The document discusses the Command Prompt interface in Windows. It provides information on how to locate and open the Command Prompt window. Several basic commands used in Command Prompt are described, including CD to change directories, DIR to view the current directory contents, MKDIR to create new folders, and DEL to delete folders. The document also demonstrates using commands to rename folders, copy output to the clipboard, manage wireless networks, view installed programs, and change the Command Prompt window and text colors.

1. Command
Prompt
in Windows

2.  A command prompt is an entry point for
typing computer commands in the
Command Prompt window.
 By typing commands at the command
prompt, you can perform tasks on your
computer without using the Windows
graphical interface.
 The command line interpreter application
Command Prompt is officially called
Windows Command Processor but is also
sometimes called the command shell or by
its filename cmd.exe.

3.  COMMAND PROMPT WINDOW Interface

4. HOW TO LOCATE AND OPEN
COMMAND PROMPT
• Click on start icon
• Type “command prompt” or “cmd” without quotes
• Click on Command Prompt from the search result
• To run Command Prompt as Administartor you
need to
• Right click on the application
• And click run as administrator,

5. Run as an Administrator:

6. Simple terms
”Arrow keys ” are used to get used command/previous on
current pointer
Put the ”Help” in any command front to show the help bar
about the command like “color help”
Put “Dir” to the command and get directory information of
current drive which you are using.
Hit “TAB” button to complete commands
Hit “F7” to open the command which we use during
working in current window

7. Encryption of Folder by CMD
C:UsersMuhammad Hassan TajDesktoppic>cipher /E

8. Open Command Prompt From
a Folder
All you have to do is hold shift while
right- clicking on a folder and the
option will appear in the context menu.

9. Simple Commands used in “CMD”
CD:
Change Directory - Select a Folder (and drive) Syntax
CD [/D] [drive:][path]
CD [..]
Key
/D : change the current DRIVE in addition to changing folder.

10. New folder in drive E through
Command Prompt
 Mkdir : This command is used to create a new
folder

11. Folder showed in drive

12. Multiple folder Creation
through CMD
 Md : This command is used to create multiple
folder like created below

13. Folder Showed in Drive
E of folder BI

14. Delete folder in CMD
We have a folder of the name “UAF” in drive E. Now we are going to
put a command to delete this folder
.The folder will be deleted after entering this command

15. For checking folder deleted or not
.We put command to check the current drive directory information
.Check the directory , the folder UAF deleted successfully

16. Rename the Folder through CMD
To rename folders, type “ren Folder New Folder Name”.
The folder BI2 change into CS2

17. Send a Command’s Output to
The Clipboard
 You can simply send the output directly to the clipboard
Output did not showed on command window but copied
automatically for clipboard

18. Turn on Wireless Local Area
Network trough CMD
C:UsersMuhammad Hassan Taj>netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow
ssid=UAF key=password

19. List Installed Programs on System
by CMD
Type the Following command on the CMD tab “wmic product get name”
After a while we get list of the programs which are installed on the system

20. Uninstall the Program through CMD
Uninstallation of a program from the list will done by the command showed below
screenshot.

21. Let’s do
something
interesting
on CMD

22. window title of CMD
Change the of the Command Prompt window by following command

23. Change the color of the CMD
Boring to the black and white
environment….let’s change the text color
Command “Help color” give list of color then we choose one of them but put color and code of
color

24. ASCII Star Wars on Telnet in
Windows through CMD
To enable Telnet, go to Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows Features on
or off, then select Telnet Client check-box and click OK. You do not need to
check the Telnet Server box.

25. ASCII Star Wars on Telnet in
Windows through CMD
 Now from Start Search type Telnet and hit Enter for the telnet.exe result.
 In the window which opens, type o (small O) and hit Enter. Next
type towel.blinkenlights.nl and hit Enter.

s

26. Folders Hide completely By CMD
If we want to hide folder completely even “show folder ” by the window , then
we use CMD commands to hide or unhide.
Now use the command “DIR ” to check
The directory info of hide folder which
Showed in below screenshot.

27. Folders Unhide completely By CMD
Command whish is used to Unhide folder is controversy to hidden command like
showed below screenshots.
Now again use the command “DIR ” to check
The directory info of hide folder which
Showed in below screenshot.