List of MS-Dos Commands
Here's a table of some of the essential and commonly used commands MS-Dos for Commands for quick reference:
Command | Syntax | Description |
|---|---|---|
CD | CD [drive:][path]Change | ges the current directory to the specified folder. |
DIR | DIR [drive:][path] | Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory. |
COPY | COPY [source] [destination] | Copies files from one location to another. |
DEL | DEL [drive:][path] | Deletes one or more files. |
REN | REN [drive:][path][filename1] [filename2] | Renames a file or directory. |
MKDIR | MKDIR [drive:][path] | Creates a new directory. |
RMDIR | RMDIR [drive:][path] | Removes an existing directory. |
TYPE | TYPE [drive:][path] | filename Displays the contents of a text file. |
EDIT | EDIT [drive:][path]filename | Opens the MS-DOS text editor for editing a specified file. |
CHKDSK | CHKDSK [volume:][[path]filename] [/F] [/V] [/R] [/X] [/I] [/C] [/L[:size]] [/B] | Scans and fixes errors on a disk. |
FORMAT | FORMAT volume [/FS:file-system] [/V:label] [/Q] [/L[:size]] [/A:size] [/C] [/X] | Prepares a storage medium for data storage. |
XCOPY | XCOPY [source] [destination] [/E] [/C] [/H] [/R] [/Y] | Copies files and directories, including subdirectories. |
TREE | TREE [drive:][path] | Graphically displays the folder structure of a drive or path. |
DATE | DATE [MM-DD-YYYY] | Displays or sets the system date. |
TIME | TIME [HH: MM: SS] | Displays or sets the system time. |
HELP | HELP [command] | Provides help information for MS-DOS commands. |
EXIT | EXIT | Exits the MS-DOS command prompt or a batch file. |
ATTRIB | ATTRIB [+ R|-R] [+A|-A] [+ H|-H] [+ S|-S] [d:][path]filename [/S] | Sets or clears file attributes (Read-Only, Archive, System, Hidden), managing file visibility and access in MS-DOS. |
MODE | MODE [device] [BAUD=b] [PARITY=p] [DATA=d] [STOP=s] | Configures system devices. |
DISKCOPY | DISKCOPY [drive1:][path1][filename1] [drive2:][path2][filename2] | Copies the contents of one disk to another. |
MEM | MEM[/program|/debug|/classify|/free|/module(name)] [/page] | Displays the amount of used and free memory in the system. |
SCANDISK | SCANDISK [/SURFACE] [/AUTOFIX] [/CHECKONLY] | Scans and fixes disk errors. |
UNDELETE | UNDELETE [drive:][path][filename] | Restores a deleted file. |
ASSIGN | ASSIGN [drive1:=[drive2:]] | Redirects requests for drive letters to a different drive. |
FDISK | FDISK | Manages disk partitions. |
BACKUP | BACKUP [source] [destination] [/S] | Backs up files and directories. |
RESTORE | RESTORE [source] [destination] [/S] | Restores files and directories from a backup. |
MSCDEX | MSCDEX [/D: driver /L:drive] [/M:bufsize] [/E /S /V] | Provides CD-ROM access. |
SYS | SYS [drive1:][path] | Transfers system files to a disk. |
SHARE | SHARE [/F:(space)] [/L:(locks)] | Installs file-sharing and locking capabilities. |
SMARTDRV | SMARTDRV [size] [/E /V] [/C] [/L:size] | Disk caching utility. |
SETVER | SETVER [drive:][path]filename [/B:bytes] | Sets the MS-DOS version number for a program. |
ASSIGN | ASSIGN [/D] | Disables automatic drive-letter assignments. |
FASTHELP | FASTHELP [command] [command] /? | Provides a quick overview of MS-DOS commands. |
FC | FC [/A] [/C] [/L] [/LBn] [/N] [/OFF[LINE]] [/T] | Compares two files or sets of files and displays the differences between them. |
FIND | FIND [/V] [/C] [/N] [/I] [/OFF[LINE]] "string" [[drive:][path]filename[ ...]] | Searches for a text string in files. |
MORE | MORE [filename] | Display the content of a text file one screen at a time |
ECHO | ECHO [on/off] | This command can either show or hide the text of the commands you type. Command echoing is on by default |
ECHO | ECHO [<message>] | Specifies the text to display on the screen. |
PATH | PATH [[drive:][path] [;...]] | Displays or sets a search path for executable files. |
SET | SET [variable=[string]] | Sets or displays environment variables. |
VOL | VOL [drive:] | Displays a disk label and serial number. |
SUBST | SUBST [drive1: [drive2:]path] | Associates a path with a drive letter. |
EDLIN | EDLIN [drive:][path][filename] | Edits text files. |
DEBUG | DEBUG [drive:][path][filename] | Starts the Debug program for testing and debugging assembly-language programs. |
HIMEM.SYS | HIMEM.SYS [/TESTMEM:off] [/HMAMIN=amount] | Provides upper memory block (UMB) and high memory area (HMA) support. |
UNFORMAT | UNFORMAT [drive:][path] | Restores a formatted disk. |
GRAPHICS | GRAPHICS [type] [[drive:][path]filename] [/R] [/B] [/LCD][/PRINTBOX:STD|/PRINTBOX:LCD] | Enables output of graphical screen content to print |
QBASIC | QBASIC [drive:][path] | Starts the MS-DOS-based application for creating and running BASIC programs. |
KEYB | KEYB [/CODEPAGE=page[,country]] [/E] | Configures a keyboard for a specific language. |
CHOICE | CHOICE [/C:choices] [/N] [/S] [/T:c,nn] | Provides a prompt with a list of choices. |
DISKCOMP | DISKCOMP [drive1:][drive2:] | Compares the contents of two floppy disks. |
PRINT [/D:device] [filename] | Sends a text file to a printer. | |
SORT | SORT [drive:][path][filename] | Sorts the contents of a text file. |
APPEND | APPEND [[drive:]path[;...]] | Sets or displays the search path for data files. |
ASSOC | ASSOC [.ext[=[fileType]]] | Associates file extension with a file type. |
LABEL | LABEL [drive:][label] | Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk. |
RECOVER | RECOVER [drive:][path][filename] | Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk. |
FASTOPEN | FASTOPEN [/X] [drive:] [path] [/R] | Speeds up the opening of files. |
GOTO | GOTO <label> | Directs the command interpreter to a labeled line in a batch program. |
SHIFT | SHIFT [/n <N>] | Shifts the position of batch parameters in a batch file. |
JOIN | JOIN path [drive:] | Joins a drive letter and directory path. |
SMARTDRV | SMARTDRV [size] [buffers] [doublebuffer] [/E] [/C] [/L] [/V] [/B] | Manages and optimizes disk caching. |
BATCH | BATCH [filename] | Executes the commands specified in a batch file. |
CALL | CALL [drive:][path]filename [batch-parameters] | Calls one batch program from another. |
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