Epson 10020 User Manual

Creating an AUTOEXEC.BAT File

You can create an AUTOEXEC.BAT file using any command

or program that lets you create a text-only file. If you have a
word processing program that can save a file as a text-only file

(sometimes called an ASCII text file), you can use that

program to create your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Here’s an example of an AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

PATH C:\; C:\DOS

PROMPT $P

The first line tells MS-DOS to look for programs or batch files

in the root directory and the DOS directory. This way you can

run programs in those directories without having to specify

pathnames in the commands.

The second line changes the MS-DOS command prompt so

that it displays your current directory.

The MS-DOS COPY command provides an easy way to create

an AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Follow these steps:

1.

If you are creating an AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the

working copy of your MS-DOS Startup disk, insert the

diskette into drive A. if you are creating an

AUTOEXEC.BAT file on your hard disk, log onto the root

directory of your hard disk. (Type 

CD C : \ 

and press

Enter.)

2. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following and

press Enter:

COPY CON: d:\AUTOEXEC.BAT

where d: is the drive that is to contain the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file you are creating.

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