By default, filespecs used in system commands are expected to be in DevPPN format. Some commands, including all of the wildcard commands, will allow you to specify a native filespec by enclosing it in quotes. For example:

.COPY HOSTS.TXT="/etc/hosts" /NOD

.TYPE "/etc/hosts"

.SIZE "c:\vm\miame\bin\ashw32.exe"

.DIR HASH.DIR="/vm/miame/bin/ashell" /H

When using quoted native filespecs, you cannot use wildcards.