Meaning of the /PATH: ON Option of the MS-DOS APPEND Command (36964)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q36964 SUMMARY
The APPEND command in MS-DOS versions 4.0 and later has a /PATH: option.
APPEND allows you to specify a search path for data files. If MS-DOS cannot
find a data file in the current directory, APPEND searches for the file
using the APPEND path. If the filename specified includes a path and/or
drive name (for example, C:\DIR\FILENAME versus FILENAME) APPEND checks the
/PATH option. If the /PATH:OFF option has been specified, APPEND does not
search the APPENDed directories. If the /PATH:ON option has been specified,
APPEND will search the APPENDed directories if the file cannot be found in
the specified directory.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/12/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB36964 |
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