Types of Commands
AmigaDOS has both disk-based and internal commands.
Disk-based commands must be loaded from a disk before execution. On systems with hard disks, the disk-based commands are always accessible to the system since they are automatically loaded when invoked. On a floppy-only system, these commands are read from a floppy disk that must be inserted whenever they are called.
Internal commands reside in the Shell, which is in ROM (Read Only Memory). The system accesses internal commands immediately.
Some AmigaDOS commands are essentially the same as menu items or programs on the Workbench. These commands and the corresponding Workbench equivalent are shown in the following table:
|
Command
|
Function
|
Workbench Counterpart
|
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CD
|
Change the current directory
|
Select another window/icon
|
|
COPY
|
Copy a file, directory, or disk
|
Copy menu item
|
|
DATE
|
Set the correct date and time
|
Prefs/Time editor
|
|
DELETE
|
Delete a file or directory
|
Delete menu item
|
|
DIR
|
Show files in a directory
|
Show All Files menu item
|
|
DISKCOPY
|
Copy a disk
|
Copy menu item
|
|
ENDSHELL
|
Close a Shell window
|
Select Shell window close gadget
|
|
FORMAT
|
Format a disk
|
Format Disk menu item
|
|
INFO
|
Show information on all disks
|
Observe disk window title bars
|
|
LIST
|
Show files, with sizes, etc.
|
View By Name menu item
|
|
MAKEDIR
|
Make a new directory
|
New Drawer menu item
|
|
NEWSHELL
|
Open a new Shell window
|
Open Shell icon
|
|
RELABEL
|
Rename the disk volume in the specified drive with the specified name
|
Rename menu item
|
|
RENAME
|
Rename a file or directory
|
Rename menu item
|
|
SETCLOCK
|
Save the date and time
|
Prefs/Time editor
|
|
TYPE
|
Display the contents of a text file
|
MultiView program
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