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Chapter Three: Dos Command Line
Chapter Three: Dos Command Line
December 2016
To change directory
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop>cd psedocode
Cd(change directory).
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode>
To change Root directory/driver
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop>d:
D:\>
C:\>cd users
C:\Users>cd mussie.a/desktop
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop>
Note that: use dir /? For more help on directory.
To return back
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode>cd..
Hit enter
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop>
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop>cd../..
C:\Users>cd mussie.a/desktop
C:\Users>Mussie.A\Desktop>cd../../..
C:\>
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode>"Chap05timer
and counter.pdf"
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Downloads\Video>"Pseudocode
Tutorial - YouTube.mp4"
How to delete file
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode\mussie>del
practice1.txt
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode>rmdir mussie3
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode>rmdir /s mussie
mussie, Are you sure (Y/N)? y
Remove directory
Note that:Use rmdir /? For more help.
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode\muss>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is B45A-C961
Directory of C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode\muss
12/19/2016 04:04 PM <DIR>
.
12/19/2016 04:04 PM <DIR>
..
12/06/2016 08:24 AM
10,829,969 C++.pdf
12/19/2016 04:02 PM <DIR>
nemuss
12/19/2016 04:04 PM
28 practice1.txt
2 File(s) 10,829,997 bytes
3 Dir(s) 70,479,405,056 bytes free
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode\muss>cd..
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode>copy muss mussie
muss\C++.pdf
muss\practice1.txt
muss\practice2.txt
3 file(s) copied.
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode>mkdir
mussie1
Mk stands for make
directory
Overwrite
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode\mussie1\C++.pdf
(Yes/No/All)? A
muss\C++.pdf
muss\practice1.txt
muss\practice2.txt
3 File(s) copied
Note that 1.you can type y for yes, n for no and, a for all
2.Type xcopy /? To get more help
Source
1 dir(s) moved.
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode>
How to rename
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode>rename
mussie1 mussiemussie
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop\psedocode>ren mussie2
mussienew
To Hide Folder
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop>Attrib +h +s +r filename
Example
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop>Attrib +h +s +r psedocode
To Unhide Folder
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop>Attrib -h -s -r psedocode
Example
C:\Users\Mussie.A\Desktop>Attrib -h -s -r psedocode
The * wildcard
DIR
DIR PA*
DIR *T
DIR A*LS
The ? wildcard
The ? replaces a single character
DIR PALETTE???.BMP lists all files that
start with PALETTE, then any 3
characters, then BMP
DIR PALETTE ??.BMP lists all files
starting with Palette[space], then any 2
characters, then BMP.
What happens if you try it without the
quotes?