Windows Command Prompt (part 1)

Because Windows is simple to use and has elegant and nice view, its become the most popular operating system in the world now. So many features and support to this operating system make working more efficient and faster. But sometimes efficient and faster is not the answer to learn, we dont learn something when we dont get the hard time.

Command Prompt (CMD) is something that can't be separated from windows - as we know operating system is started with something like command prompt many years ago - but now, it's become the "important" part for expert. So diffrent from usual people which use computer just for finish their work with MsWord or excel and finally they call a technician when their files has become "supper hidden" because of virus, besides to fix it by him self by using tools or "command promt". Yes, windows has support of his system and your files with so many tools to prevent from damage.

ok... Now i dont wanna just talk, lets start :)

Command Prompt can be found in: Start - Programs - Accessories - Command Prompt.
if this is your first time using CMD, dont confused, you will see a black screen with white font like this:

Here's the explanation from cmd. The blinking underscore is where you can type your command to get a result. Then, "complex spell" before the blinking underscore is path or directory where you are now in cmd. Confused? say you are using windows explorer, when you want to see your Corel Draw's program folder in your computer, you will point your pointer to "C:/" (your primary HardDrive) -- "Program Files" and then to "Corel" directory (you can see this corel directory address in "address" area in windows explorer right after you click that corel's program directory).

If we convert that address into CMD it's will become C:\Program Files\Corel>. So, if your cmd address now is "C:\Documents and Setting\Floo>" (floo is my computer name", could be everything depend on what your computer name) it's mean your cmd now pointing at Floo folder in Document and Setting in your Primary HardDrive (C:\), and floo directory or your computer ready to get order. Understand? yes Commandant :)

Now type your first command : help, it's will show all of cmd's command, and there you can see word incribed with "For more information on a specific command, type HELP command-name". For example you want to delete something with hidden attributes but you don't know how, so you can type "help del", (where "del" is command from delete), or del /?.

to go to one directory level up, you can type cd..

To go to the root directory you can type cd\

to go to another disk drive just type the directory with ":", like C:, D:, E:

to go to another folder, type cd plus folder name, but you must follow the path. for example you want to go to folder system32m you have to go to C: root first, then type cd windows, and last cd system32

one thing... if you want to go to a folder or open a file which have a space like Program Files or My Document, you must add apostrophe, so it would become cd "Program Files", or cd "My Document"

ok, enaugh for warming up about CMD, next lesson is command in CMD. Don't miss read an learn it :)

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