Microsoft DOS Commands

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About cls

• Cls is a command that allows a user to

clear the complete contents of thescreen and leave only a prompt.

Availability

The cls command is an internal command and is available in the below Microsoftoperating systems.

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Syntax

•CLS


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Microsoft

DOS rd and

rmdir

command


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About rd and rmdir

• Removes an empty directory in MS-

!S. To delete directories with "lesor directories within them the usermust use the deltree command# or if

you are running Microsoft $indows%&&& or $indows '( use the )Soption.

Availability• The rd and rmdir commands are

internal commands and are available

in the below Microsoft operating

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Syntax

• RM*R +)S, +),+drive,path

R +)S, +), +drive,path/S

Removes all directories and files in the specified

directory in addition to the directory itself. Used to

remove a directory tree.

/Q Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to remove a directory tree

with /S.


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Examples

• *f a directory contains "les or folderswhen attempting to delete thedirectory you will receive /The

directory is not empty./ errormessage. *f you want to deletedirectories that are full# use thedeltree command or if you0re using$indows %&&& or later use the

rmdir c2full

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rmdir c:\test /s

• $indows %&& $indows '(and later versions of $indows

can use this option with aprompt to permanently deletethe test directory and allsubdirectories and "les.3dding the )4 switch would

suppress the prompt.


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Microsoft DOS movecommand


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About move

•

3llows you to move "les ordirectories from one folder toanother# or from one drive to

another.Availability

•

The move command is aninternal command that isavailable in the below Microsoft

operating systems.



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Syntax

• Moves "les and renames "lesand directories.

• To move one or more "lesM!56 +)7 8 )-7, +drive,+path,"lename9+#..., destination

• To rename a directoryM!56 +)7 8 )-7, +drive,+path,dirname9 dirname%


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[drive:]

[path]filename1

Specifies the location and name of the file or files

you want to move.

destination Specifies the new location of the file. Destinationcan consist of a drive letter and colon, a

directory name, or a combination. If you are

moving only one file, you can also include a

filename if you want to rename the file when you

move it.

[drive:]

[path]dirname1

Specifies the directory you want to rename.

dirname2 Specifies the new name of the directory.

/Y Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to

overwrite an existing destination file.

/-Y Causes prompting to confirm you want tooverwrite an existin destination file.


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Examples

move c:\windows\temp\*.*c:\temp

Move the files of c:\windows\temp to thetemp directory in root, this is of courseassuming you have the windows\temp

directory. In this example, *.* is wildcards telling the computer every file with everyextension.

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move "computer hope"

exampleIf your directory name has a space, it

must be surrounded withquotes,otherwise you will get a "The syntax of the command is incorrect

." error message. In the above example,this command would move the"computer hope" directory into the

exam le director contained in the

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move stats.doc,

morestats.docc:\statistics

The above example wouldmove the files stats.doc

and morestats.doc intothe c:\statistics folder.


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MicrosoftDOS copy

command


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About copy

•

3llows the user to copy one ormore "les to an alternatelocation.

Availability• The copy command is an

internal command and isavailable in the belowMicrosoft operating systems



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Syntax

• Windows ista andlater syntax

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source +)3 8 )


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source Specifies the file or files to be copied.

/A Indicates an ASCII text file.

/B Indicates a binary file.

/D Allow the destination file to be created decrypted.

destination Specifies the directory or filename for the new file(s).

/V Verifies that new files are written correctly.

/N Usesshort filename, if available, when copying a file

with a non-8dot3 name.

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/Y Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to


/-Y Causes prompting to confirm you want to


/Z Copies networked files in restartable mode.

/L If the source is a symbolic link, copy the link

to the target instead of the actual file the

source link points to.


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source Specifies the file or files to

be copied.

/A Indicates an ASCII text

file.

/B Indicates a binary file.

destination Specifies the directory orfilename for the new file(s).


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/V Verifies that new files are written

correctly.

/Y Suppresses prompting to confirm

you want to overwrite an existing

destination file.

/-Y Causes prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing

destination file.


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xamples

copy *.txt c:\In the above copy command weare using a wildcard to copy

all .txt files (multiple files) fromthe current directory to the c:\root directory.

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copy *.* a:Copy all files in the

current directory tothe floppy disk drive.


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copy "computer

hope.txt" hopeCopy the file "computer hope.txt"into the hope directory. Whenever

dealing with a file or directory witha space, it must be surroundedwithquotes. Otherwise you'll get

the "The syntax of the command is incor

rect."

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copy

myfile1.txt+myfile2.txtCopy the contents in

myfile2.txt andcombines it with the

contents in

myfile1txt

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copy con test.txt

>inally# a user can create a "le usingthe copy con command as shown

above# which creates the test.t1t "le.!nce the above command has beentyped in# a user could type in

whatever he or she wishes. $hen youhave completed creating the "le# youcan save and e1it the "le by

pressing !"#$%& which would create

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