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Microsoft DOS msbackup command

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About msbackup
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Msbackup syntax
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About msbackup

A later MS-DOS application that enables users to backup their data on their computer.

The msbackup is a MS-DOS version of the new backup command and mwbackup is the Windows version of this backup program.

MS-DOS 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, and 6.22 users can still find the older backup file on the MS-DOS 6.0 and 6.22 supplemental disk.

Availability

The msbackup.exe and mwbackup.exe commands are external commands that are available in the below Microsoft operating systems.

MS-DOS 6.0, 6.2 and 6.22

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MS-DOS

Companies:
Microsoft

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Msbackup syntax

MS-DOS 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, and 6.22syntax

msbackup [setup_file] [/bw] [/lcd] [/mda]

setup_file Option setup file that can be used to specify which files to backup.
/bw Run msbackup in black-and-white mode.
/lcd Run msbackup in LCD screen mode.
/mda Run msbackup in monochrome mode

Examples

msbackup

The above example would run MSBACKUP. Because this program is now a menu driven program, not many other options or switches are available for this command from the prompt.

 

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