windows-command-line

[jalu]

as im trying to get used to windows im looking for a how-to or tutorial about the commands in the windows-cli.
typing help doesnt give me enough of the help i would need and there doesnt seem to be no man-pages
greetings

[Michael Compton]

Is there a specific item that you need help with currently?

[jalu]

Is there a specific item that you need help with currently?

yes: the very first problem is that i type
help
and cant pipe it to a pager (like less or more)
cd and pwd seem to exist too, so i may move around the filesystem a bit.

Second: is there something like a build in editor (like vi or nano)?

as you see: i like starting of with an easy level. Its just about getting used to it, not a real issue.
greetings

[Michael Compton]

I don't know of any cli editors for windows. I will check on some of the other stuff and get back to you.

Edit: I am not sure why you were having trouble piping the help command out to the more program as it seems to work fine for me under windows 2000/XP

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help |more

if you want help on a specific command you can use :

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help command |more

[jalu]

good, thanks a lot.
that way i will be able to learn some commands ( i hope).
( btw: i dont think i tried more, as im used to use less)
greetings

[drokmed]

Second: is there something like a build in editor (like vi or nano)?

edit

There's not a whole lot you can do in windows cli. It's not like linux, where all config files are text mode. Most windows configuration info is stored in the registry, or in binary files. XP doesn't even use a config.sys or autoexec.bat anymore.

I use the command line mainly to verify internet connectivity (somebody can't get on the Internet). Some commands:

netstat -nr (same as 'route print')
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cd "wierd dir name"
sol

[jalu]

upps. I haven`t been here for some days and therefor missed your post. Thanks. (To be honest: i gave up on the cli in Windows. My first thought was: I`m able to move around in linux-cli, windows should now go nice and easy. But it would be lots of work, and i got enough to learn in linux.).

Now that you speak of it: What exactly is the "registry" ? (Or merely: Where is it?)
thanks again

[Michael Compton]

You can use the edit command to run the MS DOS Edit program to alter regular text files. Note: this wont work to alter program files as it is not done like Linux editors.

The windows registry is a set of files that hold the configurations to most all programs in windows. Many values are done in hex and are not human readable. About the only way to read and edit the windows registry is to use one of the versions of Regedit.