Command Prompt - Revision history

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DavidB4: DavidB4 moved page Command prompt to Command Prompt: Propper noun, should have capitalized this name

2016-07-21T12:38:08Z

DavidB4 moved page Command prompt to Command Prompt: Propper noun, should have capitalized this name

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U.U at 19:44, February 15, 2016

2016-02-15T19:44:55Z

U.U at 19:44, February 15, 2016

2016-02-15T19:44:46Z

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 | BREAK||           Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.||
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-| BCDEDIT||         Sets properties in boot database to control boot loading.||
+| BCDEDIT||         Sets properties in boot database to control boot loading.|| Edit the computer's bootloader
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 | CACLS||           Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.||
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-| CALL||            Calls one batch program from another.||
+| CALL||            Calls one batch program from another.|| Similar to "Start," except the called file is run in the same window
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 | CD||              Displays the name of or changes the current directory.||

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 | CHDIR||           Displays the name of or changes the current directory.||
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-| CHKDSK||          Checks a disk and displays a status report.||Sometimes used instead of the [[Graphic User Interface| GUI]] check-disk option since it provides information about problems found, and which ones where fixed (if /R is used)
+| CHKDSK||          Checks a disk and displays a status report.||Sometimes used instead of the [[Graphic User Interface|GUI]] check-disk option since it provides information about problems found, and which ones where fixed (if /R is used)
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 | CHKNTFS||         Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.||
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 {{reflist}}
-==See Also==
+==See also==
 [[Conhost.exe]]
-==External Links==
+==External links==
-[http://ss64.com/nt More complete command list on ss64.com]
+* [http://ss64.com/nt More complete command list on ss64.com]
-[[category:Command-Line]]
+[[Category:Command-Line]]
 [[Category:Software]]

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	[[category:Command-Line]]		[[category:Command-Line]]
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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	[http://ss64.com/nt More complete command list on ss64.com]		[http://ss64.com/nt More complete command list on ss64.com]
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 ==About Commands==
-These commands are applicable in [[Windows 7]] [[operating system]]s and later
+These commands are generally applicable in [[Windows 7]] [[operating system]]s and later
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 | DEL||             Deletes one or more files.||Same as the ERASE command
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-| DIR||             Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.||For a more organized layout, use TREE
+| DIR||             Displays a list of files and sub-directories in a directory.||For a more organized layout, use TREE
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 | DISKCOMP||        Compares the contents of two floppy disks.||
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 | FIND||            Searches for a text string in a file or files.||For more options, try FINDSTR (below)
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-| FINDSTR||         Searches for strings in files.||
+| FINDSTR||         Searches for strings in files.||Useful for retrieving information saved to a file and setting it to a variable.  Unlike PRINT, the retrieved data is readily usable
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 | FOR||             Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.||
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 | MKDIR||           Creates a directory.||Same as MD
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-| MKLINK||          Creates Symbolic Links and Hard Links||Same as MD
+| MKLINK||          Creates Symbolic Links and Hard Links||
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 | MODE||            Configures a system device.||
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 | POPD||            Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.||
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-| PRINT||           Prints a text file (to screen).||
+| PRINT||           Prints a text file (to screen).||Retrieved data must be piped to be used as a variable.  If anything other than simple output is required, see FINDSTR
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 | PROMPT||          Changes the Windows command prompt.||
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 | TIME||            Displays or sets the system time.||In older [[Windows]] versions, the /d switch would show the date
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 | TITLE||           Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.||
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 | TYPE||            Displays the contents of a text file.||
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-| VER||             Displays the Windows version.||
+| VER||             Displays the Windows version.|| This information is also shown when Command Prompt is opened.
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-| VERIFY||          Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.||
+| VERIFY||          Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.|| On most computers, the default is ''off''
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 | VOL||             Displays a disk volume label and serial number.||
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 For almost any command, one may enter and forward slash followed by a question mark (/?) after a base command to see additional information, generally including a description, syntax, and switches (with a description of each)
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
 ==External Links==
 [http://ss64.com/nt More complete command list on ss64.com]

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−	[[File:CMD-on-Win7.jpg\|~~450px~~\|thumbnail\|Command Prompt in [[Windows 7]]]]	+	[[File:CMD-on-Win7.jpg\|350px\|thumbnail\|Command Prompt in [[Windows 7]]]]
	'''Command Prompt''' is the name for the program provided with the [[Windows]] [[operating system]] which allows the user to access the [[computer shell]], that is, a text-based (command-line) control system.		'''Command Prompt''' is the name for the program provided with the [[Windows]] [[operating system]] which allows the user to access the [[computer shell]], that is, a text-based (command-line) control system.

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−	[[File:CMD-on-Win7.jpg\|450px\|thumbnail\|Command Prompt in Windows 7]]	+	[[File:CMD-on-Win7.jpg\|450px\|thumbnail\|Command Prompt in [[Windows 7]]]]
	'''Command Prompt''' is the name for the program provided with the [[Windows]] [[operating system]] which allows the user to access the [[computer shell]], that is, a text-based (command-line) control system.		'''Command Prompt''' is the name for the program provided with the [[Windows]] [[operating system]] which allows the user to access the [[computer shell]], that is, a text-based (command-line) control system.

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−	[[File:CMD-on-Win7.jpg\|~~600px~~\|thumbnail\|Command Prompt in Windows 7]]	+	[[File:CMD-on-Win7.jpg\|450px\|thumbnail\|Command Prompt in Windows 7]]
	'''Command Prompt''' is the name for the program provided with the [[Windows]] [[operating system]] which allows the user to access the [[computer shell]], that is, a text-based (command-line) control system.		'''Command Prompt''' is the name for the program provided with the [[Windows]] [[operating system]] which allows the user to access the [[computer shell]], that is, a text-based (command-line) control system.