      FILESPEC

                               FILESPEC FORMAT

      CP/M 3 identifies every file by its  unique  file  specification,
      which  can  consist  of  four parts: the drive specification, the
      filename, the filetype and the  password.   The  term  "filespec"
      indicates  any  valid  combination  of  the  four parts of a file
      specification, all separated  by  their appropriate   delimiters.
      A   colon  must  follow  a drive letter.  A period must precede a
      filetype. A  semicolon must precede a password.

      The   symbols   and  rules  for  the   parts    of     a     file
      specification follow:

      d:          drivespec  optional    single alpha character (A-P)
      filename    filename               1-8 letters and/or numbers
      typ         filetype   optional    0-3 letters and/or numbers
      password    password   optional    0-8 letters and/or numbers

      Valid combinations of the elements of a CP/M 3 file specification
      are:

                    filename
                    d:filename
                    filename.typ
                    d:filename.typ
                    filename;password
                    d:filename;password
                    filename.typ;password
                    d:filename.typ;password

      If you do not include a drive  specifier,  CP/M  3  automatically
      uses the default drive.

      Some CP/M 3 commands accept wildcard (* and ?) characters in  the
      filename   and/or filetype parts of the command tail.  A wildcard
      in the command line can in one command  reference  many  matching
      files  on  the  default  or specified user number and drive. (See
      Commands).

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