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CMD

Windows shell

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Open and close

Opening CMD: Open “Command Prompt” from apps. Or Press the Windows key + R, type `cmd` and press Enter.
Closing CMD: Type exit and press Enter to close the command prompt.
```
  exit
```

Common commands

Changing directory:
```
  cd C:\Users\Username\Documents
```
Listing files and folders:
```
  dir
```
Creating a directory:
```
  mkdir NewFolder
```

Deleting a file or folder:

  del example.txt
  rmdir FolderToDelete

Copying a file:

  copy C:\Users\Username\Documents\example.txt C:\Users\Username\Desktop

Renaming a file:
```
  ren example.txt newname.txt
```
Finding system information such as the operating system version, installed RAM, and processor type.
```
  systeminfo
```