Commodore PC 20 - Summary

38 MS-DOS User's Guide
Nhat's next?
~ Then, at the asterisk (.), type the letter E (for End). You will
then be returned to the MS· DOS prompt.
You now have a file named pencil. ad on the disk in your default
drive.
If you type the MS-DOS dir command, you should see an
entry for pencil ad. You can also view this file by using the type
command as follows:
type pencil.ad
To learn more about how to use edlin, refer to the MS-DOS
User's Reference.
Summary
So far you have learned the basics of MS-DOS. These include:
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MS-DOS terms
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The MS-DOS keyboard
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Using disks, files, and directories
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Starting and qUitting MS-DOS
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Using file and disk commands
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Printing files
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Running applications
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Starting edlin
If you don't remember everything about these topics, just refer to
the appropriate sections to refresh your memory. It's also a good
idea to look ahead at the "Terms" section. There you caR browse
through the definitions and familiarize yourself with MS-DOS termi-
nology_
Then once you're confident in your abilities, you can
proceed to the more advanced MS-DOS User's Reference.
In the User's Reference you'll read and learn about multilevel
directories, batch files,
more about edlin, and much more. Also, if
you
need a more detailed explanation or example of how to use a
command, you
can refer to the commands section of the MS-DOS
User's Reference.
So if this User's Guide hasn't answered all your
questions, you know where to look for help.