Human68k 3.02 COMMAND.X commands

[eidis]

 Hi Guys !

Once again it needed to be done and here it is. The full list of COMMAND.X integrated commands and examples on how to use them. I hope that once again it will make the X68000 less mysterious.

exit
===
Exits child process and returns to parent process.


cls
==
Clears screen.


dir
==
Lists contents of current directory.


copy
===
Copies file or files.

Examples:
copy A:\command.x b:\command.x   - Copies command.x from A: drive to B:
copy command.x b:                          - Copies command.x from current directory to drive B:
copy *.* b:                                       - Copies all files in the current directory to drive B:


del (erase)
========
Deletes file or contents of directory. Del acts the same as erase.

Examples:
del *.*                              - Deletes all files in current directory.
del test                             - Deletes file "test" or contents of directory test.


ren (rename)
=========
Renames file. Ren acts the same as rename.

Example:
ren autoexec.bat !Start.bat      - Renames autoexec.bat to !Start.bat


chdir (cd)
======
Changes directory. Chdir acts the same as cd.

Examples:
cd b:          - Changes to drive b:
cd             - Shows current directory
cd ..          - Go back one directory
cd bin        - Change to Bin directory


mkdir (md)
=======
Creates directory. Mkdir acts the same as md.

Example:
mkdir test          - Creates directory "test"


rmdir (rd)
======
Removes directory. The directory must be empty.

Example:
rmdir test          - Removes directory test, but only if it is empty.


type
===
Displays file in ASCII mode.

Example:
type readme.txt         - Displays readme.txt file in terminal


ver
==
Shows version of Human68k.


date
===
Change local date.


time
===
Change local time.


his
==
Show typed command history.


set
==
Sets environment variable.

Example:
set path=a:;a:\bin    - Sets variable path to root and Bin directory


path
===
Defines default search patch for executable programs.

Example:
path=a:;a:\bin;a:\sys      - Defines root, Bin and Sys directory as additional place to look for programs.


prompt
=====
Changes the shown path before command input to user specified text.

Example:
prompt GameSX Rulez:    - Changes prompt to GameSX Rulez:
prompt                             - Changes prompt back to default


vol
==
Sets volume label for disk drive.

Examples:
vol a:                - Show volume label of drive A:
vol a:Warez/s   - Set volume label as "Warez" for drive A:
vol a:/c             - Clear volume label for drive A:


break
====
Enables or disables CTRL+C to stop execution of programs.

Examples:
break on  - Enable CTRL+C
break off  - Disable CTRL+C


verify
====
Verifies written data to hard disk. Can be defined in config.sys

Examples:
verify on   - Enable verification
verify off   - Disable verification


ctty
===
Change the input/output device

Exaples:
ctty aux    - Changes input/output to remote terminal on auxiliary port.
ctty con    - Changes input/output back to the main terminal. Must be typed in remote terminal.


screen
=====
Changes screen resolution:

Examples:
screen 0   - Changes to 96 character 768x512 mode
screen 1   - Changes to 64 character 512x512 mode


temp
====
Define temporaty path. Can be very handy when copying files.

Example:
temp=a:\bin                     - Sets Bin directory as temporary
copy config.sys temp        - Copies config.sys to temporaty directory


memfree
======
Show free memory


echo
====
Turns on or off displaying of commands when running bat file.

Examples:
@echo off         - Disables displaying commands and only program output is shown.
echo on            - Enables displaying commands.
echo GameSX   - Displays "GameSX" message.


for
==
Performs repeaded execution of commands. The variable after %% can be any character. Criteria can contain one or more file specifications.

Exaples:
for %%X in (*.txt) to type %%X       - Displays all txt files at once, which are in the current directory.


goto
===
Go to specified label in bat file.

Example:
echo off
:START
echo GameSX Rulez
GOTO START              - Displays GameSX Rulez in infinite loop.


if
=
Performs conditional action. Can be very efficient when used with GOTO command.

Examples:
IF EXIST !Start.bat !Start.bat                                   - Launches !Start.bat if it is found
IF NOT EXIST !Start.bat echo !Start.bat not found.  - Displays message if !Start bat is not found


pause
=====
Pauses and waits for user to press any key to continue.

Example:
pause                        - Pauses and waits for user to press any key.
pause Success           - Pauses, displays message "Success" and waits for user to press any key.


rem
===
Instructs lines in bat files beginning with rem to be treated as remarks.

Example:
rem Hello World


shift
===
Increase number of parameters to more than maximum standard ten for use in bat files. Usually they can be from %0 to %9. If you launch test.bat %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 %10 only %1 till %9 will be available. Use shift to shift them one higher and then %2 till %10 will be available.

Keep the scene alive !
Eidis