DOS Assign

DOS Assign definition - computer

An external command used to reassign drives when programs work only with specific drives. In DOS 6, this command is only the Supplemental Disk. In Windows 95, it was eliminated.

The following example allows an install program that requires the floppy to be in drive A: to run from drive B:.
              assign a=b

To cancel assignments, type:
              assign


If your program is ancient and works only with drive A:, you can fake it into accessing the hard disk with:
              assign a=c


Important!


Cancel assignments before using Backup, Diskcopy, Format, Join, Label, Print, Restore or Subst.



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