DOS FILENAME CONVENTIONS
The naming convention for a DOS filename is a root name followed by a period followed by an extension:
•The root name is limited to eight characters with no spaces.
•The extension is three characters.
For example, if the filename is NODE1.CAM, the root name is NODE1 and the extension is CAM.
The following characters cannot be used in the root name or extension. The characters are reserved for particular uses as follows:
\ (backslash) | Used for directory navigation |
/ (forward slash) | Used as a delimiter in command line options |
: (colon) | Used for a command prompt |
. (dot) | Used as a separator between root and extension |
* (asterisk) | Used as a wildcard character |
? (question mark) | Used as a wildcard character |
> (greater than symbol) | Used as a command prompt |
< (less than symbol) | Used as a command prompt |
DOS COMMAND REFERENCE
Table I provides a listing of DOS commands that are commonly used when managing 9760 system files.
Table I. DOS Command Reference
Command† | Switch†† | Description |
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CD |
| Displays the current | C:\>CD | Displays the root directory as |
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| the current directory: C:\> |
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| Changes the current | C:\>CD 9700 | Changes from the root direc- |
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| tory (C:\) to the 9700 directory: |
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| C:\9700> |
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| C:\>CD 9700\BKUP | Changes from the root direc- |
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| tory to the BKUP directory |
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| within the 9700 directory: |
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| C:\9700\BKUP> |
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| C:\9700>CD.. | Moves up one level in the |
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| directory structure. In the |
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| example, moves from the 9700 |
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| directory to the root directory. |
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| C:\9700\BKUP>CD\ | Changes to the root directory. |
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| In the example, changes from |
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| the C:\9700\BKUP directory to |
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| the root directory. |
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| C:\>CD A: | Changes from the root |
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| directory to the A drive. |
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DIR |
| Displays a list of files | C:\>DIR | Displays a list of files and |
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| subdirectories within the root |
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| directory. |
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| /W | Displays the contents of | C:\>DIR/W | Displays the contents of the |
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| a directory in wide |
| root directory in wide format. |
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| names or directory |
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| names are displayed on |
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| one line. |
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