GOTO
Internal – DOS 2.0 and above
- Directs DOS to a labelled line in a batch program.
GOTO label label Specifies a text string used in the batch program as a label. You type a label on a line by itself, beginning with a colon.
GRAFTABL
External – DOS 3.0 and above
- Enables DOS to display an extended character set in graphics mode.
GRAFTABL [xxx] GRAFTABL /STATUS xxx Specifies a code page number. /STATUS Displays the current code page selected for use with GRAFTABL.
GRAPHICS
External – DOS 2.0 and above
- Loads a program that can print graphics.
GRAPHICS [type] [[drive:][path]filename] [/R] [/B] [/LCD]
[/PRINTBOX:STD | /PRINTBOX:LCD]
type Specifies a printer type.
[drive:][path]filename
Specifies the file containing information on supported printers.
/R Prints white on black as seen on the screen.
/B Prints the background in color for COLOR4 and COLOR8 printers.
/LCD Prints using LCD aspect ratio.
/PRINTBOX:STD | /PRINTBOX:LCD
Specifies the print-box size, either STD or LCD.
This command uses the file GRAPHICS.PRO which contains information
about the supported printer types.
HELP
External – DOS 5.0 and above
- Displays command help.
HELP [topic]
- MS-DOS versions use QBASIC.EXE and QuickHelp files for its help system.
- PC DOS versions use VIEW.EXE and Information Presentation Facility
IF
Internal – DOS 2.0 and above
- Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
IF [NOT] ERRORLEVEL number command
IF [NOT] string1==string2 command
IF [NOT] EXIST filename command
NOT Specifies that DOS should carry out the command only
if the condition is false.
ERRORLEVEL number Specifies a true condition if the last program run returned
an exit code equal to or greater than the number specified.
command Specifies the command to carry out if the condition is
met.
string1==string2 Specifies a true condition if the specified text strings
match.
EXIST filename Specifies a true condition if the specified filename
exists.
INTERLNK
External – DOS 5.02 and above
- Displays status of INTERLNK-INTERSVR redirected drives.
INTERLNK [client=[server]]
client Specifies a client drive to redirect to a server drive.
Cancels redirection if no server drive is specified.
server Specifies a server drive to redirect to a client drive.
Type INTERLNK with no parameters to show INTERLNK status.
INTERLNK.EXE must be loaded as a device driver in CONFIG.SYS
in order to use this command.
INTERSVR
External – DOS 5.02 and above
- Provides serial or parallel file transfer and printing capabilities via redirected drives.
INTERSVR [drive:[...]] [/X=drive:[...]] [/LPT[:][n | address]]
[/COM[:][n | address]] [/baud:rate] [/v] [/b]
drive: Specifies the drive(s) to redirect
(by default, all drives are redirected).
/X=drive: Specifies the drive(s) to exclude.
/LPT[n] Specifies a port to scan. (/LPT scans all LPT ports).
/LPT[address] Specifies a port address to scan.
/COM[n] Specifies a port to scan. (/COM scans all COM ports).
/COM[address] Specifies a port address to scan.
/BAUD:rate Set a maximum serial baud rate.
/B Displays the INTERLNK server screen in black and white.
/V Prevents conflicts with a computer's timer. Specify this
switch if you have a serial connection between computers and
one of them stops running when you use INTERLNK.
INTERSVR /RCOPY
Copies INTERLNK files from one computer to another, provided that the
computers' serial ports are connected with a 7-wire null-modem cable.
JOIN
External – DOS 3.1 and above
- Joins a disk drive to a directory on another drive.
JOIN [drive1: [drive2:]path]
JOIN drive1: /D
drive1: Specifies a disk drive that will appear as a directory on
drive2.
drive2: Specifies a drive to which you want to join drive1.
path Specifies the directory to which you want to join drive1. It
must be empty and cannot be the root directory.
/D Cancels any previous JOIN commands for the specified drive.
Type JOIN without parameters to list currently joined drives.
KEYB
External – DOS 3.3 and above
- Configures a keyboard for a specific language.
KEYB [xx[,[yyy][,[drive:][path]filename]]] [/E] [/ID:nnn] xx Specifies a two-letter keyboard code. yyy Specifies the code page for the character set. [drive:][path]filename Specifies the keyboard definition file. /E Specifies that an enhanced keyboard is installed. /ID:nnn Specifies the keyboard in use.
KEYB replaces the commands KEYBFR, KEYBGR, KEYBIT, KEYBSP
and KEYBUK from DOS 3.0 to 3.2.
LABEL
External – DOS 3.0 and above
- Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
LABEL [drive:][label]
LOADFIX
External – DOS 5.0 and above
- Loads a program above the first 64K of memory, and runs the program.
LOADFIX [drive:][path]filename Use LOADFIX to load a program if you have received the message "Packed file corrupt" when trying to load it in low memory.
LOADHIGH or LH
Internal – DOS 5.0 and above
- Loads a program into the upper memory area.
LOADHIGH [drive:][path]filename [parameters]
LOADHIGH [/L:region1[,minsize1][;region2[,minsize2]...]]
[drive:][path]filename [parameters]
/L:region1[,minsize1][;region2[,minsize2]]...
Specifies the region(s) of memory into which to load
the program. Region1 specifies the number of the first
memory region; minsize1 specifies the minimum size, if
any, for region1. Region2 and minsize2 specify the
number and minimum size of the second region, if any.
You can specify as many regions as you want.
[drive:][path]filename
Specifies the location and name of the program.
parameters Specifies any command-line information required by
the program.
/L is only available in DOS 6 and above.
MEM
External – DOS 4.0 and above
- Displays the amount of used and free memory in your system.
MEM [/CLASSIFY | /DEBUG | /FREE | /MODULE modulename] [/PAGE]
/CLASSIFY or /C Classifies programs by memory usage. Lists the size of
programs, provides a summary of memory in use, and lists
the largest memory block available.
/DEBUG or /D Displays status of all modules in memory, internal drivers,
and other information.
/FREE or /F Displays information about the amount of free memory left
in both conventional and upper memory.
/MODULE or /M Displays a detailed listing of a module's memory use.
This option must be followed by the name of a module,
optionally separated from /M by a colon.
/PAGE or /P Pauses after each full screen of information.
MIRROR
External – DOS 5.0 and above
- Records information about one or more disks.
MIRROR [drive:[ ...]] [/1] [/Tdrive[-entries][ ...]]
MIRROR [/U]
MIRROR [/PARTN]
drive: Specifies the drive for which you want to save information.
/1 Saves only the latest disk information (does not back up
previous information).
/Tdrive Loads the deletion-tracking program for the specified drive.
-entries Specifies maximum number of entries in the deletion-tracking
file.
/U Unloads the deletion-tracking program.
/PARTN Saves hard disk partition information to a floppy diskette.
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