Why Use the Command Line

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Some commands ('ping', 'ipconfig') are genuine command line commands. They can be initiated from the 'Start' > select 'Run' dialogue box, but the Command Window closes as soon as the command has run, losing the results.

Most commands run faster from the Command Line than through the Windows interface. Notably the 'dir' command can find files many times quicker than the Windows Search facility.

If an action will not work under windows ('del', 'ren') then there is a good chance it will work from the command line


HOW TO ACCESS THE COMMAND LINE

Windows 2000, Windows XP:

Go to 'Start', select 'Run', type 'cmd', and click OK

Win95, Win 98, Windows ME:

Go to 'Start', select 'Run', type 'command', and click OK


Pressing Escape at any time will clear the command line ready for a new command to be entered.


Note: The command line is case insensitive - del, DEL, Del are all valid versions of the Del command.

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