MS-DOS command redirection operators

This article is from our Febooti archive, it was relevant then, and I think that it is still relevant today (a few details changed). Previous article: IF statement in DOS batch file. The two most commonly used redirection operators used in console are the output redirection operator (>) and the input redirection operator ( is …

First cmd / DOS batch script example

Photo: freeimages.com This article is from our Febooti archive, it was relevant then, and I think that it is still relevant today (a few details changed). Previous article: What is a batch script? Next article: Stopping a DOS batch file Now we are familiar with the command prompt. Batch scripts are one or more DOS …

MS-DOS (cmd.exe) command prompt: CD, MD, copy

This article is from our Febooti archive, it was relevant then, and I think that it is still relevant today (a few details changed). Another very common command is cd – Change Directory (also works in Linux). This changes the directory you are currently in. C:\>cd \users\default This example might not work for you if …