MS-DOS External Commands
The EXPAND Command
Description:
Expands one or more compressed files.
Command Syntax:
EXPAND [drive:][path]filename [[drive:][path]filename [...]] destination
Explanation of Syntax:
[drive:][path]filename specifies the location and/or name of a file or set of files to be expanded. You cannot use wildcards.
destination specifies the new location and/or name of an expanded file or set of files. Destination can be a drive letter and colon, directory name, filename, or combination.
The destination can only be a filename if you have specified a single filename for the source filename parameter. To expand a file or set of files to a different directory and keep the original filename(s), specify only a directory as the destination.
Command Use:
This command can be used at the command prompt and in batch files.
