This thread is just getting funny'er and funny'er!!
Not all, but many DOS commands have options, called
switches. They
"Switch" the way the program works.
Lets take a really simple one,,,
DIR for Directory.
If you'll type "Dir /?" at a command prompt, it will give you a listing of all the switches that can be used with the Directory command.
/a show ALL files
/w show a WIDE directory
/p show the directory, one page at a time.
There are more, but that should give you an idea.
Type any DOS command and follow it with a space and a /? and it will respond by printing on the screen a listing of all the switches that apply to that command.
What " /f " means, depends on what command precedes it.
It doesn't necessarily mean the same thing for every command.
Everything ever printed about DOS, is available somewhere on the internet.
Search, search, search and then Read, Read, Read.
Some of us have been learning and re-learning this stuff for nearly thirty years.
You won't likely get it all over night.
A few years ago, many new DOS commands were added and some of the old ones were greatly enhanced. I'm "Old School" and still don't know all the new stuff. I've probably not learned any new DOS commands since the DOS 6.22 days.
My use of DOS today, is pretty much limited to simple Batch files and menus.
Cheers Mates! Keep up the good work!
The Shadow
