| Special Features in DOS |
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| Adding Parameters to a command |
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| A parameter is a letter typed after a command that tells the command to carry out an extra task. |
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| For instance, a command that we will find later in this section is the COPY command. This command copies files from one disk to another. The command with a parameter might look like this: |
| COPY A: MEMO.TXT C:\ /v |
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Tells MS-DOS to |
| COPY |
Make a copy … |
| A: MEMO.TXT |
.. of the file MEMO.TXT on drive A: … |
| C:\ |
… and put it on drive C: |
| /v |
and at the same time verify that
the file is recorded correctly on C: |
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| Most parameters are optional, however you will discover, over time, ones that you use frequently. |