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Nigel Parker  (commodore free)  www.commodorefree.com
Alan Bairstow (Commodore Scene) www.commodorescene.org.uk
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** Commodore 64 Reference Guide **
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COMMODORE FILE TYPES AND USES 
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DEL                	Deleted file 
PRG                	Program file
SEQ                	Sequence file (usually a text file) 
REL                	Relative file (data file)

COMMODORE 64 BASIC DISK COMMANDS 
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Format a new disk  	OPEN1,8,15,”N0:”DISKNAME,ID”:CLOSE 1 
Load a file        	LOAD “FILENAME”,8 
Load 1st disk file 	LOAD “*”,8 
Load and run file  	LOAD “FILENAME”,8,1 
Save a file        	SAVE “FILENAME”,8 
Save and replace   	SAVE “@0:”FILENAME”,8 
Verify disk file   	VERIFY “FILENAME”,8 
Directory listing  	LOAD “$”,8 
                   	LIST 

Redirection 	   	CMD 

EXAMPLE: 
Redirect directory listing to a serial printer 
                   	OPEN 1,4:CMD 1:LIST:CLOSE 1 

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COMMODORE 128 BASIC DISK COMMANDS 
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Formatting a disk  	HEADER “diskname”,LID,Ddrivenumber,ON,Udevicenumber 
Load a file        	DLOAD “filename”,8 
Saving a file      	DSAVE “filename”,8 
Verifying a file   	DVERIFY “filename”,8 
Disk Directory     	DIRECTORY 

COMMODORE DOS WEDGE DISK COMMANDS 
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Wildcards          	? Match any character E.G DO? could match DOG or DOC 
                   	* Match the rest of the name E.G D* could match DOG or DUG 
Format a new disk  	@NEW0:”diskname”,ID 
Save a file        	<“filename”
Load a file        	/”filename” 
Load and run file  	^”filename”
Load MC file       	%”filename” 
Scratch file       	@S:”filename” 
Rename             	@R:”newname=oldname” 
Check disk         	@ 
Validate           	@V 
Directory          	@$ 

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DATEL ACTION REPLAY DISK COMMANDS 
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Load a file            F1 
Load + run file        F2 
Load Directory         F3 
List Directory         F5 
Run                    F7 

Load a file            /filename 
Load +run a file       ^filename 
Verify file            &filename 
Save a file            &Filename 
Save File warp         &Filename,w 
Read Disk error        @ or @8 or @9 
Initialize disk        @I 
Validate disk          @V 
Rename a file          @R:NEWNAME=OLDNAME 
Clear directory        @N:NAME 
Format a disk          @N:NAME,ID 
Display directory      @$ or $ 
(Scratch) a file       @S:filename 
Change disk id + name  @H:NAME,ID 

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JIFFY DOS DISK COMMANDS 
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FUNCTION KEYS: 
F1 = 			@$:* Display the directory of the currently selected device 
F2 = 			@D List a BASIC program 
F3 = 			/ Load a BASIC Program 
F4 = 			@T List an ASCII text file 
F5 = 			^ Load a BASIC program 
F6 = 			<Save a BASIC program 
F7 = 			% Load a Machine Language program 
F8 = 			@ “S: Scratch a file 

STANDARD JiffyDOS COMMANDS: 
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Set device 		@#8 Selects current drive as device #8 
Display directory: 	@$ 
Display directory 	@$:name (Display all files with “name” in their filename) 
in BASIC 		@$:N* Display all files with “N” in their filename 
				
Read error channel:     @ Returns error code from currently selected device 
RAMLink                 @CP”number” Temporarily change the default partition number 
Load file:              @^ Load and run first file on disk 
Load + run first 	Runstop + SHIFT 
file on disk  
			/ “filename” Loads “file” 
			^ “filename” Load and run “file” 
			% “filename” Load a machine language file 
			£ “filename” Load and run machine language file 

Saving BASIC file:     	< “filename” 
List program on disk:  	@D:filename) 
List ASCII file:       	@T:filename 
Un-New program:        	@O 
Initializing drive:    	@I 
Reset Disk Drive:      	@UJ 
Validate Disk:         	@V 
Format Disk:           	@N:name,ID 
Fast format disk       	@N0: 
Format 2 sided disk    	@N2:name,i 
Copy file on same disk 	@C:newfile=file 
Disable head bump      	@B 
Copy file:             	@C:n=o Copy file “o” to new file “n”, will only work on same disk 
Combine text file      	@C:n=o,p Create new file “n” by combining files “o” & “p” 
Rename file            	@R:n=o Rename file “o” with filename “n” on current drive 
Scratch files          	@S:file Deletes “file” on currently selected drive 
Lock Files             	@L:file Locks “file” so that it cannot be “scratched” 
                           ~ Repeat the command to “unlock” a file 

Output to printer      	@P Repeat command to return output to screen 
                       	@P,d,a Send to printer at “d” device,and “a” secondary address) 
                          		a=0 (uppercase/ graphics printing) 
                          		a=7 (uppercase / lowercase printing) 

Print text screen       CONTROL & P  
Change default drive    CONTROL & D Toggles available drives 
Toggle all file copy    CONTROL A 
Default drive toggle    CONTROL D 
single file for copy    CONTROL W 
Load and run 
1st prog on disk 	SHIFT RUN/STOP 
	
Re-enable JiffyDOS      SYS58451 
Re-enable function keys SYS58551 
Re-enable (128 mode)    SYS65137 
Short new               @N:diskname 
Disable Jiffydos        @Q 
Rename a file           @R:newname=oldname 
Display disk Directory  @$ 
Enable Function Keys    @F 
Set Interleave gap size @G 
Lock / Unlock           @L:filename 
Set Destination Device  @X 
Verify Filename         'filename 

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IDE64 DISK COMMANDS 
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FILE MANAGER 

File manager            MAN 
Directory               1 
View file               3 
Copy file               5 
Rename a file           6 
Make directory          7 
Delete file             8 
Swap windows            CONTROL 
Page up                 F1 or CRSR <
Home                    F2 or HOME 
Page down               F7 or CRSR > 
End                     F8 or CLR 
Move Cursor             CRSR up or down 
Select all              + 
Unselect all            -
Select some files       INS/DEL
 
Load and run file       RETURN
Change directory 	
View file with plugin   

Load a program          SHIFT+RETURN
LOAD volume root        / 
Open or close CD        ^
Quit application        <


IDE64 COMMODORE BASIC COMMAND EXTENSIONS 
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Initialize one device   INIT 
Initialize two devices  INIT2 
Change directory        CD “directorypath”,DN 
Directory Unix style    LL “path”,DN 
Directory c64 style     DIR””,DN 
Make directory          MKDIR “pathname”,DN 
Delete file             RM “name”,DN 
Delete empty directory  

Print time and date 	DATE 
Swap device numbers     CHANGE (floppy now device 10 ide64 device now 8) 
Open cd tray            CDOPEN 
Close Cd tray           CDCLOSE 
Deactivate IDE 64       KILL 

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9th November 2006

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