AmigaDOS Cheatsheet – The 30 Most Important Commands

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Details: Written by: Super User; Category: Topics; Published: 29 June 2026; Hits: 194

1> AmigaDOS Cheatsheet

The 30 most important shell commands on one page — whether Workbench 1.3 or 3.2, these always work. Perfect for learning or as a reference on a second monitor.

Files & Directories

Command	What it does
DIR	Show directory contents (like `ls`)
DIR ALL	Recursive, including subdirectories
LIST	Like DIR, with size/date/flags
CD DF0:	Change to root of disk in drive 0
CD /	Up one level (not `..`!)
MAKEDIR	Create new directory
COPY ... TO ...	Copy files (`COPY DF0:#? TO RAM:` = everything to RAM)
RENAME ... AS ...	Rename or move
DELETE	Delete (also recursive with `ALL`)
TYPE	Output text file to screen (`cat`)
INFO	All mounted devices with free capacity

Disks & Volumes

FORMAT DRIVE DF0:	Format floppy disk (`NAME Empty QUICK` = quick)
DISKCOPY FROM DF0: TO DF1:	1:1 copy with 2 drives
INSTALL DRIVE DF0:	Install bootblock (make disk bootable)
RELABEL DF0: NewName	Change volume name
ASSIGN C: ram:c	Map logical device to path (core feature!)
MOUNT DEVICE	Mount from DEVS:Mountlist (e.g. CDROM)

Processes & System

STATUS	List running tasks/CLI processes
BREAK <nr> C	Abort task (send CTRL-C signal)
RUN program	Start in background, shell remains free
AVAIL	Free Chip/Fast RAM
VERSION	Kickstart/Workbench version
DATE	Show or set date/time
SETCLOCK OPT SAVE	Write current time to hardware clock

Scripting & Shell

EXECUTE script	Execute shell script
NEWSHELL	Open new shell window
ECHO "text"	Output text (suppress line break with `NOLINE`)
WAIT 5	Wait 5 seconds (useful in scripts)
SET var=value	Set variable, access with `$var`
PATH DF0:C ADD	Extend search path

💡 Pro tip: With COPY #?.info TO RAM: you copy all icon files at once. The #? is the AmigaDOS wildcard (like * in Unix).

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