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Special Forums Windows & DOS: Issues & Discussions Anatomy of DOS Post 302599229 by Corona688 on Thursday 16th of February 2012 12:59:01 PM
Old 02-16-2012
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Originally Posted by cowLips
I would like to aim towards the Command Prompt or whatever the " true " terminology is for entering in command line commands in XP and newer Versions of Windows.
It's not DOS anymore. The current Windows prompt is Windows CMD.
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I " presume " that there is other Directories on the disk besides #C:\
These other Directories could be in the form of partitions, i do not know.
Other disks, if present, will be available as d:\, e:\, and so forth. Windows Vista and 7 and probably 8 make special recovery/boot partitions that they won't normally show you but should be visible to other operating systems.

Network paths like \\server\path\to\folder are invalid in CMD.

In Windows XP and newer, you can manually assign a drive letter to a share however:

Code:
REM assign a network folder to drive X
x: \\server\path\to\folder
REM detatch the network folder
x: /delete

In older versions, I think it's accomplished with the NET SHARE command.

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So i will point the question to the whole 110 percent of the Disk that Microsoft resides on, and just what is the true and correct terminology and way to work with the white text on black background is.
I would like to actually see with my eyeballs what there is on the Disk. I am working towards installing Linux on a HP Mini and would like to preserve the XP and its dependencies and associates.
Thank you.
Using Linux is an excellent way to do so actually, since it will not be using any of the usual Windows filters on what you see and will not restrict you from system folders.

I'd suggest booting a Knoppix livecd instead of installing Linux, at least at first, so you can get some experience with it.
 

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mdir

mdir(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   mdir(1)

NAME

       mdir - mtools utility to display contents of a DOS directory

SYNOPSIS

       mdir [-w] msdosdirectory

       mdir [-w] msdosfile [msdosfile...]

OPTIONS

       Specifies wide output.  Enables file names to be displayed across the page without displaying the file size or creation date.

DESCRIPTION

       The  mdir  command  lists the contents of a DOS directory. Unlike the DOS convention, multiple arguments are supported. If the component of
       the path is not a directory, an error occurs.  The mdir command assumes a new disk if the current path held in the file is invalid.

       DOS subdirectory names that contain the '/' or '' separator are supported.  If you use the '' separator or wildcards,	you  must  enclose
       file names in quotes to protect them from the shell.

       The mcd command can be used to establish the device and the current working directory (relative to DOS), otherwise the default is A:.

RESTRICTIONS

       The mdir command does not support the /P (pause) option.

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned: Success.  Failure.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       The  following  environment variables affect the execution of mdir: If set, this variable names the file that contains the name of the cur-
       rent mtools working directory as established by the mcd command.  If this variable is not set, the file $HOME/.mcwd is used.

FILES

       Contains the name of the current mtools working directory as established by the mcd command.  If this file  does  not  exist,  the  default
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SEE ALSO

       Commands: mcd(1), mtools(1)

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