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Browse All Abbreviation related to the Acronym DOS Commands. All abbreviations on this page are %% means identifies the variable in a Batch file FOR - %%A - IN ( [X] [Y] [Z] ) - DO loop, %0 means a Batch command that replaces %0 with its own filename, %1 means first replaceable argument in a Batch file beyond %0, * means Wild Card in searches, 350K means 350,000, ? means Place holder for a single unknown character in searches, @ means ECHO OFF Batch file command, ACME means Acme (computer virus), a computer virus which infects Microsoft DOS EXE files, APPEND means Application File search path, APPEND means command that enables a user to open files in the specified directory as if they were in the current directory, ASSIGN means ASSIGN or Re-assign the specified drive, ATTRIB means ATTRIButes, BACKUP means Back-up files, BREAK means [ON/OFF] watch for a break in execution, or not, CALC means CALCulator, CALL means Invoke a Batch file as a subroutine, CHCP means CHange Code Page, CHDIR means Change Directory, CHKDSK means Check Disk, CLS means CLear the Screen,
| Abbreviations | Definition | More |
|---|---|---|
| %% | identifies the variable in a Batch file FOR - %%A - IN ( [X] [Y] [Z] ) - DO loop. | %% |
| %0 | a Batch command that replaces %0 with its own filename. | %0 |
| %1 | first replaceable argument in a Batch file beyond %0. | %1 |
| * | Wild Card in searches. | * |
| 350K | 350,000. | 350K |
| ? | Place holder for a single unknown character in searches. | ? |
| @ | ECHO OFF Batch file command. | @ |
| ACME | Acme (computer virus), a computer virus which infects Microsoft DOS EXE files. | ACME |
| APPEND | Application File search path. | APPEND |
| APPEND | command that enables a user to open files in the specified directory as if they were in the current directory. | APPEND |
| ASSIGN | ASSIGN or Re-assign the specified drive. | ASSIGN |
| ATTRIB | ATTRIButes. | ATTRIB |
| BACKUP | Back-up files. | BACKUP |
| BREAK | [ON/OFF] watch for a break in execution, or not. | BREAK |
| CALC | CALCulator. | CALC |
| CALL | Invoke a Batch file as a subroutine. | CALL |
| CHCP | CHange Code Page. | CHCP |
| CHDIR | Change Directory. | CHDIR |
| CHKDSK | Check Disk. | CHKDSK |
| CLS | CLear the Screen. | CLS |
