ABOUT THIS MANUAL
MS-DOS® is
an
extremely powerful computer
managing
tool
and
has
numerous commands
and
options.
If
you
are
a beginner,
don't
let
this
worry you. MS-DOS is not difficult to use.
This
section provides information
that
greatly
facilitates your
use
of
the
MS-DOS commands
listed
in
Part
1.
Be
sure
to
read
it
before
going
on
to
Part
2.
This
manual
helps you
make
immediate
use
of MS-DOS's func-
tions.
Part
1 describes how to
begin
using
the
operating
system's
commands
and
editing
features
as
well
as
the
organization of
directories
and
files.
Part
2
begins
by
giving
you specific instructions on how to inter-
pret
and
use
command
references.
The
command
references
which
follow
provide
the
syntax,
parameters,
special instructions,
and
examples of use for each of
the
MS-DOS commands.
The
MS-DOS powerful line editor, EDLIN, is described
in
detail,
and
with
numerous examples,
in
Part
3.
Your
understanding
of
the
special
features
in
this
section will greatly increase
the
advantages
of MS-DOS
and
save you time.
Part
4 is for assembly
language
programmers.
It
describes
the
functions
of
the
MS-DOS
Linker.
LINK
is
used
to
produce
machine
language
code
from
assembler
or
compiler
object
modules.
The MS-DOS DEBUG
program
provides
for
the
testing
of execut-
able object files
and
lets you
alter
the
contents of a file or regis-
ter.
The
use
of DEBUG functions
and
commands is described
in
Part
5.
The
use
of MS-DOS is
greatly
facilitated by
its
descriptive
error
messages. The
error
messages you
might
encounter when
using
any
of
the
MS-DOS functions
are
listed
in
Part
6.
The
CONFIG.syS
file, described
in
Appendix B, lets MS-DOS
install
device-specific drivers
as
part
of
the
system
start-up.
With
CONFIG.SYS you
can
establish
the
number
of buffers
and
files,
install
a
printer
driver
and
set
other
parameters
as
part
of
the
system
boot process.
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