.
Syntax: SELECT quelllaufwerk: ziellaufwerk: landescode tastaturcode
External command from DOS 3.0 to 4.0 (contained in the additional diskette up to MS-DOS 6.22)
SET: Outputs the environment variable or assigns a new value to the specified one.
Syntax: SET [variable=[text]]
Internal command since DOS 2.0, internal command in Windows NT
SETBOAT: Administration of the OS / 2 boot manager
Syntax: SETBOOT [parameter]
Command in OS / 2
setlocal: Defines that environment variables are only saved locally from now on. With endlocalit is canceled.
Syntax: setlocal
Internal command in Windows NT
SETVER: Makes a program think another DOS version. To do this SETVER.EXEin CONFIG.SYSloaded.
Syntax: SETVER [parameter]
External command since DOS 5.0, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
SHARE: Installs file sharing and file locking on a hard disk
Syntax: SHARE [parameter]
External command since DOS 3.0, external command in Windows NT (NTVDM)
SHIFT: Changes the position of the variables in a batch processing file.
Syntax: SHIFT
Internal command since DOS 2.0, internal command in Windows NT
SIZER: Only MEMMAKERused by
Syntax: SIZER [command]
External command in MS-DOS 6.0 to MS-DOS 7.01
SMARTDRV: Starts and manages the hard disk cache program.
Syntax: SMARTDRV laufwerk [parameter]
External command since MS-DOS 6.0
SORT: Outputs an input sorted.
Syntax: SORT < datei or kommando | SORT
external command since DOS 2.0, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT
SPOOL: Redirects printer output.
Syntax: SPOOL [/D:gerät1] [/O:gerät2]
command in OS / 2
begin: Starts an OS / 2 or Windows program in a new window.
Syntax: start [Parameter] [Programm oder Dateiname]
command in OS / 2; Internal command from Windows 95 (initially via the one inherited from Windows 3.11start.exe ) and from Windows NT (as a command via the supplied cmd.exe )
SUBST: Assigns a directory its own drive letter.
Syntax: SUBST [laufwerk1: laufwerk2:[verzeichnis]]
External command since DOS 3.1, external command in Windows NT
SYS: Installs the DOS startup files and the command interpreter on the specified drive, making the drive bootable.
Syntax: SYS [quelllaufwerk:] ziellaufwerk:
External command since 86-DOS
SYSLEVEL: Displays the current OS / 2 service level.
Syntax: SYSLEVEL
command in OS / 2
SYSLOG: Display or print out the system log.
Syntax: SYSLOG [parameter]
command in OS / 2

T

TIME: Outputs or changes the system time.
Syntax: TIME [zeit]
External command in DOS 1.0, internal command since DOS 1.1, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT
title: Sets the title of the console window of the cmd.exe.
Syntax: title text
Internal command in Windows NT
TREE: Shows the directory structure from the directory . If you do not specify a directory, the current one is displayed.
Syntax: TREE [verzeichnis]
External command since DOS 2.0, external command in Windows NT
TRUENAME: Displays the valid file name and the expanded path, including the original path in the case of redirected paths (e.g. through Subst or network drives). Truename shortens excessively long file names according to the 8.3 convention, converts lowercase to uppercase letters, also removes the wildcard * to multiple? (e.g. * .ASM to ????????. ASM) ..and .entries from the path entered. If TRUENAME is specified without parameters, it only refers to the current path.
Syntax: TRUENAME datei
Undocumented internal command since DOS 4.0
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U

UNDELETE: Restores a DELfile that was deleted with .
Syntax: UNDELETE datei [parameter]
External command since DOS 5.0, command in OS / 2
UNFORMAT: Restores a FORMATdrive formatted with
Syntax: UNFORMAT laufwerk: [parameter]
External command since MS-DOS 5.0
unlock: Cancels the one LOCKfor the specified volume.
Syntax: UNLOCK [laufwerk:]
Internal command from Windows 95 to Windows ME
UNPACK: Decompresses files from OS / 2 installation
disks. Syntax: UNPACK datei zielort [parameter]
Command in OS / 2

V

VER: Output of the operating system version used.
Syntax: VER
Internal command since DOS 2.0, external command in DOS 8.0, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT
VERIFY: Switches the checking of written data on or off . The default is off. The current setting is displayed without parameters.
Syntax: VERIFY [ON|OFF]
Internal command since DOS 2.0, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT
VIEW: Displays the contents of an online manual.
Syntax: VIEW datei thema
command in OS / 2
VSAFE: On-access virus scanners related to MSAV.
Syntax: VSAFE
Internal command in MS-DOS 6.0 to 6.22
VOL: Displays the name and serial number (if any) of the specified or current disk.
Syntax: VOL [laufwerk:]
Internal command since DOS 2.0, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NT

X

XCOPY: Further development of the COPYcommand with more options.
Syntax: XCOPY quelldatei|quellverzeichnis|quelllaufwerk [ziel]
External command since DOS 3.2, command in OS / 2, external command in Windows NT
xcopy32: Further development of the XCOPYcommand, which also copies hidden and system files.
Syntax: XCOPY32 quelldatei|quellverzeichnis|quelllaufwerk [ziel]
External command from Windows 95 to Windows ME

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