Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
Syntax:
COLOR [attr]
attr Specifies color attribute of console output
Color attributes are specified by TWO hex digits -- the first corresponds to the background; the second the foreground. Each digit can be any of the following values:
To change the color of the font:
Ex.
c:\>color 02
ð 1st digit used for background color and 2nd one for text color.
Displays or changes file attributes.
Syntax:
ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A | -A ] [+S | -S] [+H | -H] [drive:][path][filename] [/S [/D]]
Ex:
c:\>attrib
ð To display the hidden files.
c:\>attrib +h (directory or file name)
ð To make a file hidden.
c:\>attrib -h (directory or file name)
ð To remove the hidden status of a directory.
c:\>attrib +r (directory or file name)
ð To make a read only file
c:\>attrib +s (directory or file name)
ð To make a system file.
c:\>attrib +a (directory or file name)
ð To make a archive file.
c:\>attrib +a (directory or file name)
ð To remove the archive permission.
c:\>attrib +h +s +r +a (directory or file name)
ð To make all attribute permission.
c:\>attrib -h -s -r -a (directory or file name)
Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
c:\>dir
ð To display the contains of the current directory.
c:\>dir/p
ð To display the contains of the current directory with a option, Press any key to continue . . . , It means that it Pauses after each screen full of information.
c:\>dir/w
ð To display the list of the current directory.
C:\>dir/w/p
ð The combination of /w and /p option.
Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
Syntax:
CHDIR [/D] [drive:][path]
CHDIR [..]
CD [/D] [drive:][path]
CD [..]
Ex.
C:\>cd windows
C:\WINDOWS>cd system32
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32>cd ..
C:\WINDOWS>
ð To come out from the current folder to the parent folder.
C:\WINDOWS>cd system\color
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COLOR>
ð To go to any particular folder under another folder.
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COLOR>cd\
C:\
ð To come out to the c: drive.c:\>path
PATH=C:\WINDOWS\system 32; C:\WINDOWS; C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;
ð To display the complete path of the command prompt.
Syntax of the adding a new path.
path=%path%;(new path)
Ex
C:\>path=%path%;d:\dir1
ð To add a new path.
C:\path
PATH=C:\WINDOWS\system 32; C:\WINDOWS; C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem; D:\DIR1To create a new partition or delete a partition on the hard disk, we need to use fdisk command.
c:\>fdisk
ð To display the partition information.
Syntax:
ren (old file name) (new file name)
Ex.
C:\>ren MyInformation Myfile