General

Type: External (1.0 and later) Syntax: DISKCOMP [d:] [d:][/1][/8] Purpose: Compares the contents of two diskettes. Discussion DISKCOMP compares two disks, track by track, and displays the numbers of tracks that are not identical. If you enter only one drive designation, DISKCOMP compares with the disk in the currently active …

Type: External (1.0 and later) Syntax: DEBUG [pathname] [parameters] Purpose: An MS-DOS utility used to test and edit programs. Discussion The DEBUG utility is a programmer’s tool that provides access to your computer at the hardware level. More extensive information on the DEBUG utility and its functions are provided in …

Type: External (6.0 and later) Syntax: FASTHELP [command] [command] /? Purpose: Displays a list of DOS commands with a brief explanation of each (new with DOS Version 6). Discussion The information provided in MS-DOS Help is more inclusive than that provided by FASTHELP, but if you just need a brief …

Type: External (2.0 and later) Syntax: MORE < (filename or command) (name)|MORE Purpose: Sends output to console, one screen at a time. Discussion MORE is a filter command (reads from input, transforms it, and outputs it to the screen, to a file, or to a printer). MORE displays the output …

Type: Internal (4.0 and later) Syntax: INSTALL=[d:][\path]\filename [parameters] Purpose: Used in the CONFIG.SYS file to load memory-resident programs into conventional memory. Discussion In the past, INSTALL may have saved you a little bit of memory because it does not create an environment when it loads a program. With DOS 6.0 …

Type: Internal (5.0 and later) Syntax: LOADFIX [d:][path]filename [parameters] Purpose: Ensures that a program is loaded above the first 64K of conventional memory, and runs the program (new with DOS Version 6). Discussion Tells DOS to load the specified program into the first 64K of conventional memory. If a Packed …

Type: Internal (5.0 and later) Syntax: LOADHIGH (LH) [d:][path]filename [parameters] Purpose: Loads memory resident application into reserved area of memory (between 640K-1M). Discussion Tells DOS to load the specified program into the upper portion of memory. This increases the memory available for use by programs. You can use the LOADHIGH …

Type: Internal (6.0 and later) Syntax: MENUDEFAULT=blockname, [timeout] Purpose: Used in the CONFIG.SYS file to set the startup configuration that will be used by DOS if no key is pressed within the specified timeout period. Discussion You can only use one MENUDEFAULT= line within a menu block in your CONFIG.SYS …

Type: External (6.0 and later) Syntax: INTERSVR [d:][…][/X=d:[…]] [/LPT:[n|address]] [/COM:[n|address]] [/baud:rate] [/B] [/V] INTERSVR /RCOPY Purpose: Starts the Interlink server which allows the transfer of files between InterLink devices and drives (new with DOS Version 6). Discussion Before you can use this command, you must first install the INTERLINK.EXE device …

Type: Internal (1.0 and later) Syntax: DEL (ERASE) [d:][path]filename [/P] Purpose: Deletes (erases) files from disk. Discussion You can use wildcard characters (? and *) to delete groups of files. If you don’t specify a pathname, the program assumes the files to be deleted are on the drive and directory …