User:Kephir/lexicon/DOS

Misuse of "DOS" to mean "command line" or "text user interface" is somewhat tricky to demonstrate. (Some people misuse "MS-DOS" instead.) Some citations which arguably show it:

• 2001, Dave Roth, Win32 Perl Programming: The Standard Extensions, Sams Publishing (→ISBN), page 15

  To illustrate how you can set a proxy server, simply open a DOS window (on Windows NT/2000 run cmd.exe, and on Windows 95/98/ME run command.com) and then enter the following: […]

• 2001, Re: Easy Question, alt.msdos.batch.nt, Usenet

  Since the legacy production system runs under either straight DOS (command) or NT DOS (cmd) is there a way for a batch file to determine which is being used prior to calling for .cmd file (and blowing up inder ^[sic] a "command" system).

• 2002, Eric Cole, Hackers Beware, Sams Publishing (→ISBN), page 331

  NTSweep runs in a DOS Window on any version of Windows. Based on this fact, the requirements are minimal. […] Remember with Windows programs, you download executable code, so there is minimal configuration required. The program has a main executable file and several DLL's it needs to operate. As long as the executable and DLL's are placed in the same directory, you are ready to run the program.

• 2003, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD 2004 Bible, Wiley (→ISBN)

  Now, open a DOS window. (From the Windows task bar, choose Start ⇒ Programs ⇒ Accessories ⇒ Command Prompt.)

• 2006, Chris, Hiding the DOS window in a stand-alone application, comp.soft-sys.matlab, Usenet

  I've created a stand alone GUI application. When I execute the application the DOS window appears as well as my GUI. Is there any way to hide the DOS window? It is not used for any data input or output and just gets in the way.

• 2013, goldtech, How to tell Script to use pythonw.exe ?, comp.lang.python, Usenet

  I want to run a .py file script using pythonw.exe so the DOS box will not open. Is there a way from inside the script to say "run me with pythonw.exe and not python.exe"?