Enhanced DOS commands in XP

Command: DIR, column file, directory

Add parameters: /-C
Parameter Description: The file size displayed in the DIR column file and directory, the values ​​are separated in thousands, use This parameter, “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 at the same time 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 four-level subdirectories of AA, BB, CC, and DD at one 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 the directory and directory All 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 file or directory

Add parameters: /F
Parameter Description: Use this parameter, ie "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 attribute or file other than the specified attribute, /AR, /AH, /AS, /AA respectively delete the read-only, hidden, system, archive file , /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, only Can 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: the Format, format the disk increases

parameters: /FS: filessystem
Parameters: Type specified file system (FAT, FAT32, NTFS) formatted disk, for example. " Format /FS: NTFS".

Command: DATE, TIME, display system date and time

Add parameters: /T
Parameter Description: Use this parameter ie "DATE/T", "TIME/T" will Show only the current date and time without having to enter a new date and time