DOS commands

[Guest]

what is the proper syntax for changing directories in DOS at the command
prompt, and how do I list all the commands avilable to me in DOS. does this
command prompt (windows XP) support BASIC language with line numbers?

 

[Ricky]

Open a command prompt and type help to get a list of commands you can use.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

what is the proper syntax for changing directories in DOS at the command
prompt, and how do I list all the commands avilable to me in DOS.

Simply click Start > Help and Support, and search on the words "command
line."

does this
command prompt (windows XP) support BASIC language with line numbers?

No, of course not.


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[Guest]

Go to Start/Run, and type: CMD

At that prompt type : HELP

To see the syntax of any command type, for example:

CD /?

IF you had installed MS Dos version 6.2 on the hard drive before Windows,
the boot menu would allow starting up in real Dos, which contains GWBasic.

 

[MCheu]

what is the proper syntax for changing directories in DOS at the command
prompt, and how do I list all the commands avilable to me in DOS.

The change directory command is the same in DOS as Linux:

To go up one level in the directory tree:

cd ..

to move to a subdirectory of the current one, you can use relative
path:

eg. if you're currently in c:\foo\bar and want to go to
c:\foo\bar\sub\

cd sub

to move to a directory elsewhere, you can hop directories one at a
time, or use absolute path:

cd c:\foo\bar\sub

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To get a list of the commands available to you via the command line
interpreter:

help

does this
command prompt (windows XP) support BASIC language with line numbers?

Not included with the operating system installation, but you can
download any number of freeware BASIC interpreters and compilers.

google with "basic intepreter compiler" or "gwbasic" and you'll find
links to a few.

 

[Guest]

thanks MCheu, just exactly what I need to know

The change directory command is the same in DOS as Linux:

To go up one level in the directory tree:

cd ..

to move to a subdirectory of the current one, you can use relative
path:

eg. if you're currently in c:\foo\bar and want to go to
c:\foo\bar\sub\

cd sub

to move to a directory elsewhere, you can hop directories one at a
time, or use absolute path:

cd c:\foo\bar\sub

------
To get a list of the commands available to you via the command line
interpreter:

help




Not included with the operating system installation, but you can
download any number of freeware BASIC interpreters and compilers.

google with "basic intepreter compiler" or "gwbasic" and you'll find
links to a few.

 

[Ron Hardin]

Check out Cygwin, which gives you a Linux-like envirnoment under XP,
if you're conversant with it. It makes XP very habitable. No need
to use DOS.