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DOS: Elementary knowledge of DOS commands


Introduction

Here is a list of basic commands that you can use in a DOS prompt (e.g. using a boot disk). 

For additional information about these commands, type /? after entering the command in the DOS prompt (e.g. copy/?, dir/?), this will normally open a help page. 

The command prompts:

  • cd <directory name>
    • cd is the basic DOS command, it allows you to change directory
  • dir [name of directory]
    • dir allows you to list all contents of the specified directory
  • copy <source> <destination>
    • Allows you to copy a file from a <source> folder to a <destination folder>
  • del<file>
    • Deletes a specific file
  • move <source> <destination>
    • Allows you to move a file from a <source> folder to a <destination folder>
  • ren <source> <destination>
    • Renames the specified file
  • edit <filename>
    • Opens the default DOS editor to allow modification of a specified file
  • cls
    • Clears the DOS screen
  • exit
    • Leaves the DOS terminal

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