Welcome to yet another fun-filled installment of Linux.Ars! This one is special, because it’s my very first. Adam is busy with his Code Monkey duties at the Orbiting HQ, so I’m going to be heading up ...

Sometimes you want to modify the Windows user interface, manipulate connected hardware, and create interesting Windows boot-time configurations. As a systems administrator junkie myself, I really have ...

One of the sore points of the Windows command-line environment is that the command-line windows themselves, the “console” windows, have always been a bit strange. Back in Windows XP, for example, ...

At the Microsoft Build conference this year, the company announced it will include a command-line text editor with Windows! This was followed up in a Windows blog post. We are introducing a ...

Command Prompt (or CMD) is Microsoft’s command-line interpreter for its Windows operating systems. It enables you to use commands for performing various operations on your computer — everything from ...

Here are some warm-up exercises for anyone just starting to use the Linux command line. Warning: It can be addictive. If you’re new to Linux or have simply never bothered to explore the command line, ...

Moving files around by dragging and dropping in Windows Explorer is a simple task. Many long-time Windows users may never open a DOS command-line window and may not be familiar with commands that were ...

For example, if you open an ordinary command prompt by typing cmd in the Start Search box above The Pearl and then clicking cmd in the search results, the current directory used in the command prompt ...

To begin, open an elevated command prompt window. Type Defrag /? or defrag.exe and hit Enter. This will show you all the defragmentation options and command-line switches. /B Perform boot optimization ...

For serious work in the Console, few utilities (if any) can match the prowess of Take Command. It’s not cheap, but for command line jockeys, the savings in time and errors are worth the price. Serious ...