OD.BAT is a batch file I came up with to provide a quick way to return to a nested subdirectory without having to type it's pathname, or even remember it's pathname. For this to work you need a text file named GOBACK in your C:\DOS directory. GOBACK should contain only CD, a space and no carriage return. This is easily created by typing COPY CON GOBACK, then CD , then Ctrl-Z on the same line as the CD . OD.BAT is used, for example, when you need to shell out to DOS from a program, change to another drive and/or directory to do something, and then return to the drive and directory you started from. Simply shell to DOS, type OD, do whatever you need to do and then type GB to go back to the starting directory. OD.BAT should be placed in a directory that is in your path.