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EXPAND

Expands a compressed file. You can use this command to retrieve one or more  files from the Setup disks that accompany MS-DOS 6.22. These files are not usable unless you expand them. Syntax EXPAND [drive:][path]filename [[drive:][path]filename[ ...]] destination If you type the following, EXPAND will prompt you for the location and/or name you want to give the expanded file: EXPAND [drive:][path]filename If you type the following, EXPAND will prompt you for the location and name of the compressed file you want to expand, then prompt you for the location and/or name you want to give the expanded file: EXPAND Parameters [drive:][path]filename Specifies the location and name of a compressed file or files to be expanded. You cannot use wildcards (* and ?). destination Specifies the location and/or name of the expanded file or files. Destination can consist of a drive letter and colon, a directory name, a filename, or a combination. However, you cannot specify a filename for destination unless you also specify a single compressed file for filename.
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