Internal Command External Command DOS Terminal Image Internal Command The commands which are written inside command.com file and loaded into the memory during booting (Starting) of DOS are called internal command.

C:Userhp (Command Prompt) - Back Slash (File Address) - Front Slash (Command) Internal Commands 1- Date Purpose:- used to view and reset the system date setting.

Syntax:- date mm-dd-yy US date format Example:- C:windows Date (Press Enter Key) 2- Time Purpose:- Used to view and reset the system time setting.

Syntax:- Time hh:mm:ss.fs Example:- C:windows Time (Press Enter Key) 3- Cls (Clear Screen) Purpose:- Used to clear the screen.

Syntax:- cls Example:- C:windows cls (Press Enter Key) 4- Ver (Version or Edition) Purpose:- used to view the edition of the operating system Syntax:- ver Example:- C:windows Ver (Press Enter Key) 5- Exit Purpose:- Used to close the DOS session.

Syntax:- exit Example:- C:windows exit (Press Enter Key) FILE There are two types of files.

Special characters are prohibited for naming.

Example,.,,,,,,,,(,) etc.

Copy con Purpose Used to create a simple file in DOS.

D: Copy con b Institute (ctrl z) (enter key) 1 files copied D: Type a Computer D: Type b Institute D: How to work with disk dr ive HDD (Hard Disk Drive) In a CUIs all disk drive has some identification letter.

For example in the case of HDD, the identification letter starts from the letter C always.

It depends on how many partitions are there on the hard disk.

POST Power On Self Test) CDD (Compact Disk Drive) The identification letter for CDD is also dependent upon HDD partition.

In the above case, where HDD has 4 partitions, the CDD will be assigned with the letter G.

PEN Drive The identification letter for the PEN drive will be H.

How to change the working drive position C:windowssystem32 Ans- Type the identification letter for the drive on which you want to work on (D), then type colon symbol (:), and press the enter key.

Syntax ren drive: Example- d: ren abc def (Press enter key here) D: ren e:bbb ccc (Press enter key here) 10- DIR (Disk Information Report) Purpose to list details of a disk on the screen.

Syntax- DIR pbwls drive: Example- D: dir (Press enter key here) D: Dir E: (Press enter key here) D: DIR c:windows (Press enter key here) p: display you the list of files in page wise mode b: display you the name of files without any details l: display the name of files in lower case w- list the name of files width-wise (in 5 columns) s- list all directories along with subdirectories.

Directory File This is another kind of file that can contain directory files as well as simple files inside it.

Such type of commands are very powerful in nature and performs the complex nature of the task.

These are not easily executable commands.

Syntax: edit drive: Example: d: edit (Press enter key) OR D: notepad ABC (Press enter key) 3- Xcopy Purpose: This will copy multiple files from source to target Syntax: xcopy s e source drive: target drive: Example: d: xcopy s e.

Ms Dos Commands Windows 10