What these commands do?
Below is a list of MS-DOS commands and a brief explanation of what each of the commands do. The below commands are all MS-DOS commands, which means not all the below commands will work in your version of MS-DOS and/or Windows command line.
Command
|
Description
|
Type
|
ansi.sys
|
Defines functions that change display graphics, control cursor movement, and reassign keys.
|
File
|
append
|
Causes MS-DOS to look in other directories when editing a file or running a command.
|
External
|
arp
|
Displays, adds, and removes ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) information from network devices.
|
External
|
assign
|
Assign a drive letter to an alternate letter.
|
External
|
assoc
|
View the file associations.
|
Internal
|
at
|
Schedule a time to execute commands or programs.
|
External
|
atmadm
|
Lists connections and addresses seen by Windows ATM call manager.
|
Internal
|
attrib
|
Display and change file attributes.
|
External
|
batch
|
Recovery console command that executes a series of commands in a file.
|
Recovery
|
bootcfg
|
Recovery console command that allows a user to view, modify, and rebuild the boot.ini
|
Recovery
|
break
|
Enable / disable CTRL + C feature.
|
Internal
|
cacls
|
View and modify file ACL's.
|
External
|
call
|
Calls a batch file from another batch file.
|
Internal
|
cd
|
Changes directories.
|
Internal
|
chcp
|
Supplement the International keyboard and character set information.
|
External
|
chdir
|
Changes directories.
|
Internal
|
chdsk
|
Check the hard disk drive running FAT for errors.
|
External
|
chkntfs
|
Check the hard disk drive running NTFS for errors.
|
External
|
choice
|
Specify a listing of multiple options within a batch file.
|
External
|
cls
|
Clears the screen.
|
Internal
|
cmd
|
Opens the command interpreter.
| |
color
|
Easily change the foreground and background color of the MS-DOS window.
|
Internal
|
command
|
Opens the command interpreter.
| |
comp
|
Compares files.
|
External
|
compact
|
Compresses and uncompress files.
|
External
|
control
|
Open Control Panel icons from the MS-DOS prompt.
|
External
|
convert
|
Convert FAT to NTFS.
|
External
|
copy
|
Copy one or more files to an alternate location.
|
Internal
|
ctty
|
Change the computers input/output devices.
|
Internal
|
date
|
View or change the systems date.
|
Internal
|
debug
|
Debug utility to create assembly programs to modify hardware settings.
|
External
|
defrag
|
Re-arrange the hard disk drive to help with loading programs.
|
External
|
del
|
Deletes one or more files.
|
Internal
|
delete
|
Recovery console command that deletes a file.
|
Internal
|
deltree
|
Deletes one or more files and/or directories.
|
External
|
dir
|
List the contents of one or more directory.
|
Internal
|
disable
|
Recovery console command that disables Windows system services or drivers.
|
Recovery
|
diskcomp
|
Compare a disk with another disk.
|
External
|
diskcopy
|
Copy the contents of one disk and place them on another disk.
|
External
|
doskey
|
Command to view and execute commands that have been run in the past.
|
External
|
dosshell
|
A GUI to help with early MS-DOS users.
|
External
|
drivparm
|
Enables overwrite of original device drivers.
|
Internal
|
echo
|
Displays messages and enables and disables echo.
|
Internal
|
edit
|
View and edit files.
|
External
|
edlin
|
View and edit files.
|
External
|
emm386
|
Load extended Memory Manager.
|
External
|
ename
|
Recovery console command to enable a disable service or driver.
|
Recovery
|
endlocal
|
Stops the localization of the environment changes enabled by the setlocal command.
|
Internal
|
erase
|
Erase files from computer.
|
Internal
|
exit
|
Exit from the command interpreter.
|
Internal
|
expand
|
Expand a Microsoft Windows file back to it's original format.
|
External
|
extract
|
Extract files from the Microsoft Windows cabinets.
|
External
|
fasthelp
|
Displays a listing of MS-DOS commands and information about them.
|
External
|
fc
|
Compare files.
|
External
|
fdisk
|
Utility used to create partitions on the hard disk drive.
|
External
|
find
|
Search for text within a file.
|
External
|
findstr
|
Searches for a string of text within a file.
|
External
|
fixboot
|
Writes a new boot sector.
|
Recovery
|
fixmbr
|
Writes a new boot record to a disk drive.
|
Recovery
|
for
|
Boolean used in batch files.
|
Internal
|
format
|
Command to erase and prepare a disk drive.
|
External
|
ftp
|
Command to connect and operate on a FTP server.
|
External
|
ftype
|
Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
|
Recovery
|
goto
|
Moves a batch file to a specific label or location.
|
Internal
|
graftabl
|
Show extended characters in graphics mode.
|
External
|
help
|
Display a listing of commands and brief explanation.
|
External
|
if
|
Allows for batch files to perform conditional processing.
|
Internal
|
ifshlp.sys
|
32-bit file manager.
|
External
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