DOS Commands

program.exe

Open the file program.exe

C:\data\app.exe

Open the file app.exe from C:\data directory.

dir

View files in a current directory

dir C:\document\files\info

View files in C:\document\files\info

copy data.exe C:\database

Copy the data.exe to C:\database directory

xcopy C:\info C:\database

A powerful version of copy that copy all files from C:\info to C:\database

move C:\info\file.exe C:\database

Move file.exe from C:\info to C:\database

cd document

Go to document directory

cd C:\

Go to C:\ directory

cd ..

Up one level

format A:\

Format floppy disk A:\

tree

Tree listing of the current drive

ver

Check version of MS-DOS/Windows

undelete C:\info\data.exe

Restore deleted files

label A: labelme

Label the floppy disk A:\

cls

Clear the command history

exit

Exit the Command Prompt(Windows only)

time

Ask for new time and leave it blank without changing time

time 8:34

Change the time to 8:34

date

Ask for new date and leave it blank without changing date

vol c:

Display the C:\ info

md files

Create directory called files

md C:\document\fav

Create directory called fav in C:\document

Not only that, here is the DOS command: