02-09-2012
Anatomy of DOS
Hello
Where is there a good source to receive an understanding of MS DOS.
I have tried google books " MS DOS ", no luck.
i did try " command prompt " , no luck.
the subject " seems " to be dry. no water flowing in that creek.
what would be good search terms.
I would like to aim towards the Command Prompt or whatever the " true " terminology is for entering in command line commands in XP and newer Versions of Windows.
I " presume " that there is other Directories on the disk besides #C:\
These other Directories could be in the form of partitions, i do not know.
So i will point the question to the whole 110 percent of the Disk that Microsoft resides on, and just what is the true and correct terminology and way to work with the white text on black background is.
I would like to actually see with my eyeballs what there is on the Disk.
I am working towards installing Linux on a HP Mini and would like to preserve the XP and its dependencies and associates.
Thank you.
Last edited by cowLips; 02-09-2012 at 10:49 PM..
Reason: expand on question
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mattrib(1) General Commands Manual mattrib(1)
NAME
mattrib - mtools utility to change DOS file attribute options
SYNOPSIS
mattrib [-a | +a] [-h | +h] [-r | +r] [-s | +s] msdosfile [msdosfiles...]
The mattrib command sets (+) or clears (-) the attribute options of a DOS file.
OPTIONS
Sets or resets the archive bit. Some backup programs use this option to indicate a new file. Sets or resets the hidden-bit. This option
hides files from the DOS DIR command. To view these files, use the mdir command. Sets or resets the read-only bit. This option is used
to indicate a read-only file. If this bit is set, a file cannot be removed using the DOS DEL command. To remove the file, use the mdel
command. Sets or resets the system bit. This option is used by DOS to indicate an operating system file.
DESCRIPTION
The mattrib command sets the attribute options of a DOS file using the plus (+) operator, or clears attribute options using the minus (-)
operator. DOS pathnames that contain the '/' or '' separator are supported. If you use the '' separator or wildcards, you must enclose
file names in quotes to protect them from the shell.
The mcd command can be used to establish the device and the current working directory (relative to DOS), otherwise the default is A:.
RESTRICTIONS
The DOS version of the attrib command does not support all of the options listed on this reference page.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: Success. Failure.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variables affect the execution of mattrib: If set, this variable names the file that contains the name of the
current mtools working directory as established by the mcd command. If this variable is not set, the file $HOME/.mcwd is used.
FILES
Contains the name of the current mtools working directory as established by the mcd command. If this file does not exist, the default
mtools working directory is A:. Executable file
SEE ALSO
Commands: mcd(1), mdel(1), mdir(1), mtools(1)
mattrib(1)