DOS Shell
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| Type | File manager |
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DOS Shell is a
Overview
DOS Shell was one of the first successful attempts to create a basic
An early incarnation of DOS Shell, titled
In MS-DOS 4.x and 5.x, the program was implemented as
Features
The shell includes common features seen in other file managers such as copying, moving and renaming files as well as the ability to launch applications with a
DOSSHELL". It had the ability to set simple colours and styles.
The shell also has a help system, a program list, and a task swapper. Like many modern file managers, it had the ability to display dual hierarchy directory and file lists, i.e. left and right panes, displaying both a list of directory contents and the hierarchical file path to the current working directory. A mouse was supported, however, like any other DOS application, it required an appropriate device driver.
One feature was the ability to list all files on a hard drive in a single alphabetized list along with the path and other attributes. This permitted the user to compare versions of a file in different directories by their attributes and easily spot duplicates.
Shortcomings
DOS Shell was incapable of full
In time,
See also
- ViewMAX – the equivalent component in DR DOS
- XTree was more popular than DOS Shell
- Comparison of file managers
- COMMAND.COM
References
- from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "MS-DOS and Windows command line dosshell command". Computer Hope. 2018-11-13. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
Further reading
- Cooper, Jim (2001). Using MS-DOS 6.22 (Special third ed.). ISBN 978-0789725738.
- Wolverton, Van (1990). MS-DOS Commands: Microsoft Quick Reference (4th revised ed.). ISBN 978-1-55615289-4.