DOS Print

DOS Print

An external command that prints text files or pre-formatted word processing files in the background allowing you to continue work on something else. To print files ABC and XYZ, type:

                print abc xyz

To print all files with a .TXT extension, type:

                 print *.txt

Specified files are placed in a queue and printed one after the other. Print queue commands are:

       print      display status
       print /t   cancel all printing

To increase the number of files allowable in the queue from 10 (default) to 20 (max 32), type:

            print *.txt /q:20

Other Print Options
You can also print text files with DOS's Type command (see DOS Type). To display the current text screen, press Shift-Print Screen. In addition, to print directory lists, press Ctrl-P before typing the Dir command. The text on screen will be sent to the printer. Press Ctrl-P again when you're done.