- File name should be 8 characters long
- Extentions are optional
You can use file name as filename.extension. File name in DOS can be maximum of 8 characters and extension is maximum of 3 characters. If you create any file having more character then it will automatically exclude the remaining characters. Say if you create dharmsansar then DOS will save it as dharmsa~..
Publisher, path, and File hash Rules.
A DOS file, or .bat file can have unlimited characters.
8.3 file name i.e. <8 characters fo filename>.<3 chars for extension> But U can not use special characters in file name as \ / : * ? " < > |
There are different ways to create file..Run this command - "copy con abc.txt" .. It will give you the blank space.. Write the contents of that file and then press F6 and then press Enter..Run this command - "edit abc.txt" .. It will open the DOS editor.. Write the contents of the file and then press Ctrl Z.Please note that file will be created at the current path.. If you are working at C:\data, then file will be created under Data directory in C drive..You can create a text file that lists the result of a DIR command like this:DIR>Dirlist.txt
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There is no specific file extension for MS-DOS. Files can have any 3 character extension in MS-DOS.
Running the MS-DOS DIR command and "piping" the results to a file does this.
"CON" is a reserved DOS device name, along with "PRN", "AUX" and "NUL".
No. DOS allows a max 3 character long file extension.
The MSBACKUP program in DOS receives its settings from a .set file. This is file created after you make file selections and configure backup settings.
Yes, if it is a DOS program.