From:	"Pavlos" <trash24379 AT usa DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: getting all filename in sub-directory
Date:	Sat, 31 Jul 1999 14:41:38 +0300
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>An excercise that is left to the interested reader: why did I say
>"command.com" and not simply "command"?

AFAIK, if there is a file name "command", it will try to run that file, even
if it isn't executable file. The DOS standard search algorithm will first
try to find a file with no extension, then with .com, then with .exe.
(assuming you don't give "command." with the dot)
Pavlos

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