COMMAND.COM

COMMAND.COM
Other namesMS-DOS Prompt,
Windows Command Interpreter
Developer(s)Seattle Computer Products, IBM, Microsoft, The Software Link, Datalight, Novell, Caldera
Initial release1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Written inx86 assembly language[1]
Operating system
Platform16-bit x86
Successorcmd.exe
TypeCommand-line interpreter
command.com running in a Windows console on Windows 95 (MS-DOS Prompt)

COMMAND.COM is the default command-line interpreter for MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me. In the case of DOS, it is the default user interface as well. It has an additional role as the usual first program run after boot (init process). As a shell, COMMAND.COM has two distinct modes of operation: interactive mode and batch mode. Internal commands are commands stored directly inside the COMMAND.COM binary; thus, they are always available, but can only be executed directly from the command interpreter.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Microsoft_COMMAND was invoked but never defined (see the help page).