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The
commands summarized
in this chapter
can
be used to perform the following
tasks:
• Copying
a
disk
(DISKCOPY)
•
Formatting a
new disk
(FORMAT)
• Relabeling
a
disk
(RELABEL)
• Looking
at a
disk's directory
(DIR)
•
Viewing
the files in a directory
(LIST)
• Protecting a file
from
deletion
(PROTECT)
• Getting information
about a
file
system (INFO)
•
Changing
the
current
directory
(CD)
•
Setting
the date
and
time
(DATE)
•
Typing a
text
file
to the
screen
(TYPE)
• Renaming
a
file
(RENAME)
• Deleting
a
file
(DELETE)
•
Copying
files
on a single
disk
system (COPY)
•
Copying
files
on a
dual disk
system (COPY)
•
Creating a
new directory
(MAKEDIR)
• Redirecting the
output of a command
(»
•
Using
the RAM disk
• Changing the Startup-Sequence
• Setting the Real Time Clock
(SETCLOCK)
• Opening
a
new CLI
window (NEWCLI)
• Closing
an existing CLI window (ENDCLI)
We suggest
you
read
and
try
each of
these items in
sequence. Each command
leaves the
Amiga
in
a
known
state, so
the
command which
immediately
follows
will work exactly as shown.
Before
you
begin this
section,
be
sure
you have two blank double-sided dis-
kettes,
along
with
your
Workbench disk
.
Write-protect
your
master diskette,
and
write-enable the blank disk before
you
begin
(by sliding
the
write-protect
notches
,
as explained
in Chapter
2)
.
Most
of
the
commands
reviewed in
this
chapter
assume
that
you
have
a single
disk drive
system
.
However,
for conve-
nience
of
those
with
more than
one
disk drive, the two disk version
of the
command
is
occasionally given
.
Commands you give
AmigaDOS are
shown
indented
from
the left margin.
After
typing
each command,
press the Return key to return
control
to
Amiga-
DOS
.
Although the
commands
are
all shown
in
capital
letters, it is mainly to help
you
distinguish them from the rest
of
the text.
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AmigaDOS and the CLI
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