Navigating in Command prompt - long directory names

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Robert Lane

I need to do some stuff from the command prompt. When I try to do a
change directory it doesn't like the long format of directory names and
I have to change things to short titles like c:\progra~1

Which was fine until I trired to navigate to "My Documents"

How do you put the space in to the cd .\my documents when I try typing
it that way it thinks it is an extra parameter.

While we are at it how do you access the help documentation for DOS
commands that are still available?

Thanks!
 
For{(While we are at it how do you access the help
documentation for DOS commands that are still available?)
( i.e. DEL /? DIR /? CD /? ATTRIB /? individual command
attribites; all possible commands search internet) }
 
Are you using the shortcut to command prompt from the start menu or are you
using the run command and typing "command" and clicking "ok". If it is the
latter you need to type "cmd" in the run command, this will give you the
correct command prompt.

hope that helps

Neil
 
Robert;
Command-line reference A-Z

Click Start | Run | copy and paste:

%windir%\hh.exe ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm

OK
 
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