What is Windows Command Prompt??
It is a built-in CLI (Command
Line Interface) that is available in Mirosoft Windows. A CLI is a software or
an interpreter that accepts commands in the form of code of single line.
Earlier before Windows was created, Microsoft had an CLI OS
named MS-DOS (MS for Microsoft and DOS for Disk Operating System). When windows
was released MS-DOS was integrated in it as Command Prompt. The actions that
coud be performed on DOS can also be performed on Command Ptompt.
Windows
has its own GUI (Graphical User Interface) through which it can be easily
controlled. But with Command Prompt, we can get advanced control over the
Windows & CLI requires less resources to process which increases execution speed.
The
syntax of the commands of Command Prompt are very easy. It is way much easier
than C, C++, etc. One more advantage is we can predefine the code that is to be
executed in an executable file.
It
is known as Batch Programming. It supports conditional programming and many
more. I will try to teach this language with help of some cool examples in my
next post.
Windows Command
Prompt
Advantages of Command Prompt
:-
1.
Very Simple
Syntax.
2.
Allows scripting
3.
Its look can be
customized(Backgroung Colour, Foreground Colour, Font, Font Size, etc.)
Disadvantages of Command
Prompt:-
1.
As compared to
Linux’s Terminal (Another CLI), it is less powerful as Terminal offers more
control over the system.
2.
At some times,
Command Prompt crashes without giving information about the error.
Customized Command
Prompt
Steps to run Command Prompt:-
1.
Open the Start
Menu OR press the Windows Key.
2.
In the search
box, type ‘cmd’
3.
Hit Enter
Alternate Method:-
1.
Press Windows Key
+ R. This will trigger the Run Dialog Box
2.
Type ‘cmd’ in
it.
3.
Hit Enter
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