FreeDOS help system (hhstndrd 1.0.8 en)[truename]

Command: truename

TRUENAME displays the full path name of the file / path specified.

Syntax:

TRUENAME [drive][path][filename] TRUENAME [/?] drive The drive letter, e.g. C: path The directory, e.g. \example\ filename The file, e.g. test.txt

Options:

/? Shows the help.

Comments:

If you have created a drive / path / file with SWSUBST, TRUENAME shows you the complete drive / path / file. TRUENAME is a command internal to command.com and needs no other file in order to work.

Examples:

subst e: c:\fdos\bin replaces c:\fdos\bin by e: e: changes to e: dir shows the files in e: which are in reality at c:\fdos\bin dir choice.exe shows the file choice.exe in e: truename e:\choice.exe shows the real path of e:\choice.exe which is: "c:\fdos\bin\choice.exe"

See also:

assign join subst swsubst ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright (C) 2008 W. Spiegl. This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO. See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.