DOS Prompt Tips |
Adding DOSKEY to your DOS Window - Added
4/6/97
Showing DOS Error Codes - Added 4/6/97
Changing Directories in DOS -
Added 1/26/97
Entering Long Paths in a DOS Window -
Added 1/26/97
Having DOS Programs Prompt for Input -
Added 1/26/97
Verbose Directory Listing - Submitted
10/24/96
Easy way to open up DOS prompt in a specific
directory - Added 6/20/96
Using Long Filenames in a DOS Box - Submitted
2/19/96
Added 4/6/97
One way to have DOSKEY available when you open a DOS window
would be to have it in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
This takes away conventional memory, even when you don't have a
DOS window open.
To only use DOSKEY when you open a DOS window:
Added 4/6/97
If you want to see what error codes are being generated by DOS
programs,
start your DOS session with the addition of a /Z
parameter to the COMMAND.COM program.
Added 1/26/97
Normally, you can move up one directory level by typing CD
..
The DOS with Windows95 allows you to continue moving up beyond
the first directory by simply adding more periods
For example, to move up two levels, type CD ...
Added 1/26/97
If you have to enter a long path and program name in a DOS window,
This can come is useful with the long path names and all the
~'s you would normally need to type.
If you need to change directories, type in the CD before
you drag the directory.
Added 1/26/97
When you normally create a shortcut for a DOS program, it does
not prompt you for any input and just runs the program
To change that, simply add a ? after the program name in
the CMD field.
For example:
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\EDIT.COM ?
will start the DOS editor and prompt you for a file name to edit.
Submitted 10/24/96
To see your free memory and other useful info in detail:
Submitted by Brian Cohen
[email protected]
Added 6/20/96
With the advent of long directory names, it can be difficult
to open up a DOS box and CD to the directory you want
particularly if it is several layers of long names deep.
An easy way is to:
Submitted 2/19/96
You can use long file names in a MS DOS Box.
All you have to do is pu the long file name in quotes.
Example: cd "program files"
Submitted by Simon Story
[email protected]
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