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.
print	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.