Tips N Tricks For PC

The followings are the most useful commands of MS-DOS:-

ASSOC : Displays or modifies file extension associations.
AT : Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
ATTRIB : Displays or changes file attributes.
BREAK : Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
CACLS : Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
CALL : Calls one batch program from another.
CD : Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHCP : Displays or sets the active code page number.
CHDIR : Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHKDSK : Checks a disk and displays a status report.
CHKNTFS : Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
CLS : Clears the screen.
CMD : Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
COLOR : Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
COMP : Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
COMPACT : Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.
CONVERT : Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert the current drive.
COPY : Copies one or more files to another location.
DATE : Displays or sets the date.
DEL : Deletes one or more files.
DIR : Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
DISKCOMP : Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
DISKCOPY : Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
DOSKEY : Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.
ECHO : Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
ENDLOCAL : Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.
ERASE : Deletes one or more files.
EXIT : Quits the CMD.
EXE program (command interpreter).
FC : Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them.
FIND : Searches for a text string in a file or files.
FINDSTR : Searches for strings in files.
FOR : Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
FORMAT : Formats a disk for use with Windows.
FTYPE : Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
GOTO : Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a batch program.
GRAFTABL : Enables Windows to display an extended character set in graphics mode.
HELP : Provides Help information for Windows commands.
IF : Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
LABEL : Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
MD : Creates a directory.
MKDIR : Creates a directory.
MODE : Configures a system device.
MORE : Displays output one screen at a time.
MOVE : Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.
PATH : Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
PAUSE : Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
POPD : Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.
PRINT : Prints a text file.
PROMPT : Changes the Windows command prompt.
PUSHD : Saves the current directory then changes it.
RD : Removes a directory.
RECOVER : Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
REM : Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
REN : Renames a file or files.
RENAME : Renames a file or files.
REPLACE : Replaces files.
RMDIR : Removes a directory.
SET : Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.
SETLOCAL : Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
SHIFT : Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.SORT : Sorts input.
START : Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
SUBST : Associates a path with a drive letter.
TIME : Displays or sets the system time.
TITLE : Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
TREE : Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.
TYPE : Displays the contents of a text file.
VER : Displays the Windows version.
VERIFY : Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.
VOL : Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
XCOPY : Copies files and directory trees.