Windows-Command-Prompt
Useful Commands
CD
cd.. cd....
cd ' next directory name'
cd 'directory''next directory'
#cd Moondra\documents
DIR
dir #dir of current directory
dir /a #hidden directory
dir /ad # output all subfolders within directory
dir *.txt # output all text files within directory
dir *.pgn #all png files within directory
dir /s *.png #all png files located within system
dir /s *.png |more #all png files located within system displayed page by page (use spacebar to go to next page)
dir /s biotech.text #searches for biotech.txt within system
(once found copy outputted dir and cd into it)
Output
dir > hello.txt (output comannd dir's output into hello.txt
echo "hello there" > hello.txt (write "hello there" to hello.txt)
type hello.txt (print out hello.txt contents in command line)
type biotech.text > hello.txt (copy the contents of biotech.text > hello.txt)
Open Files
notepad dir.txt (use notepad to open dir.txt)
dir.txt (dir.txt opened by default program)
EXEL.png (image file opened by default program)
mspaint
calc
Make and delete directories
mkdir test_folder
rmdir test_folder
mkdir apple\apple2 (make a directory with subdirectory)
rmdir /s apple (remove directory with subdirectory)