Command Line Interface management Lab 4-1 System Management from the Windows Command Prompt The Windows command-line interface is called the command prompt. The command prompt allows for commands to be manually entered. Files and directories (folders) can be created, deleted, and moved. System information can be set and discovered. In this activity, you will practice managing a system and files using the command prompt. Learning Goals Manage files and directory using the command prompt. Obtain system information using the command prompt. Materials Virtual machine or other machine for which you have administrator permissions Microsoft Windows 7 or later Procedures Launch the Windows command prompt. If you are not in your Users directory (folder), change to that Within your Users directory, make a new directory called MyFiles. What do you enter to create this directory? Run the command TREE to see the subdirectories from your Users directory. Create and save a screenshot. Change to the cAwindows directory. Search the directory for all files starting with the letter S. What do you enter for this? Create and save a screenshot. Show all files with a .ini file extension. What do you enter for this? Create and save a screenshot.

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Command Line Interface

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Lab 4-1

System Management from the Windows Command Prompt

The Windows command-line interface is called the command prompt. The command prompt allows for commands to be manually entered. Files and directories (folders) can be created, deleted, and moved. System information can be set and discovered. In this activity, you will practice managing a system and files using the command prompt.

Learning Goals

• Manage files and directory using the command prompt.
• Obtain system information using the command prompt.

Materials

• Virtual machine or other machine for which you have administrator permissions
• Microsoft Windows 7 or later

Procedures

1. Launch the Windows command prompt. If you are not in your Users directory (folder), change to that
2. Within your Users directory, make a new directory called MyFiles. What do you enter to create this directory?
3. Run the command TREE to see the subdirectories from your Users directory. Create and save a screenshot.
4. Change to the cAwindows directory. Search the directory for all files starting with the letter S. What do you enter for this? Create and save a screenshot.
5. Show all files with a .ini file extension. What do you enter for this? Create and save a screenshot.
6. Using the I? switch, determine the command and options to show all the files in order by reverse date. Pause the screen so you can see this. What do you enter for this? Create and save a screenshot.
7. Navigate to your Users directory.
8. Run the IPCONFIG command, and redirect the output to a file called Myi txt. What do you enter for this? Create and save a screenshot.