Commands
Type HELP in DroidDOS for the list, and HELP command or command /? for its options.
Files and folders
APPENDATTRIBCD / CHDIRCOPYCOPY CONDEL / ERASEDELTREEDIREDITFCFINDFINDSTRMD / MKDIRMOREMOVEPUSHDPOPDRD / RMDIRREN / RENAMEREPLACESORTSTARTTREETYPEUNDELETEXCOPYDisks and drive letters
ASSIGNCHCPCHKDSKDEFRAGDISKCOMPDISKCOPYDRIVESFDISKFORMATGDRIVELABELSCANDISKSUBSTSYSVOLBatch files (.BAT)
CALLCHOICEECHOFORFOR /FGOTOIFPAUSEREMSETSET /ASHIFT@%0 - %9%VAR%AUTOEXEC.BATSystem
BREAKCLSCOLORCOMMANDDATEDEBUGDOSKEYEMM386EXITHELPMEMMEMMAKERMODEMSDPATHPROMPTQBASICSETUPSETVERSYSTEMINFOTASKLISTTASKKILLTIMEVERVERIFYPRIVACYTERMSNetwork
PINGIPCONFIGCURLPipes, redirection and devices
>>><|&&||NULCONPRNPowerShell-compatible shell
Type POWERSHELL or PWSH. About 100 cmdlets and their common aliases, the object pipeline, variables, functions and .PS1 scripts.
Get-ChildItemSet-LocationCopy-ItemMove-ItemRemove-ItemRename-ItemNew-ItemGet-ContentSet-ContentSelect-StringWhere-ObjectForEach-ObjectSort-ObjectSelect-ObjectMeasure-ObjectGroup-ObjectFormat-TableGet-FileHashGet-ProcessTest-ConnectionInvoke-WebRequestInvoke-RestMethodHow the "hardware" commands behave on a phone
DroidDOS never damages your data. Commands that would touch hardware Android doesn't have are handled safely:
| Command | On DroidDOS |
|---|---|
FORMAT SYS DISKCOPY DISKCOMP | Work on the virtual floppies A: and B: only. C: and G: are refused. |
FDISK | Shows the real size of internal storage; its create and delete options are disabled. |
DEFRAG | Shows the classic block-map animation. Flash storage needs no defragmenting, so no data moves. |
CHKDSK SCANDISK | Really walk the drive and report real totals. |
MEM EMM386 MSD | Report the device's real memory, processor, display, battery and Android version. |
DATE TIME | Set a DroidDOS clock offset (Android does not let apps change the system clock). |
ATTRIB | Android has no DOS attributes, so DroidDOS keeps track of R, A, S and H itself (dot-files show as hidden). |
DEL DELTREE Remove-Item | Ask before deleting, and move files to the DroidDOS Recycle Bin. UNDELETE restores them; on G: deleted items go to the Google Drive trash. |
The extra keys
The bar above the keyboard has the keys phones lack.
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
↑ ↓ | Command history (DOSKEY is always loaded) |
F3 | Repeat the last command |
TAB | Complete a command, file or folder name |
ESC | Clear the line |
^C | Break: stops a running command or batch file |
^Z | End of file, for COPY CON |
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