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DOS Commands Abbreviations
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%% | identifies the variable in a Batch file FOR - %%A - IN ( [X] [Y] [Z] ) - DO loop | |
%0 | a Batch command that replaces %0 with its own filename | |
%1 | first replaceable argument in a Batch file beyond %0 | |
* | Wild Card in searches | |
? | Place holder for a single unknown character in searches | |
@ | ECHO OFF Batch file command | |
ACME | Acme (computer virus), a computer virus which infects Microsoft DOS EXE files | |
APPEND | Application File search path | |
APPEND | command that enables a user to open files in the specified directory as if they were in the current directory | |
ASSIGN | ASSIGN or Re-assign the specified drive | |
ATTRIB | ATTRIButes | |
BACKUP | Back-up files | |
BREAK | [ON/OFF] watch for a break in execution, or not | |
CALC | CALCulator | |
CALL | Invoke a Batch file as a subroutine | |
CHCP | CHange Code Page | |
CHDIR | Change Directory | |
CHKDSK | Check Disk | |
CLS | CLear the Screen | |
CMD | Command | |
COLOR | Change the color of the DOS environment | |
COMMAND | a Batch command (under DOS 2.0) | |
COMP | COMPare Files | |
CON | Accept CONsole (keyboard) output | |
COPY | COPY a file |
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