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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
P R E F A C E ix
O v erv iew ix
SY M B O L S A N D C O N V E N T IO N S x
C O Y A N D R U L E S A N D R E ST R IC T IO N S x iii
C H A P T E R 1 IN T R O D U C T IO N T O T H E S Y S T E M 1-1
T H E C E N T R A L M O D U L E 1-3
T H E W O R K ST A T IO N S 1-5
T H E N O R T H ST A R W O R K ST A T IO N S 1-6
T H E K E Y B O A R D 1-7
In trod u ction l-7
T ypcw riter an d C on trol K eys 1-8
F u n ction K ey s an d N u m cric K ey pad 1-10
T H E SO F T W A R E 1-13
ST O R IN G IN F O R M A T IO N 1-14
N E T W A R E SE C U R IT Y F E A T U R E S 1-22
Login/passw ord Security 1-23
T ru stee Secu rity 1-24
D irectory Secu rity 1-28
E ffectiv e R igh ts 1-29
C H A P T E R 2 G E T T IN G S T A R T E D 2-1
L oggin g In 2-2
U sin g H E L P 2-4
Id en tify in g Y ou rself 2-5
D isp lay in g th e D ate a nd T im e 2-6
D cterm in in g Y o u r A ccess R igh ts 2-7
C h an gin g Y ou r P assw ord 2-8
P layin g N SN IP E S 2-9
L ogging O u t 2-10
U sin g C om m an d s on th e N etw ork 2-11
M a p p in g a n d R em ap p in g D isk D riv es 2-13
M ore E x perim en tin g on the N etw ork 2-14
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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C H A P T E R 3 C O M M U N IC A T IN G W IT H O T H E R U S E R S 3-1
SE N D IN G M E SSA G E S 3-2 *
E L E C T R O N IC M A IL 3-4
C rea tin g an d Sen d in g a M em o 3-5
T H E E L E C T R O N IC M A IL B O X 3-8
T Y P E S O F M A IL 3-9
M A IL A T T R IB U T E S 3-11
SE A R C H IN G F O R M A IL 3-12
SE N D IN G M A IL T O G R O U P S 3-15
SC R E E N D ISP L A Y A N D C O M M A N D E N T R Y 3-17
E L E C T R O N IC M A IL SY ST E M C O M M A N D S 3-20
T h c C H E C K C om m an d 3-2 1
T h e C L O SE C om m an d 3-22
T h e D IR E C T O R Y C om m an d 3-23
T h e E D IT C om m and 3-24
T h e H E L P C om m and 3-27
T he L IST C om m an d 3-29
T h c L IST M Y M E M O S C om m an d 3-30
T h e L IS T U S E R S A N D G R O U P S C om m an d 3-3 1 *
T h e O P E N C om m and 3-32
T he P U T C om m an d 3-33
The Q U IT C om m and 3-34
T h e R E A D C om m an d 3-35
T h e R E M O V E C om m an d 3-37
T h e R E M O V E M Y M E M O S C om m an d 3-38
T h e SE N D C om m an d 3-39
T h c V IE W C om m and 3-4 1
C H A P T E R 4 M A N A G IN G D IR E C T O R IE S 4-l
W O R K IN G W IT H D IR E C T O R IE S 4-2
N etW are D irectory S tructu re 4-2
A ccessin g N etw ork F iles 4-3
T h e C H K V O L C om m an d 4-5
T h e E R A S E D IR C om m an d 4-6
T h e F L A G D IR C om m an d 4-8 '*
T h e G R A N T C om m an d 4-11
T h e L IST D IR C om m an d 4-14
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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C H A P T E R 4 M A N A G IN G D IR E C T O R IE S
W O R K IN G W IT H D IR E C T O R IE S
T h e M A K E D IR C om m an d 4-15
T h e N P A T H C om m an d 4-17
T h e R E N D IR C om m an d 4-23
T h e R E V O K E C om m and 4-25
T he SH O W D IR C om m and 4-27
T he T L IST C om m and 4-29
T h e U D IR C om m an d 4-30
T h e V O L IN F O C om m and 4-32
T he D O S C H D IR C om m an d 4-34
T he D O S C H K D SK C om m and 4-35
T he D O S D IR C om m and 4-39
T he D O S M K D IR C om m and 4-4 1
