We love using the command prompt. There is a feeling of power being able to type in a command with a half-dozen command-line switches and arguments. We know this is supposed to be the era of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) with windows, toolbars, scrollbars, and pretty little icons to point and click at. Lucky for us, there are good reasons for using the command prompt in Windows 2000. Of course, you can perform actions that can be accomplished using the tools of the GUI, such as creating directories and moving files around, but there are many commands that you can use that are more powerful or flexible than the. | Windows 2000 Command Line Commands P P E N D I A We love using the command prompt. There is a feeling of power being able to type in a command with a half-dozen command-line switches and arguments. We know this is supposed to be the era of the Graphical User Interface GUI with windows toolbars scrollbars and pretty little icons to point and click at. Lucky for us there are good reasons for using the command prompt in Windows 2000. Of course you can perform actions that can be accomplished using the tools of the GUI such as creating directories and moving files around but there are many commands that you can use that are more powerful or flexible than the normal Windows 2000 GUI tools. In addition there are many other administrative networking or housekeeping functions that are offered only through the command prompt interface. This appendix will show you how to access the command console or the command prompt and configure it to suit your needs will offer a few hints and tips on using the command prompt effectively will list what s new in Windows 2000 command prompt and will provide some information about each command. In This Appendix Running the Command Prompt Managing the Properties of a Command Prompt Window Differences between MS-DOS and Windows 2000 MS-DOS Subsystem and Configuration Commands Windows 2000 Commands Network Commands TCP IP Commands and Services Using the Command Prompt In order to get anything out of the command prompt you re going to have to know how to access it and once you do this you will find that it s more flexible than you may have thought. 2 Appendixes Running Command Prompt If you re used to working on Windows NT 4 or Windows 9x you ll find that the command prompt shortcut on the Start menu has been moved to the Accessories group. To launch it using the Start menu Select Start Accessories Command Prompt. Notice that the version information is presented when you first launch the command prompt. You can tell you re running Windows 2000
