What Does COMMAND.COM Mean?
COMMAND.COM is the default shell for Microsoft operating systems, including MS-DOS and Windows versions up through Windows ME. Other versions of DOS not from Microsoft also have a command shell named COMMAND.COM, including DR DOS and FreeDOS. It allows users to execute commands and run scripts known as batch files. It has been superseded in Windows NT and by extension all modern versions of Windows by CMD.EXE and PowerShell.
Techopedia Explains COMMAND.COM
COMMAND.COM is the command shell on MS-DOS and PC-DOS, as well as versions of Windows that depend on DOS (Windows 1.0 to Windows 95, 98 and ME). COMMAND.COM gives users a command line interface to DOS as well as a way to run scripts called “batch files” with the .BAT file extension. COMMAND.COM reads the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to automatically run commands on startup. Most of these consist of setting environment variables and loading device drivers for the various hardware components installed in the computer.
