A cmd file extension is related to the CP/M operating system and used for it command data.
CMD file extension - CP/M command
What is cmd file? How to open cmd files?
File type specification:
The cmd file extension is associated with the CP/M, a command line operating system for 8-bit and 16-bit computers, developed by Digital Research.
The cmd file contains command data from CP/M.
The CP/M was obsolete system. Digital Research was acquired by Novell in 1991.
This cmd file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.
This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.
The default software associated to open cmd file:
Company or developer:
Digital Research
An operating system for 8-bit computers. It looks rather like DOS to use this is hardly surprising because DOS was copied from CP/M in about 1980.
CP/M was developed by Dr. Gary Kildall from Digital Research. CP/M as a first system, which used standard 8.3 (8 characters for file name + 3 characters for file extension used to identify file type) naming of files. Killdall can be considered as father of file extensions.
List of recommended software applications associated to the .cmd file extension
Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open cmd file, edit cmd file, convert cmd file, view cmd file, play cmd file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with cmd file - CP/M command
Click on the software link for more information about CP/M. CP/M uses cmd file type for its internal purposes and/or also by different way than common edit or open file actions (eg. to install/execute/support an application itself, to store application or user data, configure program etc.).