TRUENAME

Displays the actual path corresponding to virtual drives created using the SUBST (and ASSIGN?) (and JOIN?) command.

TRUENAME [[[drive:] path] filename]

To display current drive/directory:

TRUENAME

drive: (v4.0 Win95)

Specifies the "real" drive when you give it the "SUBST" drive.

path (v4.0 Win95)

Specifies the "real" directory when you give it the "SUBST" directory.

path (v4.0 Win95)

Specifies the "real" filename when you give it the "SUBST" filename.

none.

For information about "alias" commands:

1. ASSIGN
2. JOIN
3. SUBST

none.

If "c:\data\docs\manuals\Dos" has been assigned to drive Z: using the SUBST command, then:

    TRUENAME Z:

would display:

    C:\DATA\DOCS\MANUALS\DOS

and, whether "copy.com" exists on "z:" or not:

    TRUENAME Z:\XCOPY.EXE

would display:

    C:\DATA\DOCS\MANUALS\DOS\XCOPY.EXE

none.

UNDOCUMENTED Internal

DOS

v4.0 v4.01 v4.01A v5.0 v5.0A v5.00.02 v5.001A v5.01 v5.02 v6.0 v6.10 v6.2 v6.21 v6.22 v6.23 v7.00 v7.0R1 v7.10 v8.00

Windows

Win95 Win98 WinME

Windows NT

none