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Lesson 3
  • Basic DOS Commands
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DOS Syntax
  • Commands in Dos Can be Internal (built in to MS DOS)  Or External
  • Command prompt—the point in DOS where the user can type in commands.
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DOS Commands
  • File attributes—commands that tell the properties of a file.
  • Syntax=ATTRIB
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DOS Commands
  • Date/time—allows you to view and change the date and time.
    • Syntax= DATE.
    • Syntax= TIME.
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DOS Commands
  • Compare files—shows the differences between two files.
    • Syntax= FC (file compare).
  • Copy files.
    • Syntax= COPY (COPY files).
  • Move files.
    • Syntax=MOVE (MOVE files).
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DOS Commands
  • Delete files.
    • Syntax= DEL (delete files).
  • Commands help—shows all of the DOS commands and what they do.
    • Syntax= HELP (HELP).
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DOS Commands
  • DOS version—.
    • Syntax= VER (version).
  • Syntax help.
    • Syntax= [syntax]/? (Syntax help).
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Directory Syntax and Switches
  • Directory Lookup
    • Syntax= DIR
      • Switches
        • /P view one page at a time.
        • /W view in wide format without properties.