MS-DOS External Commands
The COMMAND Command
Description:
Starts a new copy of the MS-DOS Command Interpreter.
Command Syntax:
COMMAND [[drive:]path] [device] [/E:nnnnn] [/P] [/[C|K] command] [/MSG]
Explanation of Syntax:
[[drive:]path] specifies the directory containing COMMAND.COM file.
[device] specifies the device to use for command input and output.
[/E:nnnnn] sets the initial environment size to nnnnn bytes.
[/P] makes the new Command Interpreter permanent (can't exit).
[/C command] executes the specified command and returns.
[/K command] executes the specified command and continues running.
[/MSG] stores all error messages in memory (requires /P as well).
Command Use:
This command can be used at the command prompt and in batch files.
