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cd
command of Unix, DOS, OS/2, AmigaOS, Windows, and Linux operating systems
mkdir
The mkdir (make directory) command in the Unix, DOS, DR FlexOS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows, and ReactOS operating systems is used to make a new directory. It is also available in the EFI shell and in the PHP scripting language. In DOS, OS/2, Windows and ReactOS, the command is often abbreviated to md.
echo
command of DOS, OS/2, Microsoft Windows, Unix and Unix-like operating systems
CHKDSK
CHKDSK (short for "check disk") is a shell command that verifies the data integrity of the file system on a volume (usually a partition) and attempts to fix logical errors software-level problems with a filesystem (or its metadata) as a result of prior software malfunction (e.g. crashes) or irregular use (e.g. hard resets). Logical errors are contrasted with and usually less severe than hardware-level errors, which can not be fixed with CHKDSK and may instead require specialized data recovery software or hardware service or replacement. Although the name ends with "DSK" as an abbreviation for
rmdir
In computing, rmdir (or rd) is a command which will remove an empty directory on various operating systems.
EXIT
command of many operating system command line interpreters and scripting languages
DIR
command of CP/M, DOS, OS/2, Singularity, Microsoft Windows, VMS, RT-11 and RSX-11 command line interpreters
format
DOS, Windows, or OS/2 command for formatting a computer disk
XCOPY
XCOPY is a shell command for copying files and directory trees from one directory to another or across networks. The command was designed to be more functional than the copy command, but to augment it instead of replacing it.
ATTRIB
In computing, ATTRIB is a command in Intel ISIS-II, DOS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows and ReactOS that allows the user to change various characteristics, or "attributes" of a computer file or directory. The command is also available in the EFI shell.
del
command in DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows command line interpreters
CLS
Microsoft command to clear the screen
COPY
command of RT-11, RSX-11, OpenVMS, DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows operating systems
move
command in various DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows shells
vol
command