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 .
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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[;...]
orAPPEND ;
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.
cd
without 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
ERRORLEVEL
saved 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 byFORMAT
in 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 6.22DRVSPACE
) - 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 (DEL
andERASE
), internal command in Windows NT (DEL
andERASE
) - 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 6.2DBLSPACE
) - 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 commandecho off
often occurs in batch files and hides the display of the commands used.
Syntax:ECHO [ON|OFF]
orECHO 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.EXE
beenCONFIG.SYS
loaded).
Syntax:EMM386 [ON|OFF|AUTO]
External command since DOS 5.0 - endlocal
- Pick
setlocal
up.
Syntax:endlocal
Internal command in Windows NT - EXE2BIN
- Converts a
.EXE
file 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 commandCLEAR
in 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 / 2HELP [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.EXE
inCONFIG.SYS
loaded.
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
GR
can be used, for example, to switch to the German keyboard, withSG
to the German-Swiss keyboard.
Syntax:KEYB [code]
External Command since DOS 3.3, replacedKEYBFR
,KEYBGR
,KEYBIT
,KEYBSP
andKEYBUK
in 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 byKEYB
in DOS 3.3 - KEYBGR
- Changes the keyboard layout to the German keyboard.
Syntax:KEYBGR
External command in DOS 3.0 to 3.2, replaced byKEYB
in DOS 3.3 - KEYBIT
- Changes the keyboard layout to the Italian keyboard.
Syntax:KEYBIT
External command in DOS 3.0 to 3.2, replaced byKEYB
in DOS 3.3 - KEYBSP
- Changes the keyboard layout to the Spanish keyboard.
Syntax:KEYBSP
External command in DOS 3.0 to 3.2, replaced byKEYB
in DOS 3.3 - KEYBUK
- Changes the keyboard layout to the British keyboard.
Syntax:KEYBUK
External command in DOS 3.0 to 3.2, replaced byKEYB
in 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
lh
abbreviated with.
Syntax:LOADHIGH [dateiname]
Internal command since DOS 5.0, internal command in Windows NT (NTVDM) - lfnfor
- Toggles long filename support for the
FOR
command.
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.INI
orOS2SYS.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.SYS
andAUTOEXEC.BAT
files.
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
orkommando | 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
BACKUP
andRESTORE
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.exe
instead ofCOMMAND.COM
after 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
PATH
or reassigns the value of the environment variable . ThePATH
variable 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 examplePath=C:\DOS
, programs in the C: \ DOS directory can be called from any directory without specifying a full path.
Syntax:PATH verzeichnis[;...]
orPATH ;
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
pushd
folder 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.EXE
inCONFIG.SYS
are loaded.
Syntax:POWER [ADV[:MAX|REG|MIN]|STD|OFF]
External command in MS-DOS 6.0 to 6.22 - 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 beprompt $P$G
configured 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
popd
switch 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
BACKUP
backup 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
endlocal
it is canceled.
Syntax:setlocal
Internal command in Windows NT - SETVER
- Makes a program think another DOS version. To do this
SETVER.EXE
inCONFIG.SYS
loaded.
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
MEMMAKER
used 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
orkommando | 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 - TYPE
- Outputs the content of a file. If you chain the command with the program
more
(which outputs its input page by page), the display pauses when the screen is full. The corresponding command is . Syntax: Internal command since 86-DOS, command in OS / 2, internal command in Windows NTtype <Dateiname> ¦ more
TYPE datei
U
- UNDELETE
- Restores a
DEL
file that was deleted with .
Syntax:UNDELETE datei [parameter]
External command since DOS 5.0, command in OS / 2 - UNFORMAT
- Restores a
FORMAT
drive formatted with
Syntax:UNFORMAT laufwerk: [parameter]
External command since MS-DOS 5.0 - unlock
- Cancels the one
LOCK
for 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
COPY
command 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
XCOPY
command, which also copies hidden and system files.
Syntax:XCOPY32 quelldatei|quellverzeichnis|quelllaufwerk [ziel]
External command from Windows 95 to Windows ME
See also
Wikibooks: Batch programming: Important DOS commands - learning and teaching materials