MS-DOS (cmd.exe) prompt basic commands

This article is from our Febooti archive, it was relevant then, and I think that it is still relevant today (a few details changed). Since most of users do not use command prompt as their primary interaction with the operating system then we will go over the pure basics. These commands can also be used …

Underused features of Windows batch files

StackOverflow have another interesting topic about: Underused features of Windows batch files. Of course there are many things I didn’t know about. Some highlights: PUSHD path Takes you to the directory specified by path. POPD Takes you back to the directory you “pushed” from. By using CALL, EXIT /B, SETLOCAL & ENDLOCAL you can implement …