Basic MS-DOS Internal Commands: A beginner Tutorial by

Jaspreet Singh

In this tutorial you will learn about basic internal MS-DOS Commands.
� Clear Screen
� Show date
� Show time
� Show volume label of system
� Version of MS-DOS
� Display directories and sub-directories
� Creating new files
� Renaming files
� View contents of file
� Delete files
� Making Directories and sub-directories
� Change directories and sub-directories
� Remove directories
� Copying files, directories and sub-directories
� Configuring PROMT
(Note that dir. Below in document means directory and sub-dir. Means sub
directory)

� CLS- This command is used to clear screen.

Syntax- CLS

� DATE- Displays Date

Syntax- DATE

� TIME- Displays the time

Syntax- TIME
� VOL- Displays volume label of system
Syntax- VOL

� VER- Displays Version of MS-DOS

Syntax- VER

� DIR- Displays list of directories and sub-directories

Syntax- DIR

DIR/P- Displays directories and sub-dir. Page wise

DIR/W- Displays dir. And sub-dir. Width wise
DIR/O- Displays alphabetically
DIR/S- Displays directories only

� COPY CON- use to create a new file.

Syntax- C:\>COPY CON FILENAME.EXTENSION .(If you write only name of file then it
will create a text file by default. When you will press enter then it will take
the cursor to next line. Then you should write. After writing press Crtl+Z to
save) .

� REN- Rename file

Syntax- REN_oldfilename_newfilename

� TYPE- used to open file

Syntax- TYPE_filename.extension

� DEL- deletes file

Syntax- DEL_filename.extension
DEL_*.* (delete all files in a dir. Or sub-dir.)
DEL_R*(put some alphabet in place of R. deletes all files starting
with R)

� MD- Make dir. Or sub-dir.

Syntax- MD_directory name

� CD or CHDIR- To change directory path or sub-dir. Path

Syntax- CD_dir. name
For example- we are in C:/>ABC folder and there is a DEF subfolder in ABC folder.
Type TYPE DEF and press enter. It will take To you DEF folder
CD.. - back to root directory
CD/ - one step back

� RD- remove dir or sub-dir. (it is necessary to remove all files and folders
in directory or sub directory.
Syntax- RD

� COPY- copy file, dir. Or sub-dir.

Syntax- COPY_sourcepath_targetpath

� PROMPT - C onfigure Prompt

Syntax- PROMPT (default prompt)
PROMPT $P$n (put n = alphabets given below)
T= time
D= date
G= greater sign
L= less sign
N= displays default drive
Q= equal sign