Drive Identifier - Toshiba T1100 PLUS User Manual

USING
The discussion below assumes you are organizing
directory on each diskette.
If you organize your files with more than one directory
on each diskette you must designate a pathname
whenever you specify a file.
MS-DOS
Your
and pathing.
Files on diskettes have two parts: a drive identifier and the filename.

Drive Identifier

When you access a file (or files) you must tell the computer which
drive contains the diskette holding the file you wish to work with.
This is done by typing the letter
designating the lower drive, followed by a colon (:). You can type the
letter in uppercase or lowercase. The colon separates it from the rest of
the file specification. For example,
A>DIR B:filename.ext
tells the computer to go to drive
'filename.ext.' If you do not type
on the diskette in drive
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manual gives information on pathnames
A
designating the upper drive or
B
and look for a file with the name
B:,
the computer looks for the file
A.
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