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== Windows Command Line ==
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== Command Line ==
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* [http://learncodethehardway.org/cli/book/cli-crash-course.html Command Line Crash Course]
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: Quick super fast course in using the command line. It is intended to be done rapidly in about a day or two, and not meant to teach you advanced shell usage.
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=== Windows Command Line ===
 
* [http://www.computerhope.com/robocopy.htm Microsoft DOS robocopy command]
 
* [http://www.computerhope.com/robocopy.htm Microsoft DOS robocopy command]
 
: Robocopy: A robust file copy command for the Windows command line.
 
: Robocopy: A robust file copy command for the Windows command line.
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: The xcopy command is a Command Prompt command used to copy one or more files and/or folders from one location to another location.
 
: The xcopy command is a Command Prompt command used to copy one or more files and/or folders from one location to another location.
  
=== Generate File List ===
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==== Generate File List ====
 
* [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/932356/how-can-one-extract-the-names-of-files-in-a-folder-as-text How can one extract the names of files in a folder as text?]
 
* [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/932356/how-can-one-extract-the-names-of-files-in-a-folder-as-text How can one extract the names of files in a folder as text?]
 
: Example: <code>C:\Users\me\Downloads\MyFolder> <span style="color:DarkOrange">dir /b > filelist.txt</span></code>
 
: Example: <code>C:\Users\me\Downloads\MyFolder> <span style="color:DarkOrange">dir /b > filelist.txt</span></code>

Revision as of 21:55, 7 February 2014

Command Line

Quick super fast course in using the command line. It is intended to be done rapidly in about a day or two, and not meant to teach you advanced shell usage.

Windows Command Line

Robocopy: A robust file copy command for the Windows command line.
Each command is linked to more info about the particular command.
The xcopy command is a Command Prompt command used to copy one or more files and/or folders from one location to another location.

Generate File List

Example: C:\Users\me\Downloads\MyFolder> dir /b > filelist.txt
(The text in orange shows the command used once you've navigated into the directory from which you want to generate the list of file names.)

Folder & File Compression

Example: for /d %%X in (*) do "c:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a "%%X.zip" "%%X\"
To compress a folder without using any particular compression software.