Let’s learn Ms. DOS & its commands
Ms. DOS stands for the Microsoft Disk Operating System. DOS is a kind of operation system on personal computer in which the user interact with the commands because it is Command User Interface (CUI). Before Windows appeared, the mainstream operating system was DOS. From 1981 to 1995, DOS occupied a pivotal position in the IBM PC compatible machine market. In the present time most of the user only know about the Windows operating system which is multi – user, multi – tasking (means multiple use can perform multiple task at the same time). Although MS-DOS stopped releasing new versions after 1997, the DOS operating system itself is still an important part of today’s computing world. Many enterprises and independent programmers still rely on DOS to deal with many embedded applications. DOS is still alive because it is a highly compact and efficient operating system that runs well with very little maintenance. But before the appearance of the windows there was only Single - user singe – tasking (means only a single user can work at a time and he/she has to wait until the given task is completed) operating system, we say DOS.
Yes, DOS is a single user, single tasking, non - graphical command line operation system. Which looks like : -
Command window
This is called the terminal, where we write the commands according to the performing task. One question may arise in your mind that what is the need of writing commands?
Let us understand this taking an example. Most computer users are only familiar with how to navigate Microsoft Windows using the mouse. Unlike Windows, MS-DOS is navigated by using MS-DOS commands. For example, if you wanted to see all the files in a folder in Windows you would double-click the folder to open the folder in Windows Explorer. As the in case of MS-DOS, you would navigate to the folder using the cd command and then list the files in that folder using the dir command. So there are various DOS command to interact with it. A list of DOS command has been given in the PDF (Portable Document File) you can download it. (Click the link to to see or download the 200+ CMD commands.) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EWcTFILZ7Nrh4fsDA3diNbZabI7H4TEX
Unlike Windows, no one can underestimate the power of Windows terminal (DOS). If you are a programmer you must be familiar with the DOS commands.
To know the power of terminal you will have to interact with it. So follow the step to open the Command line.
· Tap the Window key or press the (win + r) and type “ cmd ” and hit enter key.
· After hitting enter key you will see the interface shown above ^.
· Now write the commands.
Many of you think about the hacking and want to learn hacking. So it’s good for you because DOS command prompt is a very powerful tool for a hacker. If you are learning to hack something then you can use DOS commands for the same. There are many simple commands like CD & MD. The list of commands which I have been given to you, there are many commands which are used to hack. Some commands from the list are : - netsh, telnet, ipconfig, ping, nslook etc. These are network related useful commands. So you may try.
[That’s it! If you think I forget to add any other CMD commands in this list, please notify me. Also here is get a copy of list of CMD Commands PDF too. And soon wait for more command prompt tricks.]
By Ashwini kumar vishwakarma.
