MS-DOS API - DOS INT 21h Services

DOS INT 21h Services

AH Description Version
00h Program terminate 1.0+
01h Character input 1.0+
02h Character output 1.0+
03h Auxiliary input 1.0+
04h Auxiliary output 1.0+
05h Printer output 1.0+
06h Direct console I/O 1.0+
07h Direct console input without echo 1.0+
08h Console input without echo 1.0+
09h Display string 1.0+
0Ah Buffered keyboard input 1.0+
0Bh Get input status 1.0+
0Ch Flush input buffer and input 1.0+
0Dh Disk reset 1.0+
0Eh Set default drive 1.0+
0Fh Open file 1.0+
10h Close file 1.0+
11h Find first file 1.0+
12h Find next file 1.0+
13h Delete file 1.0+
14h Sequential read 1.0+
15h Sequential write 1.0+
16h Create or truncate file 1.0+
17h Rename file 1.0+
18h Reserved 1.0+
19h Get default drive 1.0+
1Ah Set disk transfer address 1.0+
1Bh Get allocation info for default drive 1.0+
1Ch Get allocation info for specified drive 1.0+
1Dh Reserved 1.0+
1Eh Reserved 1.0+
1Fh Get disk parameter block for default drive 1.0+
20h Reserved 1.0+
21h Random read 1.0+
22h Random write 1.0+
23h Get file size in records 1.0+
24h Set random record number 1.0+
25h Set interrupt vector 1.0+
26h Create PSP 1.0+
27h Random block read 1.0+
28h Random block write 1.0+
29h Parse filename 1.0+
2Ah Get date 1.0+
2Bh Set date 1.0+
2Ch Get time 1.0+
2Dh Set time 1.0+
2Eh Set verify flag 1.0+
2Fh Get disk transfer address 2.0+
30h Get DOS version 2.0+
31h Terminate and stay resident 2.0+
32h Get disk parameter block for specified drive 2.0+
33h Get or set Ctrl-Break 2.0+
34h Get InDOS flag pointer 2.0+
35h Get interrupt vector 2.0+
36h Get free disk space 2.0+
37h Get or set switch character 2.0+
38h Get or set country info 2.0+
39h Create subdirectory 2.0+
3Ah Remove subdirectory 2.0+
3Bh Change current directory 2.0+
3Ch Create or truncate file 2.0+
3Dh Open file 2.0+
3Eh Close file 2.0+
3Fh Read file or device 2.0+
40h Write file or device 2.0+
41h Delete file 2.0+
42h Move file pointer 2.0+
43h Get or set file attributes 2.0+
44h I/O control for devices 2.0+
45h Duplicate handle 2.0+
46h Redirect handle 2.0+
47h Get current directory 2.0+
48h Allocate memory 2.0+
49h Release memory 2.0+
4Ah Reallocate memory 2.0+
4Bh Execute program 2.0+
4Ch Terminate with return code 2.0+
4Dh Get program return code 2.0+
4Eh Find first file 2.0+
4Fh Find next file 2.0+
50h Set current PSP 2.0+
51h Get current PSP 2.0+
52h Get DOS internal pointers (SYSVARS) 2.0+
53h Create disk parameter block 2.0+
54h Get verify flag 2.0+
55h Create program PSP 2.0+
56h Rename file 2.0+
57h Get or set file date and time 2.0+
58h Get or set allocation strategy 2.11+
59h Get extended error info 3.0+
5Ah Create unique file 3.0+
5Bh Create new file 3.0+
5Ch Lock or unlock file 3.0+
5Dh File sharing functions 3.0+
5Eh Network functions 3.0+
5Fh Network redirection functions 3.0+
60h Qualify filename 3.0+
61h Reserved 3.0+
62h Get current PSP 3.0+
63h Get DBCS lead byte table pointer 3.0+
64h Set wait for external event flag 3.2+
65h Get extended country info 3.3+
66h Get or set code page 3.3+
67h Set handle count 3.3+
68h Commit file 3.3+
69h Get or set media id 4.0+
6Ah Commit file 4.0+
6Bh Reserved 4.0+
6Ch Extended open/create file 4.0+

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