Epson 100 User Manual

Note
MS-DOS provides several commands that make using

pathnames easy:

APPEND lets you set a  search path for date files and

executable files so MS-DOS known where to find them

even if you don' specify the drive and directory.

PATH lets you specify a search path for commands and

programs files; so you don't have to type a full pathname

every time you want to run an application program or an

MS-DOS command.

SUBST lets you substitute drive letter for a directory

path, which is convenient  if you frequently type long

pathnames.

See your MS-DOS Reference Manual for information on

these helpful commands.

You use the MKDIR command to create directories in

MS-DOS. For example, to create a LEDGER directory under

your root directory, type the following and press Enter:

You can abbreviate the name of this command to MD. For

example, to create a SALES directory under the LEDGER
directory, type the following and press Enter:

If you are currently in the LEDGER directory, you could create
the SALES subdirectory with this command:

Using MS-DOS With Your Computer

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