fdisk: Fdisk is one of the more commonly used MS-DOS commands even today with Windows 95 and Windows 98. Fdisk allows the user to delete and or create partitions on the hard disk drive.

CD: (Change Directory) is a command used to switch directories in MS-DOS. For example if you needed to run Windows 3.11 from DOS you would type:

dir: The dir command allows you to see the available files in the current and or parent directories.

format:: Format is used to erase all of the information off of a computer diskette or fixed drive.

del/deltree: Del which is short for delete and is a command used to delete files permanently from the computer.

edit: Edit allows a user to view, create and or modify their computer files.

Copy: COPY command can be used both to copy files from disk to disk or to create a second copy of a file on a single disk. (There are many more uses of the COPY command, but only the basic operation is discussed here.)

          Example:

	C> copy c:kermit.exe a:
	Copies the file 'KERMIT.EXE' from the C drive to the A drive and gives it the same name.
	C> copy a:brazil1.dat b:\south\brazil2.dat
	Creates a copy of 'BRAZIL1.DAT' from drive A on drive B, putting it in the 'SOUTH' subdirectory and renaming it 'BRAZIL2.DAT'.

Xcopy: Xcopy is a powerful version of the copy command with additional features has the capability of moving files, directories and even whole drives from one destination to another.

Ping: Lets you ping an internet address.

Ansi: Defines functions that change display graphics, control cursor movement, and reassign keys. The ANSI.SYS device driver supports ANSI terminal emulation of escape sequences to control your system’s screen and keyboard. An ANSI escape sequence is a sequence of ASCII characters, the first two of which are the escape character (1Bh) and the left-bracket character (5Bh). The character or characters following the escape and left-bracket characters specify an alphanumeric code that controls a keyboard or display function. ANSI escape sequences distinguish between uppercase and lowercase letters; for example, "A" and "a" have completely different meanings.

Net: The net command is used to update, fix or view the network or network settings.

Cls: Clear Screen.

Ren: Used to rename files and directories from the original name to a new name.

Move: Allows you to move files or directories from one folder to another or from one drive to another.