Glossary - L

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Label:  A marker in a batch file, with the format :name, allowing GOTO and 
GOSUB commands to "jump" to that point in the file.  See also Volume 
Label. 

LF or Line Feed:  The ASCII character "line feed" (decimal value 10), 
stored in most ASCII files at the end of each line, after the CR 
character.  The LF character is not normally entered from the keyboard, 
but in many cases it can be generated, if necessary, by pressing 
Ctrl-Enter. 

Local Aliases:  A CMD.EXE option which allows you to store aliases in a 
local area only accessible to the current copy of CMD.EXE, so that a 
change made in the current copy of CMD.EXE does not affect other copies, 
and vice versa.  See also Global Aliases. 

Local Directory History:  A CMD.EXE option which allows you to store the 
directory history in a local area only accessible to the current copy of 
CMD.EXE, so that a change made in the current copy of CMD.EXE does not 
affect other copies, and vice versa.  See also Global Directory History. 

Local History:  A CMD.EXE option which allows you to store the command 
history in a local area only accessible to the current copy of CMD.EXE, so 
that a change made in the current copy of CMD.EXE does not affect other 
copies, and vice versa.  See also Global History. 

Logging:  A CMD.EXE feature, implemented via the LOG command, which allows 
you to save a record of the commands you execute.