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Annexure-I-DOS Command

The document provides a comprehensive list of DOS commands categorized into Basic Commands, File Management Commands, Disk & System Commands, Networking Commands, and Advanced Commands. Each command includes a brief description and an example of its usage. Users are advised to exercise caution with certain commands highlighted in red.

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Annexure-I-DOS Command

The document provides a comprehensive list of DOS commands categorized into Basic Commands, File Management Commands, Disk & System Commands, Networking Commands, and Advanced Commands. Each command includes a brief description and an example of its usage. Users are advised to exercise caution with certain commands highlighted in red.

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GCMS

DOS (Disk Operating System) commands

Basic Commands:

1. dir – Lists files and directories in the current directory.

2. cd – Changes the directory (e.g., cd foldername).

3. cd.. – Moves to the previous directory.

4. md or mkdir – Creates a new directory (e.g., mkdir myfolder).

5. rd or rmdir – Removes an empty directory (e.g., rmdir myfolder).

6. del – Deletes a file (e.g., del file.txt).

7. copy – Copies files (e.g., copy file1.txt d:\backup).

8. move – Moves files (e.g., move file1.txt d:\backup).

9. rename or ren – Renames a file (e.g., rename old.txt new.txt).

10. cls – Clears the command prompt screen.

File Management Commands:

11. attrib – Displays or changes file attributes (e.g., attrib +r file.txt makes the file read-only).

12. type – Displays the contents of a text file (e.g., type file.txt).

13. find – Searches for a text string inside a file (e.g., find "word" file.txt).

14. tree – Displays directories in a tree-like structure.

Disk & System Commands:

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GCMS
DOS (Disk Operating System) commands

15. vol – Displays disk volume label and serial number.

16. exit – Exits the command prompt.

Networking Commands:

17. ping – Tests network connection (e.g., ping google.com).

18. ipconfig – Displays network configuration details.

19. netstat – Shows active network connections.

20. nslookup – Checks DNS information for a website.

Advanced Commands:

21. tasklist – Displays running processes.

22. shutdown – Shuts down or restarts the computer (e.g., shutdown /s /t 0 for shutdown,
shutdown /r for restart).

23. fc – Compares two files (e.g., fc file1.txt file2.txt).

Note: Please try the commands marked in red colour with caution.

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