Top "Command-prompt" questions

The command prompt is the string of text that a command-line interpreter displays to you, the user, to prompt you for input in interactive mode.

Can I mask an input text in a bat file?

I am writing a batch file to execute some other programs. In this case I need to prompt for a …

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Get CPU Usage from Windows Command Prompt

How would I get total CPU Usage from Windows Command Prompt?: Expected Output: 27%

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How to get all Windows service names starting with a common word?

There are some windows services hosted whose display name starts with a common name (here NATION). For example: NATION-CITY NATION-STATE …

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How do I minimize the command prompt from my bat file

I have this bat file and I want to minimize the cmd window when I run it: @echo off cd /…

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Changing default startup directory for command prompt in Windows 7

How do I change default startup directory for command prompt in Windows 7? I usually do the following to start command …

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Change all files and folders permissions of a directory to 644/755

How would I change all files to 644 and all folders to 755 using chmod from the linux command prompt? (Terminal)

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PowerShell The term is not recognized as cmdlet function script file or operable program

I am implementing a script in powershell and getting the below error. The sceen shot is there exactly what I …

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batch file Copy files with certain extensions from multiple directories into one directory

I'm a newbie, so bear with me... I am trying to copy all .doc files that I have scattered throughout …

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How to zip a file using cmd line?

I want to zip a directory using bat file command. For example if i want to unzip a file means …

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How to complete the RUNAS command in one line

This Stack Overflow question suggests a command which looks as if it should work, but it doesn't (that answer is …

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