Norton 5.0 Command Line Usage

DS-Directory Sort
     Sort the entire disk by name and extension
        SD C: /SN
     Sort files by date
        SD C: /SD
     Sort files newest to oldest
        SD C: /SD-
     * Use (-) sign to any sort-key to reverse the sort
       order.

DI-Disk Index
    Use SYSINFO C:, select DISKS, then dISK CHARACTERISTICS.

DT-Disk Test
     Run a surface test to check for bad sectors on the default drive.
        NDD/COMPLETE 
     Run a surface test to check for bad sectors on the default drive,
     generate a report and send it to a file called TESTOR.
        NDD/COMPLETE/R:TESTOR
     Run a surface test to check for bad sectors on the default drive,
     generate a report and append it to a file called TESTOR.
        NDD/COMPLETE/RA:TESTOR

DS-Directory Sort
     Sort the entire disk by name and extension (you must
     use the reboot switch (/B) to exit the Speed Disk screen
     upon completion of the sort).
        SD C:/SN/SE/B
     Sort files by date of creation.
        SD C:/SD/B
     Sort files newest to oldest
        SD C:/SD-/B
    *To move a directory run SD and select Configure menu and select
     Directory Order.  From here you can arrange the way directories
     will appear.
    *Another tip would be to copy the 4.5 file DS.EXE to your 5.0 directory
     and add it to the 5.0 Norton menu system.

FA-File Attribute
    See a file listing of all files with the system attribute
        FF *.* /SYS
    Hide all files in the current directory
        FF C:/HID+
    Make all system files read-only and system
        FF C:/SYS/R+
    Unhide files with the extension .DOC
        FF *.DOC/HID-
    Hide system files with the extension .DOC
        FF *.DOC/SYS/HID+
    Hide all files in the current directory and its subdirectories
        FF C:/HID+/S

FD-FILE DATE
    Set or clear the date and/or time on a file or files
        FF [filespec]/D[mm-dd-yy]/BATCH
        FF [filespec]/T[hh:mm:ss]/BATCH
    Set a file or files to the current date and time
        FF [filespec]/NOW/BATCH

FF-FILE FIND
     Find a file named lostfile.hlp
        FF lostfile.hlp/O:FILE/BATCH
     Find all file named lostfile, no matter what their extension
        FF lostfile/O:FILE/BATCH
     Search for all .COM files on the B drive
        FF B:*.COM/O:FILE/BATCH
     See a catalog of all the files on the disk
        FF/O:FILE/BATCH
     Search current directory for all .DOC files
        FF *.doc/C/O:FILE/BATCH
     Print a catalog of all files on the disk
        Can't perform this from command line.

FI-FILE INFORMATION
     Unavailable.

FR-FORMAT RECOVER
     Create an copy of the data necessary for recovery
     on the C:, D:, and E: drives for preventative maintenance.
         Image C D E
     To use this information in recovery, run DISKTOOL

FS-FILE SIZE
      See a listing of the size of all files in the current directory
         FF/TARGET:D/BATCH

LD-LIST DIRECTORIES
      See a listing of all directories on the default drive
         NCD

LP-LINE PRINT
      This ever-popular program is no longer available.

NCC-NORTON CONTROL CENTER
      Set up my settings contained in a file created with NCC from the command line
         NCC [filespec]/SET

NCD-NORTON CHANGE DIRECTORY
      View a graphic tree of the directory structure
         NCD
         NCD MD \newdir
      Change directories to PROGS\NORTON\FIVE0
          NCD FIVE0
      With NCD, you only need to specify the end-point directory, not the whole pathname.  You don't need to enter in the entire name of the end-point directory, for example:
         NCD FIV
      Change to the root directory
         NCD \
      I created the directory \ONEMORE with the DOS MD command, and now I want to move to it with NCD.
         NCD ONEMORE/R
                   Updates the treeinfo.ncd file and moves
                   you to the newly created directory.

NDD-NORTON DISK DOCTOR
       Run NDD in interactive mode
         NDD
       Test the C: and D: drives at startup
         NDD C: D:/QUICK
       Test the C: drive and create a report called file
         NDD C:/R:file
       Test the C: drive and append it to a file called file
         NDD C:/RA:file
       Fix a bad track 0 (TO BE USED ONLY ON AN MFM hard
       drive - call Tech Support)
         NDD/FORMAT