Windows-basic-commands-batchscript

Ex08-Windows-basic-commands-batchscript

AIM:

To execute Windows basic commands and batch scripting

DESIGN STEPS:

Step 1:

Navigate to any Windows environment installed on the system or installed inside a virtual environment like virtual box/vmware

Step 2:

Write the Windows commands / batch file Save each script in a file with a .bat extension. Ensure you have the necessary permissions to perform the operations. Adapt paths as needed based on your system configuration.

Step 3:

Execute the necessary commands/batch file for the desired output.

WINDOWS COMMANDS:

Exercise 1: Basic Directory and File Operations

Create a directory named "MyLab" on the desktop.

COMMAND AND OUTPUT

Change to the "MyLab" directory and create an empty text file named "MyFile.txt" inside it.

COMMAND AND OUTPUT

List the contents of the "MyLab" directory.

COMMAND AND OUTPUT

Copy "MyFile.txt" to a new folder named "Backup" on the desktop.

COMMAND AND OUTPUT

Move the "MyLab" directory to the "Documents" folder.

COMMAND AND OUTPUT

Exercise 2: Advanced Batch Scripting

Create a batch script named "BackupScript.bat" that creates a backup of files with the ".docx" extension from the "Documents" folder to a new folder named "DocBackup" on the desktop. @echo off mkdir %userprofile%\Desktop\DocBackup copy %userprofile%\Documents*.docx %userprofile%\Desktop\DocBackup echo Backup completed successfully!

OUTPUT

RESULT:

The commands/batch files are executed successfully.