Special Dos Command Characters - Motorola MT 2000 User Manual

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You may have noticed some special characters in the preceding table (*). Certain keyboard characters mean
special things to DOS. Some of these are:
Special DOS Character
*
\
?
/
There are a couple limitations you may want to know about DOS, RSS files, and directories.
1) First, DOS only allows file names to be 8 characters long. However, file names can have an optional
1, 2 or 3-character extension after the file name. The extension must be separated from the file name
by a period (sometimes called a dot).
2) Second, DOS allows only 111 files under the root directory (topmost) on any diskette or hard disk. We
highly recommend that you further subdivide your files into more directories before you accumulate
this many files in any directory, not just the root directory. It's very confusing and time-consuming to
work with or view this many files at once.
3) Last, the maximum number of files allowed by the RSS in any non-root directory, whether diskette or
hard disk, is approximately 400. This is an RSS limitation, not a DOS or computer limitation. If you
have more than 400 files, create another directory.
The RSS is not a Microsoft Windows program. The RSS can be executed only from the DOS prompt on
computers which are not running Microsoft Windows.
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Table 2-4. Special DOS Command Characters
Wildcard character. You can substitute this character for any type or
quantity of characters/digits that follow (not precede) it.
Backslash. A special character to separate directories
when specifying path names. By itself, it also represents the root
directory.
Wildcard character meaning you can substitute/match it for any
single-digit or character.
Front slash. Used for setting options of commands.
What it means...
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