COMMAND.COM

Also known as MS-DOS Prompt

thumb|250px| running in a Windows console on [[Windows 95 (MS-DOS Prompt)]]

Key facts

Software.screenshot: Command.com Win10.png
Software.caption: in Windows 10
Software.other_names: MS-DOS Prompt,Windows Command Interpreter
Software.developer: Seattle Computer Products, IBM, Microsoft, The Software Link, Datalight, Novell, Caldera
Software.programming language: x86 assembly language
Software.platform: 16-bit x86
Software.genre: Command-line interpreter

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Image: Command.com Win8.png

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13 sections

Contents

Description
Operating modes
{{anchor|Prompt}}Internal commands
Batch file commands
IF command
Variables
Redirection, piping, and chaining
Limitations
In popular culture
See also
References
Further reading
External links

thumb|250px| running in a Windows console on [[Windows 95 (MS-DOS Prompt)]]

'''''' 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, has two distinct modes of operation: interactive mode and batch mode. Internal commands are commands stored directly inside the binary; thus, they are always available, but can only be executed directly from the command interpreter.