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DOS Commands
By James M Sandbrook - Sunday, 6 January 2002, 11:06:42 PM.
Some basics on MS DOS Commands and how to use them.
Here are some basic DOS commands:
If you type:
cd\
Then press the enter key.
You will go to the Root Directory for the drive you are in.
Example:
You are currently in this path:
c:\KiwiWordPro
you type cd\
Now you are in:
c:\
cd is short for Change Directory.
DIR
If you type:
dir
You will see a list of files and subdirectories in the current directory.
DIR/P
If you type:
dir/p
The screen will display the files and subdirectories one page at a time.
You can press a key (any key) to show the next page.
DIR/W
If you type:
dir/w
You will get a list of files etc. but in a wide view, try it.
DIR/P/W
You can type dir/p/w as well.
The F3 DOS Command
When you type anything at the DOS prompt it will be remembered.
Example:
You type:
dir
Once the listing has been shown you can now press the F3 key on your computer keyboard and the words dir will appear.
TYPE AUTOEXEC.BAT
If you type:
type autoexec.bat
and you are in the root directory you will see a list of the commands that are executed when your computer starts up.
TYPE CONFIG.SYS
You can do the same with the Config.sys file like this:
type config.sys
How To Go Back To Windows
To exit DOS and go back to Windows you can type:
win
exit
MEM
If you type:
mem
Will give you information about your computers memory.
Like this:
