Disc Operating System (DOS) & Useful Commands
Posted on October 16, 2021 by Soumendra Saha
Computer Fundamentals
Disc Operating System (DOS) is a kind of operating system that resides on and can use any disk storage device such as hard disk, Optical disk or Floppy disk. User can interact with the operating only using commands. Some useful DOS commands are as below:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| break | Enable and disable Ctrl+C feature. |
| call | Calls a batch file from another batch file. |
| cd | Changes directories. |
| cls | Clears the screen. |
| cmd | Opens the command Prompt |
| color | Change the foreground and background color of the MS-DOS window. |
| command | Opens the command Prompt |
| date | View or change the systems date. |
| del | Deletes one or more files. |
| dir | List the files/folders of one or more directory. |
| echo | Displays messages and enables and disables echo. |
| erase | Erase files from the computer. |
| exit | Exits from the command prompt |
| goto | Moves a batch file to a specific label or location. |
| help | Display a listing of commands and brief explanation. |
| ipconfig | Network command to view network adapter settings and assigned values. |
| lock | Lock the hard drive. |
| logoff | Logoff the currently profile using the computer. |
| mkdir | Command to create a new directory. |
| move | Move one or more files from one directory to another directory. |
| path | View and modify the computer's path location. |
| ping | Test and send information to another network computer or network device. |
| Prints data to a printer port. | |
| rename | Renames a file or directory. |
| rmdir | Removes an empty directory. |
| shutdown | Shutdown the computer from the MS-DOS prompt. |
| start | Start a separate window in Windows from the MS-DOS prompt. |
| time | View or modify the system time. |
| title | Change the title of their MS-DOS window. |
| tree | View a visual tree of the hard drive. |
| xcopy | Copy multiple files, directories, or drives from one location to another. |