Table 14-1. Built-in Commands
Command Function
DIR Displays filenames of all files in the directory
except those marked with the SYS attribute.
DIRSYS Displays filenames of files marked with the SYS
(system) attribute in the directory.
ERASE Erases a filename from the disk directory and
releases the storage space occupied by the file.
RENAME Renames a disk file.
TYPE Displays contents of an ASCII (TEXT) file at your
screen.
USER
Changes to a different user number.
TRANSIENT UTILITY COMMANDS
The CP/M 3.0 transient utilities are listed in Table 14-2. When
you enter a command keyword that identifies a transient utility,
CP/M 3.0 loads the program file from the disk and passes to that
file any filenames, data, or parameters you entered in the
command tail.
DIR, RENAME AND TYPE are built-in commands which have
optional transient extensions.
Table 14-2. Transient Utility Commands
DATE Sets or displays the date and time.
DEVICE Assigns logical CP/M devices to one or more
physical devices, changes device driver
protocol and baud rates, or sets console
screen size.
DIR Displays directory with files and their
characteristics.
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