Editing List of DOS commands (section)

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This article lists notable [[command (computing)|commands]] provided by the [[MS-DOS]] [[disk operating system]] (DOS), especially as used on an [[IBM PC compatible]] [[computer]]. Other DOS variants as well as the legacy [[Windows]] [[shell (computing)|shell]], [[Command Prompt]] (cmd.exe), provide many of these commands. Many other DOS variants [[List of disk operating systems called DOS|are informally called ''DOS'']], but are not included in the scope of the list. The highly related variant, [[IBM PC DOS]], is included. The list is not intended to be exhaustive, but does include commands covering the various releases.

Each command is implemented either as [[shell builtin|built-in]] to the [[command-line interpreter|command interpreter]], [[COMMAND.COM]], or as an external [[computer program|program]]. Although prevailing style is to write command names in all caps, the interpreter matches ignoring case.

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