DOS Commands

1.Internal commands: The internal commands are those commands that are automatically loaded in the memory. Some commonly used DOS internal commands are


1 Cls
2. Dir
3. Date
4. Time
5. Ver
6. Copycon
7. Type
8. Ren
9. Del
10. MD
11. CD
12. RD
13. Copy


1) Cls :- The purpose of this command is to clear the display screen and redisplay the Dos prompt at the top left corner of the screen.


Syntax:- C : / > Cls


2) Dir:- It displays the list of directories and files on the screen.


Syntax:- C : / > dir.
a. C : / > dir/p – It displays the list of directories or files page wise
b. C: / > dir/w- It displays the list of directories or files width wise
c. C : / > dir/d: –It display list of directories or files in drive D
d. C : / > dir filename . extension – It displays the information of specified file.
e. C : / > dir file name with wild cards.


Wild cards: - It is the set of special characters wild are used with some commonly used DOS commands there are two types of wild cards.


1. Asterisk (*˜)
2. Question mark (?)


1. Asterisk:- (*) The wild word will match all characters.
1. C : / > dir *.* - will display list of all files and directories.
2. C : / > dir R*.* - will display all files stored with first character R.




2. Question mark: - This wild card represents a single character that a group or files have in common.


1) C : / > dir ac .* ˜- will display all files having any first character and remaining name has given in command.


2) C : / > dir ??? R . doc-will display all files having extension doc and having any first three letters and fourth letter is R.


3) Date: - It displays the current system date. User can also change the current date with new date by using this command.


Syntax: - C : /> date
Current date is: sat 3-25-2015
Enter of new date (mm-dd-yy):-


4. Time : - It displays the current systems time user can also change existing time with new time by using this command.


Syntax : - C : / > time
Current time is 12 : 39 - 48 : 36 p
Enter new time : -


5. VER : It displays the version of DOS being used currently.


Syntax : - C : / > Ver
MS – Dos version 6 : 20
Copy card .


6. copycon : - The purpose of this command is to create a file.


Syntax : - C : / > copy con filename . extension


Saves the contents of file by pressing ctrl +z key combination at the last time of the file. File name should not be greater than 11 characters out of which 8 characters are for the name and 3 characters are for the extension.


Extension is optional :
Eg : C : / > copy con ram
I am a good boy
1. File is copied.
C : / >


7. TYPE:- Allows the user to see the contents of a file.


Syntax :- C :/ >Type path
Eg: C:/ > Type D:/> ramu


8. REN : - The purpose of this command is to rename the old file name with new file name.


Syntax : - C : / > ren oldfilename newfilename
C : / > ren ramu somu


9. DEL:- The purpose of this command is to delete file. The user can also delete multiple files by busing this command and long with while cards.


Syntax : - C : / > Del file name . extension
C : / > Del ramu
C : Del x . prg.


10. MD:- The purpose of this command is to create a new directly or sub directly i.e sub ordinate to the currently logged directly.


Syntax : - C : /> MD directory
C : /> MD sub directory


Ex : C : / > MD college
Now user wants to create a sub directory first year in college directory then
C : / > cd college
C : / > college > Md first year


11. CD : - The purpose of this command is to change from one director to another directory or sub – directory.


Syntax : - C : / > CD directory name


Ex : C: / > cd college
C : / > college > CD first year
C : / > college > first year >
If the user wants to move to the parents directory then use CD command as
C : / > college > first year > cd ….
C : / > college >


12 . RD: - The purpose of this command is to remove a directory or sub directory. If the user wants to remove a directory or sub – directory then first delete all the files in the sub – directory and then remove sub directory and remove empty main directory.


13. COPY: The purpose of this command is to copy one or more specified files to another disk with same file name or with different file name.


Syntax : - C : / > copy source path target path
C : / > copy A :/> ˜ *. * ˜ C : /> chinni

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