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Common > DOS Commands
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Common > DOS Commands
DOS Commands © R. Craig Collins, 2005
| Directories and Files | |
| Path | [drive:\][directory\]filename.ext (8.3) |
| Directory (Folder) Commands | |
| List contents | dir |
| Show structure | tree /f |
| Change directory focus (open another folder) | cd foldername |
| Make a new directory | md foldername |
| Remove an empty directory | rd foldername |
| Delete directories, subdirectories, and files | deltree foldername |
| File Commands | |
| Copy files | copy source destination |
| »Example | copy a:\test.txt a:\class\test.txt |
| »Example, destination renamed | copy a:\test.txt a:\class\test.ltr |
| »Example, copy all text (.txt) files, regardless of file name | copy a:\*.txt a:\class\*.txt |
| »Example, copy all files named homework, regardless of extension | copy a:\homework.* a:\class\homework.* |
| »Example, copy all files | copy a:\*.* a:\class\*.* |
| »Example, create a text file | copy con filename.ext |
| Copy files and folders | xcopy source destination /e |
| »Example, copy all files, folders, and subdirectories | xcopy a:\*.* c:\backup /e |
| Copy a diskette | diskcopy source destination |
| »Example | diskcopy a: a: |
| Move a file to a different folder | move source destination |
| Delete a file | del filename.ext |
| Undelete a file | undelete filename.ext |
| Set an attribute of a file | attrib action (±) target file |
| »Example | attrib +h a:\class\test.txt |
| Rename a file | ren oldname newname |
| Batch Files | |
| set the Prompt | prompt $p$g |
| set the Path to DOS | path c:\DOS |
| insert a comment | rem note to me |
| wait to continue | pause |
| display | echo "this will display" |
| Utilities | |
| arrange files to a faster loading, contiguous state | defrag |
| check for and repair, errors | chkdsk or scandisk |
| copies information for safekeeping | backup |