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	This is a quick tutorial for how to use the Windows Command Line. It is also commonly referred to as the Command Prompt.		This is a quick tutorial for how to use the Windows Command Line. It is also commonly referred to as the Command Prompt.

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Windows environment variables

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	{whatever} is a variable that changes with each system the command is run on		{whatever} is a variable that changes with each system the command is run on

	Variable List:		Variable List (not all variables listed):
	%ALLUSERSPROFILE% - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users		%ALLUSERSPROFILE% - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
	- C:\ProgramData		- C:\ProgramData

144.118.198.81 at 22:20, 12 August 2007

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This is a quick tutorial for how to use the Windows Command Line. It is also commonly referred to as the Command Prompt.

== How to access it? ==
1. Click on Windows Start menu

2. Click "Run Command..." (Vista Users: Use the shortcut [Windows Key]+R)

3. Type "cmd" without quotations

== Terminology ==
A directory is a synonym for folder.

== General Commands/Features ==
Example:
command - description

Command List:
cd - Enter a directory
cd .. - Leave a directory
del - Remove a file or empty directory
help - Display a detailed list of commands and short descriptions
mkdir - Create a directory
You can also view a detailed description of a command by simply typing
command/?
Just replace command with the command of your choice such as "del/?"

== Windows environment variables ==
Example:
variable - default Windows 2000/XP path
- default Windows Vista path

If only one path is provided then it is the same for all Windows 2000/XP/Vista

{whatever} is a variable that changes with each system the command is run on

Variable List:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE% - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
- C:\ProgramData
%APPDATA% - C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data
- C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming
%COMPUTERNAME% - {Computer Name}
%COMSPEC% - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
%HOMEDRIVE% - C:
%HOMEPATH% - \Documents and Settings\{username}
- \Users\{username}
%PATH% - C:\Windows\System32\;C:\Windows\;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem
%PATHEXT% - .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.WSF;.WSH
- .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
%PROGRAMFILES% - C:\Program Files
%PROMPT% - $P$G
%SYSTEMDRIVE% - C:
%SYSTEMROOT% - C:\Windows
%TEMP% and %TMP% - C:\DOCUME~1\{username}\LOCALS~1\Temp
- C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Temp
%USERNAME% - {username}
%USERPROFILE% - C:\Documents and Settings\{username}
- C:\Users\{username}
%WINDIR% - C:\Windows

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