2.6. Advanced DOS

2.6.1. Help

Section 2.7.1 HELP

Provides Help information for Windows commands.

2.6.2. File contents commands

Section 2.7.2 TYPE	Displays the contents of a text file.
Section 2.7.3 SORT	Sorts input.
Section 2.7.4 FIND	Searches for a text string in a file or files.
Section 2.7.5 FINDSTR	Searches for strings in files.
Section 2.7.6 MORE	Displays output one screen at a time.

2.6.3. Change current screen / display

Section 2.7.7 CLS	Clears the screen.
Section 2.7.8 COLOR	Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
Section 2.7.9 PROMPT	Changes the Windows command prompt.
Section 2.7.10 TITLE	Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.

2.6.4. Calling and exiting batch Files

Section 2.7.11 CALL	Calls one batch program from another.
Section 2.7.12 CMD	Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
Section 2.7.13 START	Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
Section 2.7.14 EXIT	Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).

2.6.5. File/Folder/Directory management commands

Section 2.7.15 DIR	Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
Section 2.7.16 MD	Creates a directory.
Section 2.7.17 CD	Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
Section 2.7.18 RD	Removes a directory.
Section 2.7.19 DEL	Deletes one or more files.
Section 2.7.20 REN	Renames a file or files.
Section 2.7.21 MOVE	Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.
Section 2.7.22 REPLACE	Replaces files.

2.6.6. Comparision commands

Section 2.7.23 COMP	Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
Section 2.7.24 FC	Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them.

2.6.7. Date & Time commands

Section 2.7.25 DATE	Displays or sets the date.
Section 2.7.26 TIME	Displays or sets the system time.

2.6.8. Environment Variable management commands

Section 2.7.27 SET	Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.
Section 2.7.28 PATH	Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
Section 2.7.29 SETLOCAL	Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
Section 2.7.30 ENDLOCAL	Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.

2.6.9. Adding more funcionality to a batch file

Section 2.7.31 REM	Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
Section 2.7.32 ECHO	Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
Section 2.7.33 PAUSE	Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
Section 2.7.34 GOTO	Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a batch program.
Section 2.7.35 IF	Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
Section 2.7.36 SHIFT	Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
Section 2.7.37 FOR	Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.

2.6.10. Switching directories

Section 2.7.38 PUSHD	Saves the current directory then changes it.
Section 2.7.39 POPD	Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.

2.6.11. Copy commands

Section 2.7.40 COPY	Copies one or more files to another location.
Section 2.7.41 XCOPY	Copies files and directory trees.
Section 2.7.42 ROBOCOPY	Advanced utility to copy files and directory trees

2.6.12. Other commands

Section 2.7.43 TREE	Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.
Section 2.7.44 SUBST	Associates a path with a drive letter.
Section 2.7.45 VER	Displays the Windows version.
Section 2.7.46 DOSKEY	Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.