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WorkIng WIth thE

command PromPt

Our focus in this chapter is on the use of the Windows built-in

Command Prompt. is chapter can be considered a review for “old

timers” who were brought up in the use of the Disk Operating System

(DOS), which when Windows appeared was essentially regulated to

the Command Prompt box and little used by most persons due to the

ability to mouse around.

e rationale for including this chapter is based upon the fact that

the use of Windows built-in networking tools can be facilitated by

knowledge of such functions as where the Command Prompt resides,

how to use function keys, and what piping is and how to take advan-

tage of its use. For those who have no experience in DOS, we discuss

piping in this chapter as we ...