Where was the DOS cdd utility from?

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I distinctly remember, on the computer I had in the 90's, being able to type cdd D:blabla in the MS-DOS command prompt, to change both the current directory and drive (avoiding having to type D: then cd blabla).

I regularly still type it in the Windows command prompt, which complains that no such command exists. Then I remember I must do it with cd /d D:blabla.

So it certainly means this specific command wasn't actually part of MS-DOS. Did it come from some set of third-party utilities? I remember I might have something like Norton Utilities installed, but I couldn't find information about this specific tool in its Wikipedia page.

Or is my memory weak and I just made this up?

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  I wouldn't das you made it up, but maybe you made a batch to do so for you? As for myself I never ever heared of such a command.
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I distinctly remember, on the computer I had in the 90's, being able to type cdd D:blabla in the MS-DOS command prompt, to change both the current directory and drive (avoiding having to type D: then cd blabla).

I regularly still type it in the Windows command prompt, which complains that no such command exists. Then I remember I must do it with cd /d D:blabla.

So it certainly means this specific command wasn't actually part of MS-DOS. Did it come from some set of third-party utilities? I remember I might have something like Norton Utilities installed, but I couldn't find information about this specific tool in its Wikipedia page.

Or is my memory weak and I just made this up?

ms-dos utilities

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  I wouldn't das you made it up, but maybe you made a batch to do so for you? As for myself I never ever heared of such a command.
  – Raffzahn
  38 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

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I distinctly remember, on the computer I had in the 90's, being able to type cdd D:blabla in the MS-DOS command prompt, to change both the current directory and drive (avoiding having to type D: then cd blabla).

I regularly still type it in the Windows command prompt, which complains that no such command exists. Then I remember I must do it with cd /d D:blabla.

So it certainly means this specific command wasn't actually part of MS-DOS. Did it come from some set of third-party utilities? I remember I might have something like Norton Utilities installed, but I couldn't find information about this specific tool in its Wikipedia page.

Or is my memory weak and I just made this up?

ms-dos utilities

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edited 29 mins ago

Stephen Kitt

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I distinctly remember, on the computer I had in the 90's, being able to type cdd D:blabla in the MS-DOS command prompt, to change both the current directory and drive (avoiding having to type D: then cd blabla).

I regularly still type it in the Windows command prompt, which complains that no such command exists. Then I remember I must do it with cd /d D:blabla.

So it certainly means this specific command wasn't actually part of MS-DOS. Did it come from some set of third-party utilities? I remember I might have something like Norton Utilities installed, but I couldn't find information about this specific tool in its Wikipedia page.

Or is my memory weak and I just made this up?

ms-dos utilities

ms-dos utilities

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edited 29 mins ago

Stephen Kitt

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asked 54 mins ago

dim

21127

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edited 29 mins ago

Stephen Kitt

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asked 54 mins ago

dim

21127

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share|improve this question

edited 29 mins ago

Stephen Kitt

32.8k4134152

edited 29 mins ago

Stephen Kitt

32.8k4134152

edited 29 mins ago

Stephen Kitt

32.8k4134152

32.8k4134152

asked 54 mins ago

dim

21127

asked 54 mins ago

dim

21127

asked 54 mins ago

dim

21127

21127

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  I wouldn't das you made it up, but maybe you made a batch to do so for you? As for myself I never ever heared of such a command.
  – Raffzahn
  38 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I wouldn't das you made it up, but maybe you made a batch to do so for you? As for myself I never ever heared of such a command.
  – Raffzahn
  38 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

I wouldn't das you made it up, but maybe you made a batch to do so for you? As for myself I never ever heared of such a command.
– Raffzahn
38 mins ago

I wouldn't das you made it up, but maybe you made a batch to do so for you? As for myself I never ever heared of such a command.
– Raffzahn
38 mins ago

add a comment | 

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I remember CDD as a 4DOS command, which would have been available in the Norton Utilities as NDOS.

There is at least one batch file implementation of CDD too, developed by Gary Mays in 1996, and provided as part of his “M” batch file enhancer (which I can’t find on the Internet right now).

Under Windows you could use Take Command or TCC, the descendants of 4DOS, which still include CDD, or write a command file to implement it.

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  Yes! NDOS, that's it. I remember now... Thanks.
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I remember CDD as a 4DOS command, which would have been available in the Norton Utilities as NDOS.

There is at least one batch file implementation of CDD too, developed by Gary Mays in 1996, and provided as part of his “M” batch file enhancer (which I can’t find on the Internet right now).

Under Windows you could use Take Command or TCC, the descendants of 4DOS, which still include CDD, or write a command file to implement it.

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  Yes! NDOS, that's it. I remember now... Thanks.
  – dim
  33 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

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I remember CDD as a 4DOS command, which would have been available in the Norton Utilities as NDOS.

There is at least one batch file implementation of CDD too, developed by Gary Mays in 1996, and provided as part of his “M” batch file enhancer (which I can’t find on the Internet right now).

Under Windows you could use Take Command or TCC, the descendants of 4DOS, which still include CDD, or write a command file to implement it.

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edited 26 mins ago

answered 38 mins ago

Stephen Kitt

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• 
  
  
  

  
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  Yes! NDOS, that's it. I remember now... Thanks.
  – dim
  33 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
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up vote
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I remember CDD as a 4DOS command, which would have been available in the Norton Utilities as NDOS.

There is at least one batch file implementation of CDD too, developed by Gary Mays in 1996, and provided as part of his “M” batch file enhancer (which I can’t find on the Internet right now).

Under Windows you could use Take Command or TCC, the descendants of 4DOS, which still include CDD, or write a command file to implement it.

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edited 26 mins ago

answered 38 mins ago

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I remember CDD as a 4DOS command, which would have been available in the Norton Utilities as NDOS.

There is at least one batch file implementation of CDD too, developed by Gary Mays in 1996, and provided as part of his “M” batch file enhancer (which I can’t find on the Internet right now).

Under Windows you could use Take Command or TCC, the descendants of 4DOS, which still include CDD, or write a command file to implement it.

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edited 26 mins ago

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answered 38 mins ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
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  Yes! NDOS, that's it. I remember now... Thanks.
  – dim
  33 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Yes! NDOS, that's it. I remember now... Thanks.
  – dim
  33 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

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Yes! NDOS, that's it. I remember now... Thanks.
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