Friday, October 5, 2007

batch files and conclusion

DOS can also enable us to do automated sequencing of different DOS commands by using “batch files” which are named this since you batch together a sequence of DOS commands and store them in a file with an extension of “.bat”. This saves time by doing a bunch of commands all at once as opposed to one by one. To make a batch file, you can use the programs notepad, MS Word (save it as plain text) or the DOS “copy” command and save it with a “.bat” file extension. When DOS initially comes onto your screen, type in the batch file’s name without the extension “.bat”.
I hope you have a more in depth understanding of DOS and all of its concepts, rules and its usefulness. Though Windows is the dominant system of today, DOS can have its advantages over Windows in its quickness and exactness.

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