File creation is perhaps one of the most trivial tasks you perform on your computer almost every day. If you’re a Windows user, you probably do it via the graphical interface. Although this approach ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Selects a file (or set of files) and executes a command on that file. This is helpful for batch jobs. /M searchmask Searches files according to a searchmask. The default searchmask is '*' . /S ...

In the beginning, all we had was the command line. Then as Windows matured, the need to access that throwback interface waned. That doesn’t mean the Command Prompt is completely useless. In fact, ...

The CMD prompt, also called the command prompt, emulates many functions of the early MS-DOS operating system. The command prompt enables you to perform troubleshooting operations and carry out a ...

I have a script for Maya and Photoshop that I'm trying to make compatible for Windows users. Maya's MEL scripting lets you send system commands so I have a simple command line script for OS X that ...

MS-DOS or Microsoft Disk Operating System was the dominant operating system for Personal Computer throughout the 80s. MS-DOS is a non-graphical command line operating system. MS-DOS allows the user to ...

You can prevent or stop Command Prompt from closing immediately after opening or executing a batch file in Windows 11/10 in the following three ways: By using the Pause command. By using the cmd /k ...