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Essential DOS Commands Guide

This document provides information on common DOS commands: - The dir command lists files and directories in the current directory and allows filtering by attributes like hidden files. It is available in various Windows operating systems back to MS-DOS. - The cd command changes the current directory, with examples like cd \ to go to the root and cd windows to enter the Windows directory. It too has been present since early MS-DOS. - The edit command allows creating and modifying files in MS-DOS 5 and later, by calling edit filename.ext at the prompt. Alt+F+S saves and Alt+F+X exits. - The md command makes new directories, as in md test

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Essential DOS Commands Guide

This document provides information on common DOS commands: - The dir command lists files and directories in the current directory and allows filtering by attributes like hidden files. It is available in various Windows operating systems back to MS-DOS. - The cd command changes the current directory, with examples like cd \ to go to the root and cd windows to enter the Windows directory. It too has been present since early MS-DOS. - The edit command allows creating and modifying files in MS-DOS 5 and later, by calling edit filename.ext at the prompt. Alt+F+S saves and Alt+F+X exits. - The md command makes new directories, as in md test

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DOS Commands :

Directory-
Microsoft DOS dir command
About dir

The dir command allows you to see the available files in a directory. You will see the
word “ Volume ” in this information. Volume is simply another word for a disk that
the computer has access to. Your hard disk is a volume, your floppy disk is a volume
and a server disk (hard disk served over a network) is a volume.

Availability

The dir command is an internal command and is available in the below Microsoft
operating systems.

All versions of MS-DOS


Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7

Syntax

C:\>dir

Examples

dir

Lists all files and directories in the directory that you are currently in.

dir : more

Will display the directory one screen at a time.


dir /a

Lists all files and directories including hidden files and directories.

dir /p

If the directory has a lot of files and you cannot read all the files as they scroll
by, you can use this command and it will display all files one page at a time.

dir /w

If you don't need the info on the date / time and other information on the files,
you can use this command to list just the files and directories going horizontally,
taking as little as space needed.

Change Directory-
Microsoft DOS cd command
About cd

CD (Change Directory) is a command used to switch directories in MS-DOS. For


example, if you needed to run Program Files from DOS, you would type:

C:\>cd Program Files - Changing the directory to Program Files;

Availability

The CD command is an internal command and is available in the below Microsoft


operating systems.

All Versions of MS-DOS


Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Syntax

C:\>cd \ [drive:] \ [path]

Examples

cd\

Goes to the highest level, the root of the drive.

cd windows

If present, would take you into the Windows directory.

Create And Edit Files-


Microsoft DOS edit command
About edit

Edit allows a user to view, create, or modify their computer files.

If you are running a MS-DOS version 4.x or lower or you are unable to find edit.com on
your hard disk drive, you can also use the below command to create a file.

C:\>edit [name of file.(extension)]

Once you have entered the above command this will bring you to a screen where you
can write the info to be put in the file.
Once you have typed all the lines you wish to have in the file, press and hold
Alt + F + S. This will save the file . To exit press Alt + F + X. This will come back to the
DOS commands screen.

Availability

The edit command is an external command that is available in the below Microsoft
operating systems.
MS-DOS 5.x and above
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP

Syntax

C:\>edit [name of file.(extension)]

Make Directory-
Microsoft DOS md command
About md

Allows you to create your own directories in MS-DOS.

Availability

The md and commands are internal commands that are available in the below
Microsoft operating systems.

All Versions of MS-DOS


Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7

Syntax

C:\>md test

The above example creates the "test" directory.

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