Tandy 1000 MS-DOS User Manual

Chapter 5 / MS -DOS Commands
Command Structure And Syntax
• The default system prompt is the current drive designation
followed by a greater-than sign. For example, A> tells you
that Drive A is your current drive and that MS-DOS is ready
to accept a command.
You can use the PROMPT command to
change the default prompt.
•
Commands are usually followed by one or more parameters.
• You can enter parameters in uppercase, lowercase, or any
combination.
•
You must separate commands and parameters with delim-
iters. The space and comma are the easiest to use. Examples:
del myfile.old newfile.txt
rename,aflle bfile
• You may also use the semicolon, equal sign, or tab as
delimiters. This manual uses a space.
• Source specifies the disk from which you transfer information.
Target specifies the disk to which you transfer information.
Some
error messages refer to the destination. This is the same
as the target.
• When typing commands, you may use the MS-DOS editing
and function keys. (See Chapters 1 and 8 for editing
information.)
• Commands execute only after you press [ENTER I.
• Pressing [CTRL IIII halts a command when it is running.
• When a command produces more output than the screen can
display, the display begins to scroll up. To stop scrolling, press
[ HOLD I. To resume, press [ HOLD I again.
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Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Specifications

General

Brand	Tandy
Model	1000 MS-DOS
Category	Desktop
Language	English