T he D O S P A T H C om m and 4-42
T h e D O S R M D IR C om m an d 4-44
C H A P T E R 5 M A N A G IN G F IL E S 5-1
T h e F L A G C om m an d 5-2
T h e H ID E F IL E C om m an d 5-4
T h e L A R C H IV E C om m an d 5-6
T h e L R E ST O R E C om m and 5-15
T h e N A R C H IV E C om m an d 5-18
T h : N C O P Y C o m m an d 5-26
T h e N R E ST O R E C om m an d 5-29
T h e P U R G E C om m and 5-32
T he SA L V A G E C om m and 5-33
T h e SH O W F IL E C om m and 5-35
T h e D O S A T T R IB C om m and 5-36
T h e D O S C O P Y C om m and 5-37
T he D O S D E L C om m an d 5-42
T he D O S FC (Fi1e C om pare) C om m and 5-43
T he D O S R E C O V E R C om m and 5-53
T he D O S R E N (R enam e) C om m and 5-55
T h e D O S R E ST O R E C om m and 5-56
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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C H A P T E R 6 U S IN G T H E S H A R E D D IS K E T T E D R IV E 6-1
In trod u ction 6 -1
D ISK E T T E D R IV E C O M M A N D S 6-2
The R EQ U EST C om m and 6-2
T h e R E L E A SE C om m and 6-3
T h e F O R M A T C om m and 6-4
T he D ISK C O PY (Copy D iskette) C om m and 6-6
T he D ISK C O M P (C om pare D iskettcs) C om m and 6-9
T h e D IS K B O O T C om m an d 6-10
T H E SIM U L A T E D SE C O N D D ISK E T T E D R IV E 6-ll
C H A P T E R 7 P R IN T IN G 7-l
O verview 7-1
H O W P R IN T IN G W O R K S 7-2
Shared P rin ters 7-2
L o cal P rin ters 7-4
P R IN T IN G C O M M A N D S 7-5
T h e P R IN T E R C om m an d 7-5
T h c L O C A L C om m an d 7-8
T hc N P R IN T C om m an d 7-12
T he Q C om m and 7-16
T h e SP O O L C om m an d 7-19
T h c E N D SP O O L C om m and 7-24
T h e D O S P R IN T C om m an d 7-26
C H A P T E R 8 O T H E R D O S C O M M A N D S 8-1
O v erv iew 8-1
T h e B R E A K C om m an d 8-2
T h e C H K M E M C om m an d 8-3
T h c C L S C o m m an d 8-4
T h e C O M M A N D C om m an d 8-5
T h e C T T Y C om m an d 8-7
T h e C U R SO R C om m and 8-8
T h e D A T E C om m an d 8-9
T he E X IT C om m an d 8-10
T he F IN D C om m an d 8-11
T h c M O R E C om m an d 8-13
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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C H A P T E R 8 O T H E R D O S C O M M A N D S
T h e P R O M P T C om m and 8-14
T h e SE T C om m an d 8-16
T he SO R T C om m and 8-17
T h e T IM E C om m and 8-19
T h e T Y P E C om m an d 8-20
T h e V E R com m an d 8-2 1
T h e V E R IF Y C om m an d 8-22
T h e V O L C om m and 8-23
C H A P T E R 9 U S IN G T H E S E T L O G IN C O M M A N D 9-1
A Sa m p le L ogin S crip t 9-2
T h e SE T L O G IN C om m an d 9-4
SE T L O G IN 'S N P A T H 9-5
SE T L O G IN 'S C O M SP E C 9-6
SE T L O G IN 'S IN C L U D E 9-8
SE T L O G IN 'S D R IV E 9-9
SE T L O G IN 'S W R IT E 9-10
U sin g C on d ition als 9-13
L ogin Scrip t P aram eters 9-16
# --E x tern al P rogram E xecu tion 9-18
SE T L O G IN 'S E X IT 9-19
SE T L O G IN 'S B R E A K 9-20
D isplayin g F iles 9-2 1
ln sertin g E x p lan a tory T ex t 9 -22
F irin g P h asers 9-2 3
C H A P T E R 10 C R E A T IN G A N D U S IN G B A T C H F IL E S 10-1
B A T C H P R O C E SSIN G 10-2
T h e A U T O E X E C .B A T F ile 10-4
T H E A U T O E X E C .B A T F IL E 10-5
H ow T o C reate A n A U T O E X E C .B A T F ile 10-5
