Atari PC Owner's Manual page 39

Parameter Explanation
[<drive:> J The square brackets indicate that the drive parameter is
optional. Use it only if you want to access a drive other
than the working drive (given in the MS-DOS prompt).
The angle brackets indicate that you must type in a
valid drive designation {A:, B:, or C:).
[<pathname> J The square brackets indicate that the pathname param­
eter is optional. Use it to list any directory, subdirectory,
or filename other than the working directory. Items
listed in the pathname must be separated from each
other with backslashes(\).
[/p] The /p (pause) switch is optional. It tells MS-DOS to dis­
play the directory one screenful at a time, pausing
between displays. If the switch is omitted and the direc­
tory is longer than one screenful, it will scroll up off­
screen as it is displayed.
The /w (wide) switch is optional. It tells MS-DOS to dis­
[/w]
play the directory in a five column format, rather than
the default format of one column.
Follow these guidelines for typing commands and parameters
correctly:
• Include all required punctuation characters. Drive letters must
be followed by a colon (for example, A:), and a backslash(\)
must separate all items in a pathname from each other.
• Commands and parameters can be entered in any combination
of upper- and lowercase letters. For example, diR/P is just as
valid as DIR/p.
• A space must always separate the command from the drive
parameter. DIR B: is valid; DIRB: is not.
• A space between the command and any parameter other than
the drive parameter is optional. For example, DIR/p and DIR /p
are both valid.
• Spaces between a series of parameters are optional. For example,
DIR/w/p and DIR /w /p are both valid.
• The order of switches is usually not important. For example,
DIR/w/p and DIR/p/w are both valid.
• A command and its parameters together can have a maximum
of 126 characters and spaces.
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