Types of Commands
DOS Commands are two types
1) Internal Commands.
2) External Commands.
INTERNAL COMMANDS:
The internal commands are those which are automatically loaded in the memory of your personal computer when DOS is loaded. Then those commands can be used without the need of any file or diskette. The internal commands are simple and are used for common jobs, such as copying, erasing and renaming file or changing the directory and changing the current date, time in your personal computer.
All internal commands are called memory resident commands.
All internal commands are part of Command.com
These are do not require any special files for being executing and are brought into the memory as soon as the computer is switched on.
List of Internal Commands :
DIR | CD |
COPY | MD |
CLS | |
TYPE | DATE |
TIME | PATH |
REN | RD1 |
BREAK | CALL |
ECHO | EXIT |
GOTO | IF |
PAUSE | PROMPT |
REM | SET |
SHIFT | VER |
VERIFY | VOL |
EXTERNAL COMMANDS:
The external commands are used for relative complex jobs such as copying the entire diskette, comparing or joining files, sorting text and formatting a diskette. For using external commands, you need to use corresponding file available in the DOS diskettes or the hard disk.
All External commands are disk resident commands. These commands will be loaded at the use of request.
Any command which contains COM, EXE, BAT may called as external commands.
These are require certain special DOS files for being executed.
List of External Commands :
FORMAT | ATTRIB |
CHKDSK | TREE |
XCOPY | DISKCOPY |
PRINT | SWISS |
BACKUP | GRAPHICS |
CHKDSK | LABLE |
DISK.COM | MODE |
DELTREE | MORE |
UNFORMAT | FDISK |
SORT | UNDELATE |
DOS-KEY | MOVE |
EDIT | SCANDISK |
Various DOS Command List :
List of Directory Commands :
DIR | MD |
RD | TREE |
PATH | SUBST |
List of File Management Commands :
COPY | XCOPY |
RENAME | |
ATTIB | BACKUP |
RESTORE | FIND |
SYS | COPYCON |
EDIT |
List of File Disk Management Commands :
FORMAT | CHKDSK |
DISKCOPY | LABLE |
VOL | DISKCOMP |
COMP | RECOVER |
List of File General Commands :
TYPE | DATE |
TIME | PROMPT |
List of Batch File Commands :
CALL | CHOICE |
@ | IF |
FOR | GOTO |
PAUSE | REM |
SET | SHIFT |
List of DOS Utility File Commands :
MEMMAKER | MSAV |
DBLSPACE | MOVE |
DEFRAG | DELTREE |
MSBACKUP | SCANDISK |
SETVER | UNDELETE |
UNFORMAT | XCOPY |
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