R eplaceable P aram eters 10-7
E x ecu tin g A .B A T F ile 10-9
B A T C H F IL E C O M M A N D S 10-10
In trod u ction 10-10
E C H O 10-11
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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C H A P T E R 10 C R E A T IN G A N D U S IN G B A T C H F IL E S
B A T C H F IL E C O M A N D S
F O R 10-12
G O T O 10-14
IF an d T H E N 10-15
P A U SE 10-16
SH IF T 10-18
R EM (R em ark) 10-19
C H A PT ER 11 T H E D O S LIN E E D IT O R (ED LIN ) 11-1
E D L IN F IL E S 11-2
H O W T O ST A R T E D L IN 11-3
SP E C IA L E D IT IN G K E Y S 1l-5
(F l)K ey 11-6
IF2)K ey l1-7
(F 3) K ey 11-8
(D el) K ey 1l-9
(F4) K cy 11-10 '-
fE scl K ey l1-11
Ilns) K cy 11-12
IF5) K E Y l1-14
U SIN G E D L IN C O M M A N D S 11-15
E D L IN C O M M A N D S 11-20
(A lppend C om m and 11-20
(C)opy C om m and 11-21
(D lelete Com m and l1-24
Klin ex E d it C om m and s l1-27
(E )nd C om m and 11-29
(Ilnsert C om m and 11-30
(L list C om m and 11-34
(M )ovc C om m and 11-37
(Plage C om m and 11-38
(Q luit Com m and 11-39
(R leplace C om m and 11-40
(Slearch C om m and 11-44 'G
(T lransfer C om m and 11-48
(W lrite C om m and 11-49
E D L IN E R R O R M E SSA G E S l1-50
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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- C H A P T E R 12 P R E P A R IN G D O S P R O G R A M S 12-1
T H E L IN K E R PR O G R A M (LIN K ) 12-2
D E F IN IT IO N S Y O U 'L L N E E D T O K N O W 12-4
F IL E S T H A T L IN K U SE S 12-6
H O W T O ST A R T L IN K 12-8
P rom p ts 12-9
C om m and L ine 12-10
R esp on se F ile 12-12
C O M M A N D C H A R A C T E R S 12-14
C O M M A N D P R O M P T S 12-16
L IN K SW IT C H E S 12-19
SA M P L E L IN K SE SSIO N 12-2 3
L IN K E R R O R M E SSA G E S 12-26
T H E E X E ZB IN C O M M A N D 12-29
E rror M essages 12-3 1
e C H A P T E R 13 T H E D O S D E B U G C O M M A N D 13-1
H O W T O ST A R T D E B U G 13-2
C O M M A N D IN F O R M A T IO N 13-4
P aram eters 13-6
D E B U G C O M M A N D S 13-10
(A lssem ble C om m and 13-10
(C lom pare C om m and 13-13
(D lum p C om m and 13-14
(E lnter C om m and 13-16
(F)ill C om m and 13-18
(G )O C om m and 13-19
(H )ex C om m and 13-21
(Ilnput C om m and 13-22
(L load Com m and 13-23
(M )ove C om m and 13-25
(N )am c C om m and 13-26
(O lutput C om m and 13-29
(Q luit Com m and 13-30
(R legistcr C om m and 13-31
(Slearch C om m and 13-35
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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C H A P T E R 13 T H E D O S D E B U G C O M M A N D
D E B U G C O M M A N D S
T C om m and 13-36 *( lrace
(U lnassem ble Com m and 13-38
(W lrite Com m and 13-40
E rror M cssagcs 13-43
A P P E N D IX A G L O S S A R Y A -l
A P P E N D IX B D O S D IS K A N D D E V IC E E R R O R S B -1
A PPEN D IX C A N SI ESC A PE SEQ U EN C ES C -1
A P P E N D IX D H O W T O C O N F IG U R E Y O U R S Y S T E M D -1
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A P P E N D IX E C O M M A N D IN D E X E -1
A P P E N D IX F U S IN G A N E X T E R N A L W O R K S T A T IO N
O N T H E N E T W O R K F -1
B ootin g a W ork station F -2
U sin g D O S C om m an d s on th e N ctw ork F -8
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