| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| PATH | Search a specified Path (potentially in another directory) |
| PAUSE | Stop execution, display a message, and wait for operator input |
| PERFMON | PERformance MONitor |
| PING | Packet InterNet Gopher |
| Load PRINT queue | |
| set up or load Print queue | |
| PROMPT | Change DOS Prompt |
| RD | Remove Directory |
| RECOVER | Recover a damaged file |
| REM | REMark (comment - not to be executed) |
| REN | Rename a file |
| RENAME | Rename a file |
| REPLACE | copy or add selected file(s) to target drive and directory |
| RESTORE | Restore backed-up files |
| RMDIR | Remove Directory |
| SASD | Souderton Area School District |
| SC | Service Control |
| SCANDISK | to scan the disk for any error in hard-disk sector which is used basically in-use windows 3.0 to windows Me. It is now replaced with chkdsk now |
| SELECT | Install DOS with Selected format |
| SET | SET [name] = [parameter] |