Article ID: 72188 - Last Review: May 12, 2003 - Revision: 2.0

MS-DOS Command Extension Table by Version

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SUMMARY

The following table is a list of external MS-DOS commands and the extension for the respective version number. Version numbers containing an "x" indicate all versions pertaining to that category.

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Command                      Version

          2.0x  2.1x  3.00  3.2x  3.3x  4.0x  5.0   6.0   6.2   6.21
                      3.1x                    5.00a             6.22

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APPEND    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
ASSIGN    COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   N/A   N/A   N/A
ATTRIB    N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
BACKUP    COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   EXE   N/A   N/A   N/A
BASIC     COM   COM   COM   COM   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
BASICA    COM   COM   COM   COM   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
CHKDSK    COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
CHOICE    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   COM   COM   COM
COMMAND   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM
COMP      COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   EXE   N/A   N/A   N/A
DBLSPACE  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   N/A
DEBUG     COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
DEFRAG    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
DELTREE   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
DISKCOMP  COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM
DISKCOPY  COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM
DOSKEY    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   COM   COM   COM   COM
DOSSHELL  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   COM   COM   EXE   N/A   N/A
DOSSWAP   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   N/A   N/A
DRVSPACE  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE
EDIT      N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   COM   COM   COM   COM
EDLIN     COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   EXE   N/A   N/A   N/A
EMM386    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
EXE2BIN   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   N/A   N/A   N/A
EXPAND    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
FASTHELP  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
FASTOPEN  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
FC        N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
FDISK     COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
FILESYS   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
FIND      EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
FORMAT    COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM
GRAFTABL  N/A   N/A   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   N/A   N/A   N/A
GRAPHICS  COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM
GWBASIC   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
HELP      N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   COM   COM   COM
IFSFUNC   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
INTERLNK  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
INTERSVR  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
JOIN      N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   N/A   N/A   N/A
KEYB      N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM
KEYBFR    N/A   N/A   COM   COM   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
KEYBGR    N/A   N/A   COM   COM   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
KEYBIT    N/A   N/A   COM   COM   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
KEYBSP    N/A   N/A   COM   COM   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
KEYBUK    N/A   N/A   COM   COM   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
LABEL     N/A   N/A   COM   COM   COM   COM   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
LINK      EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
LOADFIX   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   COM   COM   COM   COM
MEM       N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
MEMMAKER  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
MIRROR    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   COM   N/A   N/A   N/A
MODE      COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM
MORE      COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM
MOVE      N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
MSBACKUP  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
MSCDEX    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
MSD       N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE*
MWAV      N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
MWAVTSR   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
MWBACKUP  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
MWUNDEL   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
NLSFUNC   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
POWER     N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
PRINT     COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
QBASIC    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
RECOVER   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   EXE   N/A   N/A   N/A
REPLACE   N/A   N/A   EXE   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
RESTORE   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
SCANDISK  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE
SELECT    N/A   N/A   COM   COM   COM   COM   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
SETVER    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
SHARE     N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
SIZER     N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
SMARTDRV  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE
SMARTMON  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   N/A
SORT      EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
SUBST     N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
SYS       COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM
TREE      COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM   COM
UNDELETE  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
UNFORMAT  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   COM   COM   COM   COM
VSAFE     N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   COM   COM   COM
XCOPY     N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE   EXE
* Indicates the version of MS-DOS provided MSD.EXE and MSD.COM. For more information on these versions, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ms-dos and 6.20 and msd and exe and com 67h
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 2.11 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 3.1
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 3.2 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 3.21 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3a
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 4.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 4.01 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition
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