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8. MS-DOS Commands. Fig. 8.1: MS-DOS command format. Fig. 8.2: Accessing the MS-DOS prompt through the Windows Programs menu. Fig. 8.3: The initial MS-DOS prompt. Fig. 8.4: Changing the default drive to A. Fig. 8.5: The FORMAT command. Fig. 8.6: The FORMAT command.
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8 MS-DOS Commands
Fig. 8.2: Accessing the MS-DOS prompt through the Windows Programs menu.
Fig. 8.9: Subdirectories help to organize the data stored on a disk.
Fig. 8.11: Directories can be subdivided into lower-level subdirectories.
Fig. 8.13: The directory (DIR) command displays a directory’s contents.
Wildcard Characters • ? • a single character • * • one or more (usually more) characters
Pipes, Filters, and Redirection • Redirection: dynamically changing the default input or output device • Filter: a command that reads the standard input device, filters (or modifies) the data, and writes to the standard output device. • Pipe: An operator that causes one command’s standard output to be used as the standard input to another command.