7Z

• Creates or extracts compressed archives.

ADDPATH

• Adds or removes a dir to the path from the command line.

ALIAS

• Sets a command alias to another command. For example ALIAS INFO DMI set INFO as DMI

APPEND

• Sets the search path for data files. Similar to the PATH command but for data files instead of executable files.

ASSIGN

• Redirects disk drive requests to a different drive. For example, ASSIGN A=B would make the system treat drive B: as if it were drive A:.

AWK

• AWK is used to filter and manipulate output from other programs and functions.

BACKUP

• Backs up one or more files from one disk to another. Typically used for data backup purposes.

BASENAME

• The basename command reads the String parameter, deletes any prefix that ends with a / (slash) and any specified Suffix parameter, and writes the remaining base file name to standard output.

BASH

• The bash command line interpreter.

BBOX

• BBOX generates confirmation boxes from the command line.

BIN2C

• Bin2C is a utility which takes a binary file as input and converts it to a C-array that can be directly included in target application code.

BM

• Searches all files including binarys for a specific string recursively.

BUNZIP2

• The BUNZIP2 command lets you compress and decompress the files i.e. it helps in binding the files into a single file which takes less storage space.

CHDIR (CD)

• Displays the name of or changes the current directory.

CHKDSK

• Checks a disk and displays a status report. It can also fix disk errors.

CHOICE

• Allows batch files and scripts to prompt the user to select from a set of options.

CLS

• Clears the screen.

COMMAND

• Starts a new instance of the command interpreter.

COMP

• Compares the contents of two files or sets of files, byte by byte.

COPY

• Copies one or more files to another location.

CTTY

• Changes the terminal device used to control your system.

DATE

• Displays or sets the system date.

DEBUG

• Runs Debug, a program testing and editing tool.

DEFRAG

• Reorganizes the files on a disk to occupy contiguous spaces, improving efficiency and speed.

DEL (ERASE)

• Deletes one or more files.

DELTREE

• Deletes a directory and all the files and subdirectories within it.

DIR

• Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.

DISKCOMP

• Compares the contents of two floppy disks.

DISKCOPY

• Copies the entire contents of one floppy disk to another.

DOSKEY

• Edits command lines, recalls DOS commands, and creates macros.

ECHO

• Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.

EDIT

• Starts MS-DOS Editor, a text editor used to create and edit ASCII text files.

EMM386

• Enables or disables EMM386, the expanded memory manager.

EXE2BIN

• Converts .EXE files to binary format.

EXIT

• Exits the command interpreter or a batch script.

EXPAND

• Expands a compressed file.

FASTOPEN

• Decreases the amount of time needed to open frequently used files and directories.

FC

• Compares two files or sets of files and displays the differences between them.

FDISK

• Configures a hard disk for use by DOS. It creates, deletes, or changes the partitions.

FIND

• Searches for a text string in a file or files.

FOR

• Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.

FORMAT

• Formats a disk for use with DOS.

GOTO

• Directs the batch file to jump to a labelled line.

GRAPHICS

• Loads a program that enables the printing of graphics and text.

HELP

• Provides help information for DOS commands.

IF

• Performs conditional processing in batch programs.

LABEL

• Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.

LOADFIX

• Loads a program above the first 64K of memory.

MEM

• Displays the amount of used and free memory in the system.

MKDIR (MD)

• Creates a new directory.

MODE

• Configures system devices.

MORE

• Displays output one screen at a time.

MOVE

• Moves one or more files from one directory to another.

MSCDEX

• Provides CD-ROM access.

NLSFUNC

• Loads country-specific information.

PATH

• Displays or sets a search path for executable files.

PAUSE

• Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.

PRINT

• Prints a text file.

PROMPT

• Changes the DOS command prompt.

PTBASIC

• Launches the PTBASIC programming environment.

RD (RMDIR)

• Removes a directory.

RECOVER

• Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.

REN (RENAME)

• Renames a file or files.

REPLACE

• Replaces files.

RESTORE

• Restores files that were backed up by using the BACKUP command.

SET

• Displays, sets, or removes environment variables.

SETVER

• Sets the MS-DOS version number that DOS reports to a program.

SHARE

• Installs file-sharing and locking capabilities on the hard disk.

SORT

• Sorts input.

SUBST

• Associates a path with a drive letter.

SYS

• Copies the DOS system files and command interpreter to a disk.

TIME

• Displays or sets the system time.

TREE

• Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.

TYPE

• Displays the contents of a text file.

UNDELETE

• Restores files that were previously deleted.

UNFORMAT

• Restores a disk erased by the FORMAT command.

VER

• Displays the DOS version number.

VERIFY

• Tells DOS to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.

VOL

• Displays a disk volume label and serial number.

XCOPY

• Copies files and directory trees. More powerful than the COPY command.