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DOS (Disk Operating System) (Cont.)

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Simple DOS commands (cont.)

Disk and File Management
Command	Description	Example
FIND "string" filename	Searches for a text string in a file or files.	FIND "mov" lab1.asm
COPY source destination	Copies file.	COPY lab1.asm lab2.asm
XCOPY source destination	Copies files and directory trees.	XCOPY A:*.* B: /S
DEL	Deletes files.	DEL lab2.asm
REN old new	Renames the file.	REN lab1.asm proj1.asm

Directory Management
Command	Description	Example
TREE	Display a directory structure.	TREE A:
MKDIR	Creates a directory.	MKDIR C:\250\labs\1
RMDIR	Removes an empty directory.	RMDIR 250\labs\2
CD	Changes the current directory.	CD C:\250\labs

Other DOS Commands
Command	Description
CLS	Clears the screen.
DATE	Displays and/or sets the date on the computer's clock.
ECHO	Is primarily used in batch files both to display messages and to prevent the display of commands.
EXIT	Quits the command interpreter.
HELP	Provides help information for Windows commands.

Keyboard Commands
Command	Description
<Ctrl><Alt><Del>	Restarts the system.
<Ctrl><Break>	Aborts current process and returns to DOS.
<Pause>	Stops screen scrolling. Press any key to continue.