Index
Abbreviation, wildcard 28, 39
Advanced topics,
MS·DOS User's Reference
38
Application programs, running 35
Application software.
See
Software
Arrow keys.
See
Direction keys
Asterisk
(.)
Edlin
prompt
37,
wildcard character 28, 39
BACKSPACE key 6,
18,37
Backup command
39
Backup copy 19
Backup disk, definition 39
.Bas extension 3,
41
Blank disk
33
Blank disk, formatting
31
Booting
MS-DOS.
See
Starting
MS·DOS
Byte, definition 39
Capital letters
3,
5
Capital letters,
in
filenames 13
Changing a filename 29
Characters, deleting
6
.Com extension 3
Command
Backup
39
Copy 22, 27,
39
definition 5, 39
Del
28,40
Dir 25,
40
Diskcopy 19, 33, 39,
40
Erase 41
Format 13, 21,
31
Print 30, 42
Rename
29
stopping
39
Type 29,
42
Communications
port
31
Computer language, GW·BASIC
41
Computer memory
41
Computer system 12
CONTROL key 6, 39
Control key
sequence
CONTROL·ALT·DEL 6, 18, 32
CONTROL·C
6,37,39
CONTROL·S 6, 26, 30, 39
use
of
39
Copy command 22, 27, 39
Copying a disk 33
Copying files 22,
27
Correcting typing mistakes 18,
37
Creating a file, Edlin
36
Cursor
moving
6
MS-DOS
4
Date
prompt
17
Default disk drive, definition
4
Default drive 23, 27, 30,
40
Del command 28,
40
Deleting
characters
6
files
28
Device
error
40
Device names 14
Dir command
25,
40
Direction keys 6
Directory
contents 14
definition
3,
40
displaying 14
listing
25
MS-DOS
14
variations 15
Disk
backup 39
blank 33
blank, formatting
31
copying 33
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