COMMAND.COM

The command processor component in the DOS operating system that accepted and executed instructions on a command line. See command processor and cmd abc's.

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4DOS
CMD.EXE
command interpreter
command processor
command shell
ComSpec
CONFIG.SYS
IBMDOS.COM
internal command
MSDOS.SYS
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