Before you use the Command Line Tools in Windows, you should be familiar with using the command line interface in a Command Prompt window. The table below describes some of the basic DOS commands. For a complete list, open a Command Prompt window and type:
help
For more information about any of the commands, or to see additional parameters, type:
help command name
Note: When you are using DOS commands, you can use either lower- or uppercase letters.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| dir | List the files in the directory |
| cd directory name | Change to the specified directory |
| mkdir directory name -or- md directory name |
Create the specified directory |
| rmdir directory name -or- rd directory name |
Remove the specified directory |
| move filename [filename]... directory name | Move the specified files to the specified directory |
| move directory1 directory2 | Rename directory1 as directory2 |
| ren file1 file2 | Rename file1 as file2 |
| copy file1 file2 | Copy the contents of file1 to file2 |
| del filename | Delete the specified file |
| fc file1 file2 | Compare file1 with file2 and display the differences |
| more filename | Display the contents of the specified file one screen at a time |
| CTRL+c | Stop the current process |
| CTRL+s | Pause screen scrolling |
| print filename | Print the specified file |