These options are used
at the DOS prompt. The options are not case sensitive, and many can be used
in the DOS box of Windows, unless otherwise noted. PC/MS-DOS versions older
than 6.0 may not support some of these features.
| attrib , |
Remove all attributes
(same as ATTRIB -h -r -s *.*) which removes hidden, read-only, and system
attributes. |
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| dir , |
Show all files
including hidden files (MS/PC-DOS only, not supported in any Windows versions). |
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| dir ... |
Use "three
periods" to show all directories that do not have extensions. (MS/PC-DOS
only). |
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| fdisk 1/ext:1400 |
Create a 1400
MB extended partition on the first disk (1). |
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| fdisk 1/log:600 |
Create a 600 MB
logical FAT drive on the first disk (1). |
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| fdisk 2/pri:900 |
Create a 900 MB
primary FAT partition on the second disk (2). |
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| fdisk /actok |
Skip disk integrity
checks. This is faster, but less safe. |
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| /fdisk
/cmbr |
Replaces the
MBR boot up code on specified disk. Similar to FDISK /MBR except can be
used on other disk drives. |
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| fdisk
/fprmt |
Force FAT32 support
(no prompting), including partition sizes less than 512 MB. (Only works
on FDISK supplied with Windows 95 OSR2 and later). |
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| fdisk
/mbr |
Replaces the MBR boot up
code on the first disk. Does NOT change the partition table data. If
System Commander is installed, this command will temporally disable
System Commander, or other products that must install in the MBR. |
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| fdisk
/partn |
Saves the partition
to a file named PARTSAV.FIL. |
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| fdisk
/q |
Prevents fdisk
from booting the system automatically after exiting fdisk (the default
state when running from Windows 9x). |
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| fdisk
/status |
View the current
status of your hard disks. |
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| format
/autotest |
Formats without
confirming you want to format. |
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| format
/backup |
Format will only
asks for the volume label name (no confirm to format question). |
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| mem
/a |
Includes space
available in HMA area. |
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| set
dircmd=0 |
Hides all directories
(yet they are still accessible). Use SET DIRCMD= to clear. |
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| truename
file |
Show the entire
path for the specified file. |
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| ver
/r |
Show version and
if DOS is located in the HMA area. |
