Microsoft KB Archive/73405

= DOSKEY Macros Supersede Internal Commands =

Article ID: 73405

Article Last Modified on 11/22/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q73405



SUMMARY
If you create a DOSKEY macro with the same name as an internal DOS command, the DOSKEY macro supersedes the internal command.

To execute the internal command, type a space before the command name. For example, if you create the following DOSKEY macro   DOSKEY /MACRO DEL=COPY $1 $2 then DEL behaves like the COPY command. However, if you type a space before DEL, the internal command DEL is executed.

For more information on the DOSKEY command and creating macros, see page 453 of version 5.0 &quot;Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide and Reference.&quot;

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Keywords: KB73405

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