Typically you will not use this variation of theĬd command since the directory path is shown in theĬommand prompt. The current directory is C:\mystuff\ebooks then typingĭirectory, the cd command will display the directory Required) to back out one level out of the current directory. Make the specified directory directory theĬurrent directory and also switch do the drive : drive.Īlways do /d without you having to type it, create a The e: drive, you would simply type e: and press the Enter That's why there is the drive : directory variation of theĮ:\photos will set the current directory of the e: drive to \photos. ForĮxample, if the current directory is C:\mystuff thenĭirectory to C:\mystuff\ebooks (assuming that there isĬurrent directory. \ or be relative to the current directory. Make the specified directory directory (orĭrive : directory) the current directory. For example: cd "C:\DocumentsĪnd Settings\username\My Documents\My Music"
If directory contains spaces, then enclose
"root" (top level directory) of the drive, type cd The " ebooks" directory which is located inside theĭirectory the "current" directory. "current" directory is indicated as part of the command prompt.įor example, the command prompt " C:\mystuff\ebooks>" means that the current directory is If you want to do something with that 2nd file with the scary name, it's easy to just type:Īnd it will fill in all the junk necessary for you.įor the 3rd and 4th files, since their names are so similar you really just need to type out the full names.MS-DOS Commands :: cd (change directory) Overview:Ĭommand window, MS-DOS works on one directory at a time. In the 2nd case, after typing those two unique letters and tabbing, the rest of the file name will be completed. Let's say you want to use the 'less' command to view the contents of aFile. For example, let's say you have a directory with the files: all it means is that when you've typed part of a word and then push 'tab', the shell will try to complete the rest of the word in an intelligent way.
Tab-completion is really useful anywhere in the shell though. Your default shell should be set up for tab-completion, which makes typing these ghastly escape sequences easier (i.e., helps to make all those backslashes).
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