Command | Description |
Append | The append command can be used by programs to open files in another directory as if they were located in the current directory. |
Attrib | The attrib command is used to change the attributes of a single file or a directory. |
Break | The break command sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking on DOS systems. |
Call | The call command is used to run a script or batch program from within another script or batch program. The call command has no effect outside of a script or batch file. In other words, running the call command at the MS-DOS prompt will do nothing. |
Cd | The cd command is the shorthand version of the chdir command. |
Chcp | The chcp command displays or configures the active code page number. |
Chdir | The chdir command is used to display the drive letter and folder that you are currently in. Chdir can also be used to change the drive and/or directory that you want to work in. |
Chkdsk | The chkdsk command often referred to as check disk, is used to identify and correct certain hard drive errors. |
Choice | The choice command is used within a script or batch program to provide a list of choices and return the value of that choice to the program. |
Cls | The cls command clears the screen of all previously entered commands and other text. |
Command | The command command starts a new instance of the command.com command interpreter. |
Copy | The copy command does simply that - it copies one or more files from one location to another. |
Ctty | The ctty command is used to change the default input and output devices for the system. |
Date | The date command is used to show or change the current date. |
Dblspace | The dblspace command is used to create or configure DoubleSpace compressed drives. |
Debug | The debug command starts Debug, a command line application used to test and edit programs. |
Defrag | The defrag command is used to defragment a drive you specify. The defrag command is the command line version of Microsoft's Disk Defragmenter. |
Del | The del command is used to delete one or more files. The del command is the same as the erase command. |
Deltree | The deltree command is used to delete a directory and all the files and subdirectories within it. |
Dir | The dir command is used to display a list of files and folders contained inside the folder that you are currently working in. The dir command also displays other important information like the hard drive's serial number, the total number of files listed, their combined size, the total amount of free space left on the drive, and more. |
Diskcomp | The diskcomp command is used to compare the contents of two floppy disks. |
Diskcopy | The diskcopy command is used to copy the entire contents of one floppy disk to another. |
Doskey | The doskey command is used to edit command lines, create macros, and recall previously entered commands. |
Dosshell | The dosshell command starts DOS Shell, a graphical file management tool for MS-DOS. The dosshell command was only available up to MS-DOS 6.0 but most MS-DOS 6.22 installations were upgrades from previous versions so the dosshell command is usually still available. |
Drvspace | The drvspace command is used to create or configure DriveSpace compressed drives. DriveSpace, executed using the drvspace command, is an updated version of DoubleSpace. DriveSpace is an updated version of DoubleSpace, executed using the dblspace command. |
Echo | The echo command is used to show messages, most commonly from within script or batch files. The echo command can also be used to turn the echoing feature on or off. |
Edit | The edit command starts the MS-DOS Editor tool which is used to create and modify text files. |
Edlin | The edlin command starts the Edlin tool which is used to create and modify text files from the command line. Edlin was only available up to MS-DOS 5.0 so unless your version of MS-DOS 6.22 was upgraded from 5.0, you likely won't see the edlin command. |
Emm386 | The emm386 command is used to give MS-DOS access to more than 640 KB of memory. |
Erase | The erase command is used to delete one or more files. The erase command is the same as the del command. |
Exit | The exit command is used to end the command.com session that you're currently working in. |
Expand | The expand command is used to extract the files and folders contained in Microsoft Cabinet (CAB) files. |
Fasthelp | The fasthelp command provides more detailed information on any of the other MS-DOS commands. |
Fastopen | The fastopen command is used to add a program's hard drive location to a special list stored in memory, potentially improving the program's launch time by removing the need for MS-DOS to locate the application on the drive. |
Fc | The fc command is used to compare two individual or sets of files and then show the differences between them. |
Fdisk | The fdisk command is used to create, manage, and delete hard drive partitions. |
Find | The find command is used to search for a specified text string in one or more files. |
For | The for command is used to run a specified command for each file in a set of files. The for command is most often used within a batch or script file. |
Format | The format command is used to format a drive in the file system that you specify. |
Goto | The goto command is used in a batch or script file to direct the command process to a labeled line in the script. |
Graphics | The graphics command is used to load a program that can print graphics. |
Help | The help command provides more detailed information on any of the other Command Prompt or MS-DOS commands. |
If | The if command is used to perform conditional functions in a batch file. |
Interlnk | The interlnk command is used to connect two computers via a serial or parallel connection to share files and printers. |
Intersvr | The intersvr command is used to start the Interlnk server and to copy Interlnk files from one computer to another. |
