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Kreisen 3 8 6 X / X E User Manual

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The MD command is a short form of MKDIR. This internal
DOS command creates a subdirectory under the directory you
are currently in. Since your computer boots up in the hard disk

root directory, the command you just entered created a
subdirectory named DOS4 under the root directory.

Note

If you don’t understand the term “root directory” refer to

your MS-DOS User’s Guide, “Files and Directories.”

When the computer displays the C> prompt again, enter:

C>DIR

to see what you have done. You should see a directory listing

similar to the following:

COMMAND COM XXXXX X-XX-XX X:XXX
FORMAT

EXE XXXXX X-XX-XX X:XXX

DOS4

x - x x - x x x : x x x

X File(s)

XXXXXXXX bytes free

c >

Just as MS-DOS commands usually look at the “current” disk

drive, they also look at the current directory. Since you can
change the current, “logged” disk drive, you would

expect to

be able to change the current, logged directory. You can, using

the CD (CHDIR) command. Enter the command series:

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Using Your Hard Disk