This article presents a list of commands used by [[MS-DOS]] compatible [[operating system]]s, especially as used on [[x86]]-based [[IBM PC compatible]]s (PCs). Many unrelated disk operating systems use [[List of DOSdisk operating systems#Otheroperatingcalled systemsDOS|Otherthe DOS operating systemsacronym]] and are not part of the scope of this list.
In MS-DOS, many standard [[system command]]s wereare provided for common tasks such as listing files on a disk or moving files. Some commands wereare built into the command interpreter,; others existedexist as external commands on disk. Over the severalmultiple generations of DOS, commands were added for the additional functions of the operating system. In the current [[Microsoft Windows]] operating system, a text-mode command prompt window that uses many of the same commands, [[cmd.exe]], can still be used.
