Toshiba T1100 PLUS User Manual page 90

USING MS-DOS
Once you add
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must include the extension whenever you specify the
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MS-DOS uses file extensions to indicate types of program files,
for example:
.ASM Assembly Source File
.BAT Batch File
.EXE Execution File
.SYS System File
When you
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need to
Some programs also use file extensions to indicate types of data
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files, for example:
.DOC
Document File
.BAK Backup File
.WKS Worksheet
Two special characters called wild cards can
when working with filenames and extensions.
are the asterisk
MS-DOS Manual for information on wild cards and how
to use them.
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extension to a filename belonging to a data file,
an
MS-DOS program filename, you do not
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the extension.
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