CMD is one of the main commands that can be executed on Windows and opens that dark but very important black window of the Command Prompt which is the basis of Windows. Most people use Windows without ever touching the CMD window, but knowing at least that it exists and knowing how to use it can be really useful, both to solve problems when Windows windows seem unusable, and to run commands in text mode, to fix things or to activate options otherwise impossible to enable. After reading the guide on the prompt to run Dos commands on Windows, let's see, in detail, some important tricks to use the Command Prompt in a simpler way and make it more useful and close at hand .
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First, remember that to open the command prompt you have to write cmd in the Run box of Windows or in the Search box in Windows 10 and Windows 7. The prompt is also found in Start -> Programs -> Accessories and you can create it from here a shortcut on the desktop so you can launch it when you need it.
1) Many of the DOS commands to be run on the CMD prompt window require administrator rights.
To open the window in administrator mode, you can right-click on the Start Menu link or you can write CMD on the Vista or Windows 7 search bar and then press the key combination CTRL - Shift - Enter .
This trick works for all programs run from the Run menu or the search box on Windows.
2) When you open the command prompt, you will see a line written C: \ Users \ username> which is the starting folder.
To change the folder use the CD path folder command.
To do this you can open a window and click on a folder with the right key while holding down the Shift key on the keyboard so that, in the contextual menu, the option " Open command window from here " appears.
3) To write the exact path of a file or folder in the command prompt, the quickest trick is to drag the folder or file with the mouse and drop it in the black space of the prompt.
4) One thing missing in the command prompt to use it more intuitively is the ability to copy and paste text .
To activate the quick copy and paste mode, right click on the title bar of the black window and enter the Properties . In the options, activate the quick edit mode so that you can copy and paste using the right mouse button. If you select text on the command prompt, you can right-click or press Enter to make the Copy which you can then paste on another text editor. If you copy something, just press the right button on the CMD to paste.
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5) Another trick allows you to copy the output or result of a command executed to the Windows clipboard .
At the end of a line, before pressing Enter, you must put | clips . For example, you can write Dir | clips to then paste the list of files in a folder in a Mail or text editor. This is ideal for posting an error on someone or on a forum to ask for support.
6) You can see the history of the commands typed and executed in a session using the up and down arrows. You can also see the complete list of all commands by pressing the F7 key or by running the doskey / history command
7) You can change the appearance of the command prompt and then change the standard black and white colors making it more friendly.
Press the right mouse button on the window title and enter the Properties to find all the options to change colors, Layout and writing style.
8) To execute two commands together on the same line, just separate them with && . The one to the left of the ampersands is done first, the other immediately after without asking for confirmation.
9) Knowing what a command means is quite simple, as long as you know a minimum of English. In fact, you can run each command with the suffix / "> Best tools hidden in the Windows command line
