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106 Appendix Actron ABto list all files beginning with an A writeDIR A*.* or the equivalentDIR A???????.??? to list all files beginning with a TEST followed by a single character write,DIR TEST?.*Do not use any of the characters on the next line in filenames or paths:" * + , . / : ; < = > ? [ \ ] |or the character as these characters have special significance to DOS. (Ormay have in coming versions of DOS)9.4. Current driveThe current drive is the disk that is used if you don't specify something else. On a harddisk system the PROMPT will normally look like "C>" which tells you that C is thecurrent drive. (e.g. if you do a DIR you will get a listing of the current directory on diskC, normally a Hard disk).To change the current drive enter the drive letter followed by a colon at the DOSprompt.C>A:will result in A> and entering DIR will give you a listing of the files on the disk indrive A. Many commands also allow you to specify the drive as an argument, e.g. DIRB: will give you a listing of all files on the disk in drive B independently of the currentdrive.9.5. DirectoryA fixed disk can hold many files. If a great number of files is in one place the time ittakes DOS to open, read and find files increases. The directory concept is used to groupfiles into related categories. You can think of the directories as the root system of a treeor bush, beginning with the ROOT that is the place where all root branches starts. InDOS the root is referred to as "\" (back slash) a directory is a library of files. TheActsip-H system if installed on a hard disk will be found in the directory ACTSIPE andmay be referred to as "\ACTSIPE".Creating directories is done with the MKDIR (or MD) command at the DOS prompt.To move into a directory use CHDIR (or CD)Copyright Actron AB, 1992