Self-tutoring about Windows command prompt: the tutor mentions a way to rename a file or directory. From the Windows command prompt, the move command can rename a file or directory: move file.txt newname.txt Source: ss64.com
Self-tutoring about Windows cmd prompt: the tutor mentions the forfiles command. I continue to use the command line when navigating Windows, likely because it seems quicker than the file explorer. To find files in the current directory last modified on …
Self-tutoring about the Windows cmd: the tutor mentions a trick he read for listing only the directories or only the files. Using the Windows Command Prompt, I wanted to sharpen dir. Keying in help dir, I read that dir /a:d …
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Self-tutoring about Windows: the tutor mentions how he creates a file from the command line. To create the file “new_file.txt” from the command prompt, I type in echo “hello” > new_file.txt The file is created with the word “hello” inside. …
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor continues about the program that wants an update. In yesterday’s post I mention a program on this computer I can’t recall installing, that is requesting an update. I am unaware of anyone’s using …
Self-tutoring about Windows 7: the tutor shares an exploration. I’ve been busy lately, but today I’m more talkative, so I’ll begin a story. A software update panel appeared on this PC sometime in January. It promised a long licence agreement, …
Self-tutoring about Windows terminal: the tutor mentions a way to copy and paste on the cmd screen. To copy, then paste, text from and to the Windows command line: Right click. Select Mark Highlight the text you want to copy …
Self-tutoring about Windows 7: the tutor mentions how to view the results of running chkdsk. I ran chkdsk today to check the hard drive. Afterwards, the computer restarted, not showing the results. I looked what to do on the internet. …
Self-tutoring about Windows: the tutor shares a way to check hard drive health. I’ve read that WMIC stands for Windows Management Instrumentation Command-Line. It includes a way to check hard drive health, as follows: Open command prompt. Type wmic diskdrive …
Self-tutoring about Windows: the tutor mentions a recent, perhaps surprising, find. I thought that, when you modify a file, its containing folder is modified as well. Apparently, a file can be modified without changing the “date modified” of its containing …
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