DOS Commands Abbreviations

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%%	identifies the variable in a Batch file FOR - %%A - IN ( [X] [Y] [Z] ) - DO loop	Rate it:
%0	a Batch command that replaces %0 with its own filename	Rate it:
%1	first replaceable argument in a Batch file beyond %0	Rate it:
*	Wild Card in Searches	Rate it:
?	Place holder for a single unknown character in searches	Rate it:
@	ECHO OFF Batch file command	Rate it:
ACME	Acme (computer virus), a computer virus which infects Microsoft DOS EXE files	Rate it:
APPEND	Application File search path	Rate it:
ASSIGN	ASSIGN or Re-assign the specified drive	Rate it:
ATTRIB	ATTRIButes	Rate it:
BACKUP	Back-up files	Rate it:
BE	Bus Edit	Rate it:
BREAK	[ON/OFF] watch for a break in execution, or not	Rate it:
CALC	CALCulator	Rate it:
CALL	Invoke a Batch file as a subroutine	Rate it:
CD	Change Directory	Rate it:
CHCP	CHange Code Page	Rate it:
CHDIR	Change Directory	Rate it:
CHKDSK	Check Disk	Rate it:
CHMOD	Chinese Made Overdrive	Rate it:
CLS	CLear the Screen	Rate it:
CMD	Command	Rate it:
CMD	Command Prompt	Rate it:
COLOR	Change the color of the DOS environment	Rate it:
COMMAND	a Batch command (under DOS 2.0)	Rate it:

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