Index v
DATE command
using to display/set the date, 4-19
DEL command
using to erase disk files, 4-21
DELTREE command
using to erase disk files, 5-17
DEVICE command
using to display/set the date, 4-23
Device drivers
about DISPLAY.SYS, 5-19, 5-20
installable, 4-23, 4-24, 4-44, 5-19, 5-20,
5-22, 5-30, 5-68
installing in high memory, 4-24
DEVICEHIGH command
using to install device drivers, 4-24
DIR command
setting list size, 4-26
setting options with DIRCMD, 4-26
using to list disk files, 4-25
DIRCMD environment variable
using to set DIR command preferences,
4-26
Directories
about the directory system, 2-3
using CD or CHDIR to switch to, 4-9
using DELTREE to delete, 5-17
Directories and subdirectories
changing from one to another, 2-4
creating with MKDIR, 4-51
definition of the current directory, 2-4
deleting with MKDIR, 4-61
naming conventions, 2-3
Directories/subdirectories
using TREE to list, 4-72, 5-66
using XCOPY to create, 5-70
Directories/subdirectory
how to delete, 4-61
DIRSIZE environment variable
using to set DIR command preferences,
4-26
Disk, 4-25
Disk drives
checking with CHKDSK, 5-5
creating a volume label, 5-36
displaying a volume label, 4-77
formatting floppy with FORMAT, 5-28
setting the maximum number of, 4-43
Disk drives used in computers
naming conventions, 2-4
Disk drives, using SUBST to map drive
letters, 5-60