B-2
Falcon
®
DOS Portable Terminals
Command Overview
This chapter lists the Datalight ROM-DOS commands that are available in the
Falcon. ROM-DOS commands that differ from their MS-DOS equivalents are
identified and described.
The information in this chapter is taken from Datalight’s
ROM-DOS 6.22
User’s Guide
and is used by permission.
lists the Datalight ROM-DOS commands that are provided with the
Falcon and gives a brief description of each command.
Table B-1: DOS Commands Used with the Falcon
Command
Description
?
A
config.sys
command. Directs ROM-DOS to pause for confirmation
before processing a command.
@
Suppresses the display of a single batch file command line.
;
Same as
REM
. Identifies nonexecuting lines.
ATTRIB
Displays or modifies the attributes associated with a file.
BREAK
A
config.sys
command. Enables or disables the ability to stop program
execution at a non-I/O point.
BUFFERS
A
config.sys
command. Sets the number of internal data buffers.
CALL
Batch subcommand. Invokes execution of a secondary batch file.
CHDIR
CH
ange
DIR
ectory (also
CD
). Changes the default directory.
CHKDSK
CH
ec
K
D
i
SK
. Checks integrity of data on a disk. Displays information.
CLS
CL
ear
S
creen. Clears all information from the viewport.
COMMAND Spawns a second DOS command processor.
COPY
Copies files from one storage location to another.
CTTY
C
hange
T
ele
TY
pe. Changes the default terminal interacting with ROM-DOS.
DATE
Displays the date from the system's internal calendar and allows revision.
DEL
DEL
ete. Deletes specified files.
DELTREE
Deletes files and subdirectories including empty subdirectories.
DEVICE
A
config.sys
command. Installs a device driver into ROM-DOS.
DIR
Displays a list of files in a directory.
DOS
A
config.sys
command. Installs ROM-DOS into high-memory area
(HMA).
ECHO
Batch subcommand. Turns on the display of batch execution on the viewport.
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