Index vii
ECHO command
using to display batch file
messages/commands, 4-29
EGA.CPI, 5-21
EMM386.EXE
using to support expanded memory, 5-22
Environment, 4-57
Environment variables
CONFIG.SYS, 3-5
DIRCMD, 4-26
DIRSIZE, 4-26
PATH, 4-55
setting PATH and PROMPT, 3-7
setting with SET, 4-63
ERASE command
using to erase disk files, 4-31
Erasing files
using DEL to delete, 4-21
using DELTREE to delete directories, 5-
17
using ERASE to delete, 4-31
Euro, 3-8
EXIT command
using to terminate a nested ROM-DOS
session, 4-33
Expanded memory
using EMM386.EXE to support, 5-22
Extended memory
using HIMEM.SYS to support, 5-30
F5 key
using to bypass CONFIG/AUTOEXEC
commands, 3-6
F8 key
using to step AUTOEXEC.BAT
commands, 3-6
using to step CONFIG.SYS commands,
3-6
FCBS command
specifying number of file control blocks,
4-34
File control blocks
specifying the number of with FCBS, 4-
34
File names
how to create using wildcard characters,
2-5
Files
displaying the contents of, 4-73
fixing errors with CHKDSK, 5-5
locating text within using FIND, 5-26
locking by loading SHARE.EXE, 5-54
making hidden with ATTRIB, 5-3
making read-only with ATTRIB, 5-3
naming conventions explained, 2-1
sharing by loading SHARE.EXE, 5-54
sorting text within using SORT, 5-58
using COPY to create, 4-12
using DEL to delete, 4-21
using DELTREE to delete, 5-17