Mastering DOS 5 /
Judd Robbins.
- 3rd ed.
- San Francisco : SYBEX, 1991.
- xxx, 828 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + pbk.
Rev. ed. of: Mastering DOS. 2nd ed., new & expanded ed. c1988. Includes index. "767-3"--Spine.
Part I: Getting Started -- The Fundamentals of DOS -- Your first steps with DOS -- Up and running -- Part II: Understanding the DOS Shell -- Introducing the File System -- Manipulating Files and Directories -- Running Application Programs -- Part III: Completing the Fundamentals -- Printing -- Communicating with other devices -- Customizing: Optimizing DOS for your system -- Redirecting and rearranging your information -- Making backups and restoring files -- Part IV: Presenting two powerful DOS 5 Resources -- Using the full-screen editor -- QBasic: Programming for any DOS User -- Part V: Saving time with Batch Files -- The power of DOS Batch Files -- Using subcommands in batch files -- Sophisticated batch-file examples -- Part VI: Going beyond -- DOS Macros and Advanced Command Techniques -- Using Specialized DOS Commands -- Managing memory beyond the 640K limit.