DOS Commands
CHDIR
Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHKDSK
Checks a disk and displays a status report.
CLS
Clears the screen.
COMP
Compares two groups of files to find information that does not match.
COPY
Copies and appends files.
DATE
Displays and/or sets the system date.
DEFRAG
Optimizes disk performance by reorganizing the files on the disk.
DEL
Deletes files from disk.
DELTREE
Deletes a directory including all files and subdirectories that are in it.
DIR
Displays directory of files and directories
stored on disk.
DISKCOMP
Compares the contents of two diskettes.
ECHO
Displays messages or turns on or off the
display of commands in a batch file.
EDIT
Starts the MS-DOS editor, a text editor used
to create and edit ASCII text files.
EXIT
Exits a secondary command processor.
EXPAND
Expands a compressed file.
FASTHELP
Displays a list of DOS commands with a brief
explanation of each.
FIND
Finds and reports the location of a specific
string of text characters in one or more files.
FOR
Performs repeated execution of commands
(for both batch processing and interactive
processing).
FORMAT
Formats a disk to accept DOS files.
GRAPHICS
Provides a way to print contents of a graphics
screen display.
IF
Allows for conditional operations in batch
processing.
LABEL
Creates or changes or deletes a volume label
for a disk.
MEM
Displays amount of installed and available
memory, including extended, expanded, and
upper memory.
MKDIR
Creates a new subdirectory.
MORE
Sends output to console, one screen at a time.
MOVE
Moves one or more files to the location
you specify. Can also be used to rename
directories.q
PATH
Sets or displays directories that will be
searched for programs not in the current
directory.
RENAME
Changes the filename under which a file is
stored.
RMDIR
Removes a subdirectory.
SORT
Sorts input and sends it to the screen or to a
file.
XCOPY
Copies directories, subdirectories, and files.