Module 4 – Navigation and listing using Command Prompt

Module 4- Navigation and listing using Command Prompt

In this section we are going to use the Windows built-in tool:

• cmd (command prompt)

In the Search Bar type: cmd -> Enter -> OpenIn the Command Prompt window we can see the working directory: \Users\UserThe command to list files and folders: dir
Options for dir:

• /a – all files and folders.
• /a:d – only shows all directories.
• /a:h – only shows all hidden files.
• /adh – shows a combination of the options above.

The command to list all directories: dir /a:d
The full path for the Shortcut files and Jump Lists is: \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\RecentLet’s take a look at the Recents folder
Command for navigation:cd \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\RecentList the files within Recent folder:dir