Section 4: In depth explanation of commands, optional params
4.1 DOS 3.x file names and types
4.2 ProDOS file names and types
4.3 Extended command line parameters for DOS 3.x commands
4.4 Extended command line parameters for ProDOS commands
4.5 Detailed explanation of commands: -, APPEND, BLOAD, BSAVE,
BRUN, BYE, CAT, CATALOG, CHAIN, CLOSE, CREATE, DELETE, EXEC,
FLUSH, FP, FRE, IN#, INIT, INT, LOAD, LOCK, MAXFILES, MON, MTR,
NOMON, OPEN, POSITION, PR#, PREFIX, READ, RENAME, RESTORE, RUN,
SAVE, STORE, UNLOCK, VERIFY, WRITE

Section 5: Miscellaneous questions and answers
5.1: Which OS am I in?
5.2: How do I format a disk?
5.3: How do I copy/move files/disks?
5.4: Can I put DOS 3.x on my hard disk?
5.5: Can I speed up DOS 3.3 or ProDOS?
5.6: What about file/disk undeletion?
5.7: How do I view a text file?
5.8: What does "UNABLE TO LOAD PRODOS" mean when I boot a disk?

5.9: How do I switch drives/disks?
5.10: I don't have an OS for my Apple II. Where do I get it
from?

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Section 1: General Intro to this FAQ and the command line environment

This FAQ attempts to be a reference for the commands supported by DOS
3.x (x=2, 2.1, or 3) and ProDOS at the command line level, as well as
general usability issues. It does not cover where to acquire a copy
and/or upgrade to any version of any OS; you should visit the
comp.sys.apple2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.htmlsection 7.2 and other
referenced sections.

Note that ProDOS does not have any command line support in the base
OS; all command line functionality is part of the Applesoft BASIC
environment provided by launching the 'BASIC.SYSTEM' 'System' file.
Without BASIC.SYSTEM, ProDOS only has a Machine Language Interface
(MLI) for interfacing with apps; during the rest of this FAQ, I have
been lazy in referring to things as 'ProDOS' commands when they are
ProDOS's BASIC.SYSTEM commands.

Applesoft BASIC commands are not included in this FAQ; they have a FAQ
of their own at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/asoft.html.

This FAQ has a set of conventions as to items presented. Items
presented in square brackets '[' ']' are optional. 'filename' is a
legal filename for the OS being used, and for ProDOS, 'dirname' is a
legal directory/path name, 'volname' is a ProDOS volume name. I list
all commands in uppercase; DOS 3.x is case sensitive and commands must
be uppercased. ProDOS is case insensitive, but for consistency,
commands are still uppercased.
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