| COMMAND | USAGE |
| AUTO | This command is used to automatically generate line numbers |
| CLS | This command is used to clear the screen |
| NEW | This command is used to clear the Memory. |
| SAVE | This command is used to save the program on disk. |
| LIST | This command is used to list all or part of the program currently in memory. |
| LOAD | This command is used to load a program file from disk into main memory. |
| FILES | This command is used to display the list of files from specified drive. IMPORTANT: DOS files are 8.3 in length. If you have more than this in host OS then the file may not be able to be found. |
| RUN | This command is used to execute the program currently in memory. |
| EDIT | This command is used to edit a specified program line currently in memory |
| DELETE | This command is used to delete a specified program line in current memory. |
| RENUM | This command is used to renumber the program lines in RAM. |
| KILL | This command is used to delete a program from disk. |
| SYSTEM | This command is used to exit from GW-BASIC and return to operating system. |
| LLIST | This command is used to list all or part of the program currently in the memory to the printer. |
Examples
RENUM [new|.] [, [old|.] [, increment]]
RENUM
Renumbers the entire program. The first new line number will be 10. Lines increment by 10.
RENUM 300,,50
Renumbers the entire program. The first new line number will be 300. Lines increment by 50.
RENUM 1000,900,20
Renumbers the lines from 900 up so they start with line number 1000 and are incremented by 20.
SAVE [,a] [,p]
SAVE “COM2”, a
Saves the file com2.bas in the ASCII format.
SAVE “PROG”, p
Saves the file prog.bas in binary format, and protects access.
FILES [filter_spec]
FILES
Shows all files in current directory
FILES “Z:”
Shows all files in Z: drive (if it exists)