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COMMAND.COM

COMMAND.COM is the default command-line interpreter for MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me. In the case of DOS, it is the default user interface as well. It has an additional role as the usual first program run after boot (init process). As a shell, COMMAND.COM has two distinct modes of operation: interactive mode and batch mode. Internal…

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Internal commands

BREAKCHCPCode pageCHDIR, CDWorking directory
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Description

OS/2Windows NTCmd.exeVirtual DOS machinesIA-32
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Redirection, piping, and chaining

PipingTemporary fileStandard inputMS-DOSPC DOS 5.0
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HUDTerminatorRoboCopReBoot
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Developers
Seattle Computer Products, IBM, Microsoft, The Software Link, Datalight, Novell, Caldera
Operating system
86-DOS · MS-DOS · PC DOS · DR-DOS · SISNE plus
Other names
MS-DOS Prompt, Windows Command Interpreter
Platform
16-bit x86
Release
1980; 46 years ago (1980)
Successor
cmd.exe

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Description

Operating modes

Internal commands

Variables

Redirection, piping, and chaining

Limitations

In popular culture

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COMMAND.COM

Nodes104
Edges103
Triples110
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019231
Components1

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COMMAND.COM

Top relations

related to Variables · 22
COMMAND.COM → Batch, Before DOS, COM, COMMAND, Doe, DR-DOS, EEE, Environment, FOR, John, John Doe, Loop, Multiuser DOS, OpenDOS, Replacement, SET, SHIFT, The, These, Under Novell DOS
related to Description · 17
COMMAND.COM → COM, COM's, COMMAND, DCP, Disk Control Program, DOS, DOS API, East German VEB Robotron, FreeCom, FreeDOS, IA-32, MS-DOS, OS/2, Programs, The, The COMMAND, Windows NT
see also · 16
COMMAND.COM → Atari, COM, COMIO, COMMAND, COMPC-MOS/386, COMSpartaDOS, COMTransient Program Area, CONFIG, DOS, DOSMultiuser DOSREAL/32, IBMBIO, List, OS/2, SYS, ViewMAX, Windows
Operating system · 12
COMMAND.COM → 86-DOS, DR-DOS, FreeDOS, MS-DOS, MSX-DOS, OS/2, PC DOS, PTS-DOS, ROM-DOS, SISNE plus, Windows 9x, Windows NT (NTVDM)
related to External links · 10
COMMAND.COM → A067, ASM, COM, COMMAND, COMMAND1, FreeDOS, GitHub, Microsoft, MS-DOS, Source
related to In popular culture · 10
COMMAND.COM → COM, COMMAND, HUD, In, Loading COMMAND, ReBoot, RoboCop, Terminator, The, TV
related to Internal commands · 6
COMMAND.COM → All, COM, COMMAND, Enter, Internal, Thus
related to Operating modes · 5
COMMAND.COM → As, BAT, COM, COMMAND, The
related to Redirection, piping, and chaining · 3
COMMAND.COM → Because DOS, COM, COMMAND
is a · 2
COMMAND.COM → default command-line interpreter for MS-DOS, DOS program

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command com commands ms-dos dos batch interpreter program mode dr-dos also internal operating citation needed file variables system command-line windows

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
COMMAND.COMDevelopersSeattle Computer Products, IBM, Microsoft, The Software Link, Datalight, Novell, Caldera1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMOperating system86-DOS1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMOperating systemMS-DOS1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMOperating systemPC DOS1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMOperating systemDR-DOS1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMOperating systemSISNE plus1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMOperating systemPTS-DOS1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMOperating systemROM-DOS1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMOperating systemOS/21.00infobox
COMMAND.COMOperating systemWindows 9x1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMOperating systemWindows NT (NTVDM)1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMOperating systemFreeDOS1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMOperating systemMSX-DOS1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMOther namesMS-DOS Prompt, Windows Command Interpreter1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMPlatform16-bit x861.00infobox
COMMAND.COMRelease1980; 46 years ago (1980)1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMSuccessorcmd.exe1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMTypeCommand-line interpreter1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMWritten inx86 assembly language1.00infobox
COMMAND.COMis adefault command-line interpreter for MS-DOS0.90text
COMMAND.COMis aDOS program0.90text

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