What is
Command Prompt or Cmd?
Command Prompt is a command application available in most
Windows operating systems.Command Prompt is officially called Windows Command
Processor but is also sometimes called the command shell or by its file name
cmd.exe.
Note: Command Prompt is sometimes incorrectly referred to as
“the DOS prompt” or as MS-DOS itself. Command Prompt is a Windows program that
emulates many of the command line abilities available in MS-DOS but it is not
actually MS-DOS.
What is
Command Prompt Used For?
Command Prompt is used to execute entered commands.Command
Prompt is most commonly used to execute batch files, perform advanced
administrative functions, and troubleshoot and solve certain kinds of Windows
issues.
How To
Access Command Prompt?
Command Prompt can be accessed via the Command Prompt
shortcut located in the Start Menu or on the Apps screen, depending on what
version of Windows you have. Another way to access Command Prompt is via the
cmd run command but using the shortcut is probably faster.
Important: Many commands can only be executed if Command
Prompt is being run as an administrator.
How To Use
Command Prompt?
To use Command Prompt, you must enter a valid command along
with any optional parameters. Command Prompt then executes the command as
entered and performs whatever task or function it’s designed to perform in
Windows.A large number of commands exist in Command Prompt but their
availability differs from operating system to operating system.
Important: Commands must be entered into Command Prompt
exactly. Wrong syntax or a misspelling could cause the command to fail or
worse, could execute the wrong command or the right command in the wrong way.
Command
Prompt Availability
Command Prompt is available on every Windows NT-based
operating system which includes Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows
XP, Windows 2000, as well as Windows Server 2012/2008/2003.Windows PowerShell,
a more advanced command line interpreter available in recent Windows versions,
in many ways supplements the command executing abilities available in Command
Prompt. Windows PowerShell may eventually replace the Command Prompt in a
future version of Windows.
Note: In Windows 98 & 95, the command line interpreter
is command.com. In MS-DOS, command.com is the default user interface.
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