Difference between revisions of "Command Prompt Basics"

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*Always remember that computers are stupid. To separate parameters from each other, the command prompt uses the space (' ') if you need to enter a parameter that contains a space (e.g. '''C:\Program Files''') you need to enclose the parameter in quotes ('''"''') so that the text is interpreted as one single parameter instead of two.
*Always remember that computers are stupid. To separate parameters from each other, the command prompt uses the space (' ') if you need to enter a parameter that contains a space (e.g. '''C:\Program Files''') you need to enclose the parameter in quotes ('''"''') so that the text is interpreted as one single parameter instead of two.
*You can copy & paste into the commandline window when you right-click with the mouse.




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*When you want to access another directory than the current one type in the path relative to the current one: "." stands for the current folder, ".." for the foder where the current folder is in.
*When you want to access another directory than the current one type in the path relative to the current one: "." stands for the current folder, ".." for the foder where the current folder is in.




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