MSDOS Microsoft Disk Operating System

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MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System

• Navigation
• File/Folder Management
• Commands

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MS-DOS Navigation

• C\gt
• Called the Root directory, because the folders
  and files branch out from this point on the
  drive.

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MS-DOS Basic Navigation Commands

• DIR - will show you all the files in the current
  directory
• /P and /W are the most commonly used with the DIR
  command. /P to pause the screen after each page,
  and /W to display the files in wide format.
• F3 will repeat last command

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MS-DOS Basic Navigation CommandsWildcards ()

• The symbol is referred to as a wildcard.
• DIR . - would show every file
• DIR .exe - would show every file with an
  .exe extention
• DIR filename. - would show every file with that
  name, regardless of its extention.

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MS-DOS Basic Navigation CommandsFolder
Management

• MD - makes a Directory (folder)
• CD\ - changes the directory to the Root. If a
  directory name is provided, it will take you to
  that directory. Every directory and subdirectory
  is divided by the \ symbol.
  Ie CD\Windows\System will take
  me directly to the System subdirectory.
• CD.. - The .. Always means that it will bring
  you back one subdirectory at a time. (called the
  parent)

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MS-DOS Basic Navigation CommandsCopy/Move

• Copying and Moving Files can be done many ways.
  From the location of the files, from the
  location of the destination, or even from the
  Root.
• You can make a simple copy in the same directory
  with a new name by using the command
  COPY File.exe Backup.exe

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MS-DOS Basic Navigation CommandsCopy/Move

• RENAME command can also be used to quickly rename
  your files in the same format as COPY. Ie RENAME
  File.exe Backup.exe
• Some methods of Copying or Moving files to other
  directories are

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MS-DOS Basic Navigation CommandsCopy/Move

• COPY (source) (destination)
• To copy a file from the windows directory to a
  floppy disk.
• From A\gt
• COPY C\WINDOWS\FILE1.EXE
• From C\WINDOWS
• COPY FILE1.EXE A
• From C\gt
• COPY C\WINDOWS\FILE1.EXE A

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Helpful Links

• http//ucinfo.emich.edu/UC/CC/SDG/dos.html (A
  DOS basics walkthrough)
• http//www.calarts.edu/karyn/dos.html (A
  DOS tutorial with examples)
• http//www.1099-etc.com/main/downloads/DOStut.htm
  (Downloadable tutorial)