COMMAND.COM

default command-line interpreter for DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows ME
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COMMAND.COM

Summary

COMMAND.COM is a command-line interface[1]. COMMAND.COM draws 215 Wikipedia views per month (command_line_interface category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • COMMAND.COM's image is recorded as Command.com Win8.png[3].
  • COMMAND.COM's instance of is recorded as command-line interface[4].
  • COMMAND.COM's instance of is recorded as operating system shell[5].
  • COMMAND.COM's followed by is recorded as DOS Shell[6].
  • COMMAND.COM's developer is recorded as Seattle Computer Products[7].
  • COMMAND.COM's part of is recorded as DR-DOS[8].
  • COMMAND.COM's part of is recorded as FreeDOS[9].
  • COMMAND.COM's part of is recorded as IBM PC DOS[10].
  • COMMAND.COM's part of is recorded as Q47604[11].
  • COMMAND.COM's part of is recorded as PTS-DOS[12].
  • COMMAND.COM's part of is recorded as ROM-DOS[13].
  • COMMAND.COM's part of is recorded as 86-DOS[14].
  • COMMAND.COM's part of is recorded as Windows 95[15].
  • COMMAND.COM's part of is recorded as Q483132[16].
  • COMMAND.COM's part of is recorded as Q484892[17].
  • COMMAND.COM's part of is recorded as Q486487[18].
  • COMMAND.COM's has use is recorded as command-line interface[19].
  • COMMAND.COM's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jcxw[20].
  • COMMAND.COM's different from is recorded as Command Prompt[21].

Body

Geography

Part of include DR-DOS[8], an operating system[22]; FreeDOS[9], an operating system[23], founded in 1998[24]; IBM PC DOS[10], a DOS[25], founded in 1981[26]; Q47604[11], a DOS[27], founded in 1981[28]; PTS-DOS[12], an operating system[29]; and ROM-DOS[13], an operating system[30], founded in 1989[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include command-line interface[4] and operating system shell[5].

Why It Matters

COMMAND.COM draws 215 Wikipedia views per month (command_line_interface category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] COMMAND.COM has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] COMMAND.COM is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). COMMAND.COM. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/command-com
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_command-com_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{COMMAND.COM}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/command-com}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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