Common DOS commands

dir or ls: lists the files and folders in the current directory

MD: Creating a Directory

Rd : Delete directory Note:Rd cannot delete non-empty folders, and can only be used to delete folders.

CD : Enter the specified directory

CD : go back to the top level directory

CD \ : go back to the root directory

echo "Hello java" >a.txt writing text to the specified file

type a.txt display file Contents command

del : Delete file Note: You cannot delete a folder, only files can be deleted.

exit : launch dos command line

CLS : Notifies the computer to empty the current command

*: is a wildcard character.

tab Command completion.

The arrow keys are up and down to retrieve the last command you wrote.

Common DOS commands