Command Descriptions
Advanced User’s Guide
B-7
ATTRIB
will display the attributes of all files with the DAT extension.
ATTRIB *.dat
BUFFERS
Type
config.sys
Purpose
ROM-DOS has internal buffers to temporarily hold data read from the disk.
Increasing the number of internal buffers will speed system performance.
Syntax
BUFFERS =
number
Remarks
Each buffer used by ROM-DOS requires 512 bytes of RAM. The
BUFFERS
command will increase or decrease the amount of RAM used by the operating
system.
The minimum number of buffers is 2 and the maximum number is 40. If a
number less than 2 is given then the number of
BUFFERS
is set to 2. If a
number larger than 40 is given then
BUFFERS
is set to 40.
Example
The following example causes ROM-DOS to have 10 buffers. These 10 buffers
will use 5120 bytes of RAM.
BUFFERS = 10
CHKDSK
Type
External
Purpose
The
CHKDSK
command checks the disk directories and File Allocation Table
(FAT) and displays a disk and memory report.
Syntax
CHKDSK [
filespec
][/C] [/F] [/V]
Remarks
CHKDSK
examines a disk and determines if the disk has any errors in the File
Allocation Table (FAT) and will optionally fix errors.
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