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Windows command line

Stan Bobovych edited this page Jul 12, 2014 · 6 revisions

To start a Windows command prompt on Windows Vista/7

  1. click start
  2. type "cmd.exe"
  3. once Windows finds the program, hit enter

Changing directories

  1. To change to the C drive, type:
    cd C:\
  2. To change to Steam directory, type:
    cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam"

Using tab completion

  1. type the following:
    cd C:\Program
  2. now hit the tab key
  3. hit it again
  4. tab completion makes life easier, use it

Getting paths to files easily

  1. start a command prompt
  2. drag a file's icon into the command prompt window
  3. let go of the icon
  4. you should see the file's path

Enabling copy/paste in prompt

Useful copy/paste trick in CMD.EXE