DOS: The Complete Reference Book

1	Getting to Know Your Computer	1
2	Getting DOS Started	31
3	Issuing DOS Commands	43
4	Getting Started with DOS Files	63
5	Understanding Your Keyboard	85
6	Getting Around Your Disk	105
7	Preparing Disks for Use	117
8	Fundamental File Operations	137
9	DOS Wildcard Characters	153
10	Directories	171
11	Getting the Most from DOS Directories	193
12	Fundamental Copy Operations	217
13	Printing	229
14	Getting the Most from PRINT	243
15	Grouping Commands with Batch Files	259
16	Decision-Making Batch Files	279
17	Getting the Most from Batch Files	303
18	Automatic System Startup Commands with AUTOEXEC.BAT	321
19	The DOS Environment	333
20	The DOS Redirection Operators	347
21	The DOS Pipe	367
22	Protecting Your Files Using Backups	383
23	Advanced File Manipulation	417
24	Customizing Your System with CONFIG.SYS	443
25	Using CHKDSK	473
26	DOS Pretender Commands	491
27	DOS 5 and 6 DOSKEY and Macros	507
28	DOS 5 and 6 Crisis Prevention	521
29	Using DEBUG	553
30	Another Look at Disks	583
31	Improving Your System Performance	599
32	Understanding DOS Memory Management	613
33	How DOS Actually Stores Files	647
34	Ansi.Sys	659
35	Advanced Disk Topics	679
36	Linking Computers with DOS 6	689
37	The DOS 5 and 6 Editor, EDIT	699
38	Support for International Users	715
39	Using the DOS 5 and 6 Shell	733
40	Advanced DOS 5 and 6 Shell Techniques	763
41	DOS System Commands	775
42	Detecting and Correcting Disk Fragmentation	815
43	Disk Partitions and FDISK	831
44	Doubling Disk Storage Capacity with DOS 6	845
45	The History of DOS	857
	Command Reference	865
	A Exit Status Values	1059
	B ASCII and Extended ASCII Character Sets	1065
	C International Keyboard Templates and Code Pages	1069
	D Upgrading to DOS 6	1083
	E Common Error Messages	1089
	Index	1099