INT 2F - DOS 4+ APPEND - GET APPEND FUNCTION STATE AX = B706h Return: BX = APPEND state bit 0: set if APPEND enabled bits 1-11 reserved bit 12: (DOS 5.0) set if APPEND applies directory search even if a drive has been specified bit 13: set if /PATH flag active bit 14: set if /E flag active (environment var APPEND exists) bit 15: set if /X flag active .