Creating a Macro using Doskey

You can find Doskey feature in the MS-DOS prompt. This feature can create a macro that makes it possible to redefine the other MS-DOS commands. For example, if you want to redefine the Mem command so it can stop the screen after one page, add these following commands into the Autoexec.bat file:

c:\Windows\Command\Doskey
Doskey mem=mem.exe $* /p

The $* characters means include any parameter after the Mem command.

If you often open a folder named Database, it is unnecessary always to type "cd database" in the command prompt. As a replacement, add these following commands into the Autoexec.bat file:

c:\Windows\Command\Doskey
doskey d=cd database

From now on, to enter the database folders, all you must do is type "d" (without quotation mark) in the command prompt, and then press Enter.