The Append command for DOS is to display or set the search path for data files. Basically, you will have directed DOS to search a specified path if the file is not found on the current path in a similar manner as the Path command. Append followed by just a space and semicolon deletes previously appended search paths, while Append followed with a path (c:\memos;c:\letters) will direct DOS to
. search the listed locations next. You can also add other functions to the Append command such as /X: [on/off] to guide the search path for programs, /Path: [on/off] to tell DOS whether to search the appended path when a path has been included with the name of a file, or /E to store the names of the appended directories. To learn more visit http://www.easydos.com/dosindex.html.
