Article: Q72188
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:2.x,3.x,4.x,5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 2.11, 3.1, 3.2, 3.21, 3.3, 3.3a, 4.0, 4.01, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
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SUMMARY
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The following table is a list of external MS-DOS commands and the extension for
the respective version number. Version numbers containing an "x" indicate all
versions pertaining to that category.
MORE INFORMATION
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Command Version
2.0x 2.1x 3.00 3.2x 3.3x 4.0x 5.0 6.0 6.2 6.21
3.1x 5.00a 6.22
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APPEND N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
ASSIGN COM COM COM COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A
ATTRIB N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
BACKUP COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE N/A N/A N/A
BASIC COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
BASICA COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
CHKDSK COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE
CHOICE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM
COMMAND COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
COMP COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE N/A N/A N/A
DBLSPACE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE N/A
DEBUG COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE
DEFRAG N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
DELTREE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
DISKCOMP COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
DISKCOPY COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
DOSKEY N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM
DOSSHELL N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM EXE N/A N/A
DOSSWAP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE N/A N/A
DRVSPACE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE
EDIT N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM
EDLIN COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE N/A N/A N/A
EMM386 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE
EXE2BIN N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE N/A N/A N/A
EXPAND N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE
FASTHELP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
FASTOPEN N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
FC N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
FDISK COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
FILESYS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE N/A N/A N/A N/A
FIND EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
FORMAT COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
GRAFTABL N/A N/A COM COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A
GRAPHICS COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
GWBASIC N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE N/A N/A N/A N/A
HELP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE COM COM COM
IFSFUNC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE N/A N/A N/A N/A
INTERLNK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
INTERSVR N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
JOIN N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE N/A N/A N/A
KEYB N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM COM COM
KEYBFR N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
KEYBGR N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
KEYBIT N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
KEYBSP N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
KEYBUK N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
LABEL N/A N/A COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE
LINK EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE N/A N/A N/A N/A
LOADFIX N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM
MEM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
MEMMAKER N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MIRROR N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM N/A N/A N/A
MODE COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
MORE COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
MOVE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MSBACKUP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MSCDEX N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MSD N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE*
MWAV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MWAVTSR N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MWBACKUP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
MWUNDEL N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
NLSFUNC N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
POWER N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
PRINT COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE
QBASIC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE
RECOVER COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE N/A N/A N/A
REPLACE N/A N/A EXE N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
RESTORE COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE
SCANDISK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE
SELECT N/A N/A COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A
SETVER N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE
SHARE N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
SIZER N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
SMARTDRV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE
SMARTMON N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE N/A
SORT EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
SUBST N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
SYS COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
TREE COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM
UNDELETE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE
UNFORMAT N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM
VSAFE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM
XCOPY N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE
* Indicates the version of MS-DOS provided MSD.EXE and MSD.COM. For more
information on these versions, query on the following words in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
ms-dos and 6.20 and msd and exe and com 67h
Additional query words: 6.22 2.00 2.01 2.10 2.11 3.20 3.21 3.30 3.30a 4.00 4.01 4.01a 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20
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Keywords :
Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS321 kbMSDOS400 kbMSDOS320 kbMSDOS330a kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS310 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS330 kbMSDOS401 kbMSDOS500a kbMSDOS211
Version : MS-DOS:2.x,3.x,4.x,5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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