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To change
to
a
different
current
directory
,
you
tell the
system which
directory is
to be the current
one.
For
example,
when you
did
a
DIR
command on
dfO:,
you
saw an entry for c(dir)
.
If
you want
that directory to become the
current one, you
issue the
command:
CDC
Now
when you
issue the
command
DlR, it
shows
the
contents of
this level
of
the
filing
system.
The
command
CD
alone
shows you the name
of your current
directory. You
go
up to the
root
directory by
specifying:
CD:
to go
up to the.
root
level
on
the
current volume (if you refer
to
your di
skettes
by
volume
name)-make
sure you
leave
a space
before the
colon-,
or
CD dfO:
to go to
the
root volume on
the built-in disk drive
.
To move
up
one
level
in
the directory
structure (to go from a subdirectory
toward
the root directory),
enter:
CO
l
Later
in this
chapter, you'll see
how to
create
new
directories
with
the
MAKEDIR
command
.
Setting the Date and Time
You can set
the
AmigaDOS
clock by using the DATE
command
.
Enter the
date
in
the
format
DD-MMM-YY
(two
digits
for
date, three letters
for
month
,
and
two
digits
for year)
.
Enter
the time in the
format
HH:MM:SS
,
with
seconds
being
optional.
Try
an example of setting
the clock:
DATE 12:00:00 01-apr-87
If you just enter
DATE
with
no
additional
information
,
the
current values for
date
and time are
returned
.
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AmigaDOS and
the eLI
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