This article is about using MS-DOS command prompt to find files on the computer. It also show some of the MS-DOS commands.

You can stop or prevent Command Prompt from closing immediately after opening or executing a batch file using Pause, cmd /k or editing Registry.

But unlike other apps, the Command Prompt isn't always easy to find. Here's how to open Command Prompt on your PC, no matter which version of Windows 10 you have.

A Windows Command Prompt is a screen where you type in commands that you would like to execute. The command prompt is very useful if you want to use batch files, basic scripting, or to perform ...

An elevated Command Prompt lets you run commands with special powers to change important computer settings. You can open an elevated Command Prompt in Windows 11, 10, and 8 through the Power User ...

If you have an elevated command prompt already open, you can launch a PowerShell shell within it by simply typing ' powershell ' and pressing enter.

The "open" program is specific to OS X and lets you basically drag and drop a file with the -a command onto an application. This way it overrides the per-user OBJ open-with settings.

Press "Alt-F2" to open a command line prompt within Unity. Type the command for Evince with your PDF file's name, file extension and its full path relative to the Home directory.

To find out what program has locked a file, use WhoLockMe. And for future reference, you can put quote marks around a filename with spaces on the command prompt.

Instead of firing up the command prompt and manually navigating the depths of your filesystem, just Shift-Right-click the folder, click Open Command Window Here, and voilà—you're there.