Command Prompt Basics - Quick Ref Page 2

1. Command Prompt Basics – Quick Ref - Page 2
Sl No Command Used for CommentsRemarks
1 Color Command Prompt Customisation Change Background and Foregound Color (ex:-
“color 0a”, “color 09”)
2 MdMkdir Make Directory Create New Directory (ex:- “mkdir syllabus”)
3 start Start a new command prompt Start a new command prompt window – ex:-
“start mspaint.exe”
4 Doskey Edits command lines, recalls Windows
commands, and creates macros
Create aliases of frequently used commands
with attributes
Ex:- “doskey
/macrofile=C:UserssABCD1234sumanka_dosk
eymacros.txt”
5 Tasklist This tool displays a list of currently running
processes on
either a local or remote machine.
Complete list of tasks running
Ex:- “tasklist /v >tasklist_date.txt”
6 Dir Displays a list of files and subdirectories in
a directory.
File and folder list customised
Ex:- “dir /b /on”
7 Tree Graphically displays the folder structure of
a drive or path.
Hierarchical tree based file structure view
Ex:- “Tree /a >tree.txt”
-Suman K Adinarayana 3
3/27/2022