Introduction to CMD

dir

Lists the files and folders in the specified directory.

C:\Users\user>dir 
Volume in drive C has no label. 
Volume Serial Number is AE5B-68D3 

Directory of C:\Users\user

03/18/2024  07:14 PM    <DIR>          .
03/18/2024  07:14 PM    <DIR>          ..
03/15/2024  11:30 PM    <DIR>          3D Objects
03/15/2024  11:30 PM    <DIR>          Contacts
03/18/2024  09:34 AM    <DIR>          Desktop
03/15/2024  11:30 PM    <DIR>          Documents
03/16/2024  09:55 AM    <DIR>          Downloads
03/15/2024  11:30 PM    <DIR>          Favorites
03/15/2024  11:30 PM    <DIR>          Links
03/15/2024  11:30 PM    <DIR>          Music
03/15/2024  11:30 PM    <DIR>          Pictures
03/15/2024  11:30 PM    <DIR>          Saved Games
03/15/2024  11:31 PM    <DIR>          Searches
03/15/2024  11:30 PM    <DIR>          Videos               
                0 File(s)              0 bytes              
                14 Dir(s)  20,309,082,112 bytes free

cd

Changes the current directory. A single dot represents the current directory, and a double dot represents the parent directory.

C:\Users\user>cd Documents
C:\Users\user\Documents>

mkdir

Creates a new directory.

C:\Users\user\Documents>dir 
Volume in drive C has no label. 
Volume Serial Number is AE5B-68D3 

Directory of C:\Users\user\Documents

03/15/2024  11:30 PM    <DIR>          .
03/15/2024  11:30 PM    <DIR>          ..               
                0 File(s)              0 bytes               
                2 Dir(s)  20,308,930,560 bytes free
C:\Users\user\Documents>mkdir newdir

C:\Users\user\Documents>dir 
Volume in drive C has no label. 
Volume Serial Number is AE5B-68D3 

Directory of C:\Users\user\Documents

03/18/2024  10:32 PM    <DIR>          .
03/18/2024  10:32 PM    <DIR>          ..
03/18/2024  10:32 PM    <DIR>          newdir               
                0 File(s)              0 bytes               
                3 Dir(s)  20,308,930,560 bytes free

rmdir

Deletes an empty directory.

C:\Users\user\Documents>dir 
Volume in drive C has no label. 
Volume Serial Number is AE5B-68D3 
Directory of C:\Users\user\Documents
03/18/2024  10:32 PM    <DIR>          .
03/18/2024  10:32 PM    <DIR>          ..
03/18/2024  10:32 PM    <DIR>          newdir               
                0 File(s)              0 bytes               
                3 Dir(s)  20,308,930,560 bytes free
                
C:\Users\user\Documents>rmdir newdir

C:\Users\user\Documents>dir 
Volume in drive C has no label. 
Volume Serial Number is AE5B-68D3 
Directory of C:\Users\user\Documents
03/18/2024  10:32 PM    <DIR>          .
03/18/2024  10:32 PM    <DIR>          ..               
                0 File(s)              0 bytes               
                2 Dir(s)  20,308,860,928 bytes free

copy

Copies a file.

C:\Users\user\Documents>dir 
Volume in drive C has no label. 
Volume Serial Number is AE5B-68D3 
Directory of C:\Users\user\Documents
03/18/2024  10:35 PM    <DIR>          .
03/18/2024  10:35 PM    <DIR>          ..
03/18/2024  10:35 PM                 0 test.txt               
                1 File(s)              0 bytes               
                2 Dir(s)  20,308,324,352 bytes free
                
C:\Users\user\Documents>copy test.txt test1.txt        
                1 file(s) copied.

C:\Users\user\Documents>dir 
Volume in drive C has no label. 
Volume Serial Number is AE5B-68D3 
Directory of C:\Users\user\Documents
03/18/2024  10:36 PM    <DIR>          .
03/18/2024  10:36 PM    <DIR>          ..
03/18/2024  10:35 PM                 0 test.txt
03/18/2024  10:35 PM                 0 test1.txt               
                2 File(s)              0 bytes               
                2 Dir(s)  20,308,324,352 bytes free

move

Moves or renames a file or directory.

C:\Users\user\Documents>dir 
Volume in drive C has no label. 
Volume Serial Number is AE5B-68D3 
Directory of C:\Users\user\Documents
03/18/2024  10:36 PM    <DIR>          .
03/18/2024  10:36 PM    <DIR>          ..
03/18/2024  10:35 PM                 0 test.txt
03/18/2024  10:35 PM                 0 test1.txt               
    2 File(s)              0 bytes               
    2 Dir(s)  20,308,324,352 bytes free
    
C:\Users\user\Documents>move test.txt ..\Desktop        
    1 file(s) moved.
    
C:\Users\user\Documents>dir 
Volume in drive C has no label. 
Volume Serial Number is AE5B-68D3 
Directory of C:\Users\user\Documents
03/18/2024  10:38 PM    <DIR>          .
03/18/2024  10:38 PM    <DIR>          ..
03/18/2024  10:35 PM                 0 test1.txt               
    1 File(s)              0 bytes               
    2 Dir(s)  20,308,176,896 bytes free

del

Deletes a file.

C:\Users\user\Documents>dir 
Volume in drive C has no label. 
Volume Serial Number is AE5B-68D3 
Directory of C:\Users\user\Documents
03/18/2024  10:38 PM    <DIR>          .
03/18/2024  10:38 PM    <DIR>          ..
03/18/2024  10:35 PM                 0 test1.txt               
    1 File(s)              0 bytes               
    2 Dir(s)  20,308,045,824 bytes free
    
C:\Users\user\Documents>del test1.txt
C:\Users\user\Documents>dir 
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is AE5B-68D3 
Directory of C:\Users\user\Documents
03/18/2024  10:39 PM    <DIR>          .
03/18/2024  10:39 PM    <DIR>          ..               
        0 File(s)              0 bytes               
        2 Dir(s)  20,308,045,824 bytes free

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Now that we have experienced a few simple commands with CMD, we can begin our introduction to PowerShell.