DOCUMENT:Q72188 17-DEC-2000 [msdos] TITLE :MS-DOS Command Extension Table by Version PRODUCT :Microsoft Disk Operating System PROD/VER:MS-DOS:2.x,3.x,4.x,5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 2.11, 3.1, 3.2, 3.21, 3.3, 3.3a, 4.0, 4.01, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= The following table is a list of external MS-DOS commands and the extension for the respective version number. Version numbers containing an "x" indicate all versions pertaining to that category. MORE INFORMATION ================ Command Version 2.0x 2.1x 3.00 3.2x 3.3x 4.0x 5.0 6.0 6.2 6.21 3.1x 5.00a 6.22 --------------------------------------------------------------------- APPEND N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE ASSIGN COM COM COM COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A ATTRIB N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE BACKUP COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE N/A N/A N/A BASIC COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A BASICA COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A CHKDSK COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE CHOICE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COMMAND COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COMP COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE N/A N/A N/A DBLSPACE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE N/A DEBUG COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE DEFRAG N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE DELTREE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE DISKCOMP COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM DISKCOPY COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM DOSKEY N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM DOSSHELL N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM EXE N/A N/A DOSSWAP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE N/A N/A DRVSPACE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EDIT N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM EDLIN COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE N/A N/A N/A EMM386 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE2BIN N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE N/A N/A N/A EXPAND N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE FASTHELP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE FASTOPEN N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE FC N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE FDISK COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE FILESYS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE N/A N/A N/A N/A FIND EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE FORMAT COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM GRAFTABL N/A N/A COM COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A GRAPHICS COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM GWBASIC N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE N/A N/A N/A N/A HELP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE COM COM COM IFSFUNC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE N/A N/A N/A N/A INTERLNK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE INTERSVR N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE JOIN N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE N/A N/A N/A KEYB N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM COM COM KEYBFR N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A KEYBGR N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A KEYBIT N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A KEYBSP N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A KEYBUK N/A N/A COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A LABEL N/A N/A COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE LINK EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE N/A N/A N/A N/A LOADFIX N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM MEM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE MEMMAKER N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE MIRROR N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM N/A N/A N/A MODE COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM MORE COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM MOVE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE MSBACKUP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE MSCDEX N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE MSD N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE* MWAV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE MWAVTSR N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE MWBACKUP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE MWUNDEL N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE NLSFUNC N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE POWER N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE PRINT COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE QBASIC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE RECOVER COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE N/A N/A N/A REPLACE N/A N/A EXE N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE RESTORE COM COM COM COM COM COM EXE EXE EXE EXE SCANDISK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE SELECT N/A N/A COM COM COM COM N/A N/A N/A N/A SETVER N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE SHARE N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE SIZER N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE SMARTDRV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE SMARTMON N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE N/A SORT EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE SUBST N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE SYS COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM TREE COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM COM UNDELETE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE UNFORMAT N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM COM VSAFE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A COM COM COM XCOPY N/A N/A N/A N/A EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE EXE * Indicates the version of MS-DOS provided MSD.EXE and MSD.COM. 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