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File and Directory Operations in Windows Commands

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Creating and Removing

  • echo.: Create an empty file. 
  C:\> echo. > newfile.txt
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mkdir: Create a new directory.

  C:\> mkdir new_directory
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  • del: Remove files. 
  C:\> del file_to_remove.txt
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  • rmdir: Remove a directory (either empty or with contents). 
  C:\> rmdir /s /q directory_to_remove
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Copying, Moving, and Renaming

  • copy: Copy files. 
  C:\> copy source.txt destination.txt
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  • xcopy: Copy directories. 
  C:\> xcopy /s /i source_directory destination_directory
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  • move: Move or rename files or directories. 
  C:\> move oldname.txt newname.txt
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Listing and Navigating

  • dir: List directory contents. 
  C:\> dir
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  • cd: Display or change the current directory. 
  C:\> cd \path\to\directory
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File Content Viewing

  • type: Display the entire content of a file. 
  C:\> type file.txt
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  • more: View file content with pagination. 
  C:\> more file.txt
  (Note: Windows doesn't have direct equivalents to `head` and `tail` commands in its basic command prompt.)
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File and Directory Information

  • dir: Display detailed information about a file or directory. 
  C:\> dir file.txt
  (Note: Windows doesn't have a direct equivalent to the `file` command in its basic command prompt.)
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Searching for Files

  • dir: Search for files in a directory. 
  C:\> dir /s /b \path\to\search\*pattern*.txt
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