Table I. DOS Command Reference (Continued)
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DEL |
| Deletes a single file or a | C:\>DEL C:\9700\OLDFILE.MON | Deletes the OLDFILE.MON file |
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| group of files from the |
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| specified location. | C:\9700>DEL OLDFILE.MON | Deletes the OLDFILE.MON file |
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| UNDELETE command. | C:\>DEL A:OLDFILE.MON | Deletes the OLDFILE.MON file |
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| that you do not delete | A:\>DEL OLDFILE.MON | Deletes the OLDFILE.MON file |
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| necessary system or | ||
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| C:\9700>DEL OLDFILE.* | Deletes all files with the |
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| OLDFILE root name from the |
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| /P | Prompts you for confir- | C:\9700>DEL OLDFILE.* /P | Prompts you for confirmation |
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| the OLDFILE root name from |
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| the C:\9700 directory. |
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EDIT |
| Starts the | C:\9700>EDIT STARTUP.BAT | Allows you to edit the |
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| editor, which is a text |
| startup.bat file. |
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| editor that can be used |
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| to create and edit ASCII |
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| text files. |
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FORMAT |
| Formats a disk for use | C:\>FORMAT A: | Formats the floppy disk in drive |
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| present on the disk, the |
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| data is erased. |
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| WARNING: Do not |
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| format the C: drive. |
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| /S | Transfers operating sys- | C:\>FORMAT A:\S | Transfers operating system |
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| tem files to a newly for- |
| files to a newly formatted |
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| matted floppy disk that |
| floppy disk in drive A. |
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| can be used as the sys- |
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| tem disk, allowing you |
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| to boot from the disk. |
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REN |
| Changes the name of a | — | — |
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| single file or a group of |
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| files. For information |
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| about DOS filename |
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| conventions, refer to the |
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