Syntax
Entry
Organization
Each entry
in
this section is identified as either a command or a utility.
The command's "syntax"
is
the first line you see after the keyword.
Use it as your guide to type
in
a command. (See "Syntax" below for
details.) If a word or value
in
the syntax
is
highlighted, you need to
type
in
that word or value for the command to work.
A description of the command or utility follows the syntax. This
description tells you what the command or utility does. Next, the entry
includes additional information on the parameters of the command. A
command may require you to supply some values.
The definition also may offer several "options" that customize the
command to your needs. These optional parameters increase the
usefulness of the commands but are not necessary for normal
operation. Values and options are discussed
in
the additional
parameter information.
Finally, each entry gives examples of the command's use.
The command's syntax tells you what format to use when you type
the command.
For example, here is the syntax for the REMOVE command:
REMOVE
filespec, filespec .
..
italicized words
in
a command's syntax indicate values that you
supply.
In
this case, the value that you supply is a filename.
Remember that a command's required parameters are
highlighted,
so the beginner can skip values not boldfaced.
If you want to remove the disk file named SAMPLE
in
Drive
1,
type:
REMQl..IE
SAMPLE:
1
(ENTER)
The syntax for the
COpy
command is:
COpy source [TO] destination [(parameters)]
Here, you must supply the name of the source filespec you wish to
copy and the destination filespec to which you want it copied.
Remember that TO
is
optional and cannot be used as a TRSDOS
filespec. For example:
COpy
NEW/DAT:l
TO
NEWDAT/ONE:2(ENTER)
copies the Drive 1 file NEW/DAT onto the diskette
in
Drive 2 and
names the new file NEWDAT/ONE.
The
COpy
command offers four optional parameters. They are:
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