Detailed DOS commands in Windows XP

  
◆Command: DIR, column file, directory

Add parameters: /-C
Parameter description: DIR column file, directory display file size, the value is divided in thousands, use this parameter That is, "DIR/-C" will cancel the separator in the display to meet the visual habits of some people.

Add parameters: /Q
Parameter Description: Windows is a multi-user operating system. When this parameter is used as the "DIR /Q" column file or directory, the user attributes of the file and directory will be displayed.

Add parameters: /T:C, /T:A, /T:W
Parameter Description: Use this parameter is "DIR/T:C", "DIR/T:A", " DIR/T:W" displays the file creation time, the last access time, and the last modification time.

Add parameters: /X
Parameter description: When using this parameter, ie "DIR/X" column file, directory, the file name of "8.3" format will be displayed for long file name.

◆ command: CD, change directory

increase parameters: /D
Parameter Description: The role of this parameter is the rapid change in the current directory, such as the current directory is C: \\ Windows, use The command "CD/DE:\\Tools" can be quickly switched to the E:\\Tools directory. Note: This parameter can only be used in the DOS window obtained by entering "CMD" in the "Run" text box of Win XP.

◆Command: MD, create directory

Function description: This command does not add parameters, but enhances the function, it can create multi-level subdirectories at once, for example using the command "MD AA\\" BB\\CC\\DD will create AA, BB, CC, DD four subdirectories at a time. In the old version of DOS, if there is no AA subdirectory, it is impossible to directly create a deep subdirectory such as BB under AA.
◆Command: RD, delete directory

Add parameters: /S
Parameter Description: Use this parameter, that is, "RD/S" is used to delete the directory tree, that is, delete all the directories and directories Subdirectories and files, equivalent to the DELTREE command in previous versions.

Add parameters: /Q
Parameter Description: When using the above /S parameter to delete the directory tree, the system will ask the user to confirm whether it is really necessary to delete. If the /Q parameter is "RD/S /Q" at the same time, the confirmation will be canceled when the delete operation is performed, which is equivalent to the /Y parameter of the DELTREE command.

◆ command: DEL, delete files or directories

increase parameters: /F
Parameter Description: Use this parameter that is "DEL /F" to delete read-only files.

Add parameters: /S, /Q
Parameter Description: Use this parameter, that is, "DEL/S" works exactly the same as "RD/S", that is, delete all subdirectories under the directory and directory and file. Using the parameter /Q at the same time cancels the system confirmation when the delete operation is performed.

Add parameters: /A
Parameter Description: Delete the specified attributes or files other than the specified attributes, /AR, /AH, /AS, /AA respectively delete the read-only, hidden, system, archive files , /AR, /AH, /AS, /AA means to delete files other than read-only, hidden, system, archive. For example, "DEL/AR *.*" means to delete all read-only files in the current directory, and "DEL/A-S *.*" means to delete all files except the system files in the current directory.

◆ command: property

ATTRIB, change the file or directory to increase parameters: /D
Parameter Description: In Win XP, we can not file or folder is set to system properties, Can only be set to read-only, hidden, or archive properties. With the parameter /D use the ATTRIB command to set all the properties of the file, the settings must be used with the parameter /S. For example, "ATTRIB /S /D +S D:\\Study", the role is to set the D:\\Study folder to the system folder.

◆Command: Format, format disk

Add parameters: /FS:filessystem
Parameter Description: Format the disk according to the specified file system type (FAT, FAT32, NTFS), for example "Format /FS:NTFS".

◆Command: DATE, TIME, display system date and time

Increase parameter: /T
Parameter description: use this parameter ie "DATE/T", "TIME/T" Only the current date and time will be displayed without having to enter a new date and time.

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