Commodore PC 20 - Using Commands; File Commands; The dir Command

4 Using Commands
In this chapter you will learn;
• How
to use file commands
• How to print files
• How
to use disk commands
File Commands
You can use several MS-DOS commands to manage your files_ Some
of the more common commands are dir, copy, del, rename, and
print.
Note The following examples assume that drive A is the default
drive_
The Dir Command
If you want to find out what files are on a disk, you can list its
directory by using the MS-DOS dir command_ For example, to
display the directory of the disk in drive B, you would use the
following command;
dir b:
~ow me th~ ___ of the disk in drive B_
I~~ectol}'___ .
If you use the dir command without a drive letter, MS-DOS lists the
directory of the disk in the default drive_
Example
Suppose you want to see how many files are in the directory of
the MS-DOS disk in drive A. To display this directory you would
simply follow these steps;
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Using file commands
Listing the
MS-DOS
directory