Appendix A: Windows XP Command Reference

This appendix provides an alphabetical command reference of Windows XP Professional commands. Each command includes a brief explanation of its purpose, its syntax, and a complete explanation of its parameters. For additional information regarding the commands covered in this appendix, consult the Windows XP Help and Support Center.

Append

Enables programs to open files located in different folders as if they were stored in the current folder.

Syntax

 append [;] [[drive:]path[;...]] [/x:{on | off}][/path:{on | off}] [/e] 

Parameters
Parameter	Purpose
;	Clears the list of appended folders.
[drive:]path	Sets the drive, path, and folder to be appended.
/x:{on | off}	Determines whether the MS-DOS subsystem searches appended folders when running programs. With /x:on the program performs the search, and with /x:off the program does not.
/path:{on | off}	Determines whether a program should search appended folders, even when a path is provided along with the name of the file that the program is looking for. /path:on is the default.
/e	Creates an environment variable named APPEND and sets its value equal to the list of appended folders. The /e switch can only be used once after each time you restart the system.