The Current Directory - Epson Equity LT-386SX User Manual

On your own hard disk, you can create a subdirectory structure
that is more complex than this one. Or you may prefer to keep
things simple. Organize your disk to suit your own needs; you
can modify the structure as your needs change.
When creating subdirectories, note the following points:
(except the root directory, which is limited in the number
of files and subdirectories).
can include as many as eight characters (letters or
numbers), and you can add an optional extension consisting
of up to three characters.
a backslash ( \ ).

The Current Directory

MS-DOS always recognizes one directory as the current, or
default, directory, just as it always recognizes one drive as being
the current, or default, drive. The current directory is the
directory in which MS-DOS performs your commands, unless
you tell it otherwise. If you want to run a program or access a
data file that is not stored in the current directory, you can
change directories (making a different directory the current
directory) or include a pathname in your command.
Six basic directory operations are described on the following
pages:
Using MS-DOS With Your Computer
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