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DSHORT 1.1 by C.S. Allin, copyright 2026
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DSHORT is released under the C.S. Allin DSHORT
License 1.0. See license.txt for details.
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DSHORT is an MS-DOS utility that allows you to create shortcuts to MS-DOS applications that can be accessed from anywhere via the command prompt.

For example, if you make a shortcut to C:\DOOM\DOOM.EXE then no matter what your current locatiom is, even if you're in drive A:\, you can just type "doom" and it'll launch C:\DOOM\DOOM.EXE.

Unless A:\DOOM.EXE exists, in which case A:\DOOM.EXE will take priority over the shortcut. 

DSHORT and the shortcuts you create with it can also be accessed via the Run command in the Start Menu(if you're running it under Windows, that is). 

This is a ridiculously useful program and I'm genuinely proud of DSHORT. If I could've released this in the 80's it would've made me a millionaire. 

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1.1 UPDATE!
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Fixed a severe bug that made DSHORT choke on paths over 25 characters long. DSHORT 1.0 should be totally disregarded. Pretend it never happened.


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INSTALLATION
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Step 1: Extract DSHORT.ZIP to C:\. This should create the directory C:\DSHORT and put the file D_INST.BAT in C:\. 

Step 2: Put the line "call d_inst.bat" at the end of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. This simply adds C:\DSHORT to your PATH environment variable, which is the magic that makes DSHORT work. You could add C:\DSHORT to PATH manually but I think D_INST.BAT makes it a little less annoying. Anyway, reboot.

Step 3: There is no step 3.


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USAGE
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DSHORT interactively walks you through the process of creating a shortcut. So just run it!


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COMPATIBILITY
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I haven't been able to test DSHORT on anything but a PC running Windows 98 SE. But theoretically it should be compatible with MS-DOS 3.3 and up. And maybe even earlier versions of MS-DOS if you forego D_INST.BAT and add C:\DSHORT to your PATH environment variable manually.


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FINAL WORDS
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Well, that's it. Enjoy the game-changer that is DSHORT. If you use MS-DOS(or any other version of DOS that it might work under) then prepare to experience a level of convenience that you never even thought possible.