Keyb | The keyb command is used to configure a keyboard for a specific language. |
Label | The label command is used to manage the volume label of a disk. |
Lh | The lh command is the shorthand version of the loadhigh command. |
Loadfix | The loadfix command is used to load the specified program in the first 64K of memory and then runs the program. |
Loadhigh | The loadhigh command is used to load a program into high memory and is usually used from within the autoexec.bat file. |
Md | The md command is the shorthand version of the mkdir command. |
Mem | The mem command shows information about used and free memory areas and programs that are currently loaded into memory in the MS-DOS subsystem. |
Memmaker | The memmaker command is used to start MemMaker, a memory optimization tool. |
Mkdir | The mkdir command is used to create a new folder. |
Mode | The mode command is used to configure system devices, most often COM and LPT ports. |
More | The more command is used to display the information contained in a text file. The more command can also be used to paginate the results of any other Command Prompt or MS-DOS command. |
Move | The move command is used to move one or files from one folder to another. The move command is also used to rename directories. |
Msav | The msav command starts Microsoft Antivirus. |
Msbackup | The msbackup command starts Microsoft Backup, a tool used to back up and restore one or more files. |
Mscdex | The mscdex command is used to provide CD-ROM access to MS-DOS. |
Msd | The msd command starts Microsoft Diagnostics, a tool used to display information about your computer. |
Nlsfunc | The nlsfunc command is used to load information specific to a particular country or region. |
Path | The path command is used to display or set a specific path available to executable files. |
Pause | The pause command is used within a batch or script file to pause the processing of the file. When the pause command is used, a "Press any key to continue…" message displays in the command window. |
Power | The power command is used to reduce the power consumed by a computer by monitoring software and hardware devices. |
Print | The print command is used to print a specified text file to a specified printing device. |
Prompt | The prompt command is used to customize the appearance of the prompt text in Command Prompt or MS-DOS. |
Qbasic | The qbasic command starts QBasic, the MS-DOS based programming environment for the BASIC programming language. |
Rd | The rd command is the shorthand version of the rmdir command. |
Rem | The rem command is used to record comments or remarks in a batch or script file. |
Ren | The ren command is the shorthand version of the rename command. |
Rename | The rename command is used to change the name of the individual file that you specify. |
Replace | The replace command is used to replace one or more files with one or more other files. |
Restore | The restore command is used to restore files that were backed up using the backup command. The backup command was only available up to MS-DOS 5.00 but the restore command was included by default with later versions of MS-DOS to provide a way to restore files that were backed up in previous versions of MS-DOS. |
Rmdir | The rmdir command is used to delete an existing or completely empty folder. |
Scandisk | The scandisk command is used to start Microsoft ScanDisk, a disk repair program. |
Set | The set command is used to display, enable, or disable environment variables in MS-DOS or from the Command Prompt. |
Setver | The setver command is used to set the MS-DOS version number that MS-DOS reports to a program. |
Share | The share command is used to install file locking and file sharing functions in MS-DOS. |
Shift | The shift command is used to change the position of replaceable parameters in a batch or script file. |
Smartdrv | The smartdrv command installs and configures SMARTDrive, a disk caching utility for MS-DOS. |
Sort | The sort command is used to read data from a specified input, sort that data, and return the results of that sort to the Command Prompt screen, a file, or another output device. |
Subst | The subst command is used to associate a local path with a drive letter. The subst command is a lot like the net use command in Windows except a local path is used instead of a shared network path. The subst command replaced the assign command beginning with MS-DOS 6.0. |
Sys | The sys command is used to copy the MS-DOS system files and command interpreter to a disk. The sys command is used most often to create a simple bootable disk or hard drive. |
Time | The time command is used to show or change the current time. |
Tree | The tree command is used to graphically display the folder structure of a specified drive or path. |
Type | The type command is used to display the information contained in a text file. |
Undelete | The undelete command is used to undo a deletion performed with the MS-DOS delete command. |
Unformat | The unformat command is used to undo the formatting on a drive performed by the MS-DOS format command. |
Ver | The ver command is used to display the current MS-DOS version number. |
Verify | The verify command is used to enable or disable the ability of Command Prompt, or MS-DOS, to verify that files are written correctly to a disk. |
Vol | The vol command shows the volume label and a serial number of a specified disk, assuming this information exists. |
Vsafe | The vsafe command is used to start VSafe, a basic virus protection system for MS-DOS. |
Xcopy | The xcopy command can copy one or more files or directory trees from one location to another. The xcopy command is generally considered a more "powerful" version of the copy command though the robocopy command trumps even xcopy. |
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