Basic Dos commands

DOS

Go to START button in your windows > click on RUN > type COMMAND in the open window & then press OK. You can try the following command. Try to understand the result.  

1. copy con to create a new file syntax c:\>copy con file1 [enter] [then you can type something in the file ,to save the contentes press f12]
2. mkdir to create a new directory syntax c:\>mkdir dir1 [dir1 is your directory name]     md is another command through which we can also create directory. syntax c:\>md dir1
  3. dir to see the contents or file or subdirectory in the directory we use this command syntax
c:\>dir directoryname
to see page by page type command  'dir /p'
  4. cls to clear the screen syntax
c:\>cls
  5. cd to change the working directory syntax
c:\>cd directoryname
  6. copy to copy files from one destination to another destination syntax
c:\>copy sourcepath destinationpath example c:\>copy c:\Doccuments and settings\tarun\abc.txt d:\tarun by this command the file abc.txt will copy from tarun's doccument to d:\tarun directory copy use for copy past purpose
  7. move to file from one destination to another destination syntax c:\>move sourcepath destinationpath example c:\>move c:\Doccuments and settings\tarun\abc.txt d:\tarun move is used for cut past purpose
8. print to see the contents of a text file syntax c:\>d: d:\>cd tarun d:\tarun>print abc.txt  d:\tarun>type abc.txt [type is another command through which we can also see the contents of a text file ] Page 1
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  9. ren to rename a directory or file syntax c:\>ren abc.txt tarun.txt
10. rd or rmdir to remove a directory syntax c:\>rmdir tarun
  11. del to delete one or more files syntax c:\>del abc.txt
12. xcopy to copy file as well as directory under that directory syntax c:\>xcopy sourcepath destinationpath
13. attirb to change the directory mode syntax  C:\>attrib -/+switch drivepathname [swiches are R=read only,A=archive,S=system file,H=hidden] [- is used for unassigned the attributes + for assigning attributes] example c:\>attrib +r d:\tarun\abc.txt
  14. exit for exiting from command prompt syntax c:\>exit