DISK OPERATING SYSTEM COMMANDS

DOS COMMANDS

COMMAND SUMMARY

Command Name	Description
ATTRIB	Displays or changes file attributes.
BACKUP	Backs up one or more files from one disk to another
BREAK	Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
CD	Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHKDSK	Checks a disk and displays a status report.
CLS	Clears the screen.
COMP	Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
COPY	Copies one or more files to another location.
CTTY	Changes the terminal device used to control your system.
DATE	Displays or sets the date.
DEL	Deletes one or more files.
DIR	Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
DISKCOMP	Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
DISKCOPY	Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
DOSKEY	Edits command lines, recalls MS‑DOS commands, and creates macros.
DOSSHELL	Starts MS‑DOS Shell.
ECHO	Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
EDIT	Starts MS‑DOS Editor, which creates and changes ASCII files.
EDLIN	Starts Edlin, a line‑oriented text editor.
EMM386	Turns on or off EMM386 expanded memory support.
ERASE	Deletes one or more files.
EXE2BIN	Converts .EXE (executable) files to binary format.
EXIT	Quits the COMMAND.COM program (command interpreter).
EXPAND	Expands one or more compressed files.
FC	Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them.
FDISK	Configures a hard disk for use with MS‑DOS
FIND	Searches for a text string in a file or files.
FORMAT	Formats a disk for use with MS‑DOS.
GRAPHICS	Loads a program that can print graphics
HELP	Provides Help information for MS‑DOS commands.
KEYB	Configures a keyboard for a specific language.
LABEL	Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
MD	Creates a directory.
MEM	Displays the amount of used and free memory in your system.
MORE	Displays output one screen at a time.
NLSFUNC	Loads country‑specific information.
PATH	Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
PRINT	Prints a text file while you are using other MS‑DOS commands.
PROMPT	Changes the MS‑DOS command prompt.
RD	Removes a directory.
RECOVER	Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
REN	Renames a file or files.
RESTORE	Restores files that were backed up by using the BACKUP command.
SORT	Sorts input.
SYS	Copies MS‑DOS system files and command interpreter to a disk you specify.
TIME	Displays or sets the system time.
TREE	Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.
TYPE	Displays the contents of a text file.
UNDELETE	Recovers files which have been deleted.
UNFORMAT	Restores a disk erased by the FORMAT command or restructured by the RECOVER command
VER	Displays the MS‑DOS version.
VERIFY	MS‑DOS whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.
VOL	Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
XCOPY	Copies files (except hidden and system files) and directory trees.