Cory Off CS12
So, you want to learn DOS? First of all, you have to open the command line. This can be done a couple of different ways:
1. Start>Run>cmd
2. Start>Run>command
3. Start>accessories>command prompt
Now that we have the command line open, what do you do? Well, the answer is, anything! Anything that you can do in windows can be manipulated through this window. But, lets start out easy. Lets switch what drive we are on to another. Your default drive is C:\ but if you want to change it to say, the P drive on your computer, all you have to do is type in p: and press enter.
Now that we have that done, lets make a folder.
Type in md and the folder name, press enter. You now have a new folder!
To make a folder within that folder type in md (folder name)\(new folder name)
You now have a folder within the folder!
Lets move a file from one place to another.
Type in: Move (filename)\(foldername)
There ya have it, you moved the file into the folder!
If you would like to know more about basic commands, go to http://www.computerhope.com/overview.htm where they have a pretty good listing of the basic commands.
