Commands

Commands

LGR-DOS supports a subset of DOS commands plus some easter eggs. Commands are case-insensitive. Multiple commands can be chained with & (e.g. cd\games & dir/w/o).

Navigation

Command	Description
dir	List current directory (details view)
dir /w	List current directory (wide view)
dir /o	List sorted alphabetically
dir /w /o	Wide + sorted
cd <dir>	Change directory
cd ..	Go up one directory
cd \	Go to drive root
cls	Clear the screen

Files

Command	Description
<filename>	Execute a file (opens link or runs .bat)
type <file>	Print file contents to screen

Display

Command	Description
echo <text>	Print text to screen
echo off	Suppress prompt display (used in batch scripts)
echo on	Restore prompt display
setcol <BF>	Set colors — two hex digits: background and foreground (e.g. setcol 07 = black bg, white fg)

Stubs (humorous responses)

Command	Response
exit	"I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that."
del	"File(s) too important for me to allow you to jeopardize."
rmdir	"Bad command or go away."
format	"Specified drive does not exist. Anarchist."
chkdsk	"Checking... Yep, that's a disk."
edlin	"Whoa now, this is LGR-DOS not MS-DOS!"
edit	"Illegal command: edit."
debug	"Program terminated normally (0000)"
attrib	"A ttrib is a terrible thing to waste."
quit	"You're just gonna quit, huh? Good luck with that."
help	Usage hint

Easter Eggs

Command	Effect
lgr	Sets text color to green
zerocool	Sets colors to cyan-on-blue, prints "HACK THE PLANET!"
dopefish	Renders the Dopefish in block characters

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
Enter	Submit command
Backspace	Delete last character
↑	Previous command in history
↓	Next command in history