8. Friend DOS

Every OS has a Command Line Interface (or CLI for short). It is used to talk to the OS using commands and arguments. It adds precision to advanced users and allows them to access deep functionality that often times lacks a Graphical User Interface (GUI).

The Friend Workspace has Friend DOS. It is a built-in system that is part of Dormant. It parses commands passed from the CLI - Friend Shell - and interprets them. After having executed any commands, it outputs the result to the CLI.

Friend DOS supports basic scripting. This part is still under development, and is very poor at the time of writing. But it doesn't mean that it is useless.

Friend DOS allows a user to access other computers running Friend. Using the Friend Network and Friend Shell, the user can login to his or her other computers that run Friend and execute commands.

Friend DOS can also be used to traverse all the disks that are mounted. This way, precision commands can be given to make new directories, rename or otherwise manipulate files.

Friend DOS also has a range of commands that can be used to manage the Friend system itself. To learn more, simply open Friend Shell and type "help" to get a list of all the available commands.