using DOS

[isup]

How do I get help in DOS? Would like to list the commands and see syntaxes. Using win 2k pro.

-i

If you just type 'HELP', you'll get a complete list of all the commands.

Should look something like . . .

For more information on a specific command, type HELP command-name.

• ASSOC Displays or modifies file extension associations
  AT Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
  ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes.
  BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
  CACLS Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
  CALL Calls one batch program from another.
  CD Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
  CHCP Displays or sets the active code page number.
  CHDIR Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
  CHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report.
  CHKNTFS Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
  CLS Clears the screen.
  CMD Starts a new instance of the Windows 2000 command interpreter.
  COLOR Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
  COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
  COMPACT Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.
  CONVERT Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert the
  current drive.
  COPY Copies one or more files to another location.
  DATE Displays or sets the date.
  DEL Deletes one or more files.
  DIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
  DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
  DISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
  DOSKEY Edits command lines, recalls Windows 2000 commands, and creates macros.
  
  ECHO Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
  ENDLOCAL Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.
  ERASE Deletes one or more files.
  EXIT Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).
  FC Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences
  between them.
  FIND Searches for a text string in a file or files.
  FINDSTR Searches for strings in files.
  FOR Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
  FORMAT Formats a disk for use with Windows 2000.
  FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
  GOTO Directs the Windows 2000 command interpreter to a labeled line in a
  batch program.
  GRAFTABL Enables Windows 2000 to display an extended character set in graphics
  mode.
  HELP Provides Help information for Windows 2000 commands.
  IF Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
  LABEL Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
  MD Creates a directory.
  MKDIR Creates a directory.
  MODE Configures a system device.
  MORE Displays output one screen at a time.
  MOVE Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.
  PATH Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
  PAUSE Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
  POPD Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.
  PRINT Prints a text file.
  PROMPT Changes the Windows 2000 command prompt.
  PUSHD Saves the current directory then changes it.
  RD Removes a directory.
  RECOVER Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
  REM Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
  REN Renames a file or files.
  RENAME Renames a file or files.
  REPLACE Replaces files.
  RMDIR Removes a directory.
  SET Displays, sets, or removes Windows 2000 environment variables.
  SETLOCAL Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
  SHIFT Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
  SORT Sorts input.
  START Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
  SUBST Associates a path with a drive letter.
  TIME Displays or sets the system time.
  TITLE Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
  TREE Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.
  TYPE Displays the contents of a text file.
  VER Displays the Windows 2000 version.
  VERIFY Tells Windows 2000 whether to verify that your files are written
  correctly to a disk.
  VOL Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
  XCOPY Copies files and directory trees.

[isup]

Got the following message when I type, C:\>help,
" `help' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. "

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[sechs]

First of all, there is no DOS in Windows 2000. There is a command line interface, but Windows really is the operating system.

Second, help is an external command. If help.exe is not in your path, it will not execute. Try going to \Windows\System32\ and see if it is there.

Third, help does not list all commands that may be available to you. It also does not give syntax.

If you want specific help, you can run nearly all commands with the /h switch to get syntax and other use information.

[isup]

help.exe is in system32. Wrote command `type /h' and got syntax error.

[john_phoenix]

99% of dos commands have the help built into them this is accessed by the switch /?
example format /? will list the switches for the format command

[Starfury_2260]

typing help on the command prompt shows the list of commands available. if it does not show up then you are not typing it correctly.

[sechs]

If people are going to resurect threads, they should, at least, read them....

Originally posted by sechs
Third, help does not list all commands that may be available to you.

[isup]

Commands cls, date, time, and dir, work but help, format
and label don't. typed 'help' several times.

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