| Task | Command | Example |
| make a directory (folder) | mkdir NAME | mkdir hw1 |
| change to another disk | DISKNAME: | d: |
| change directory | cd NAME | cd hw1 |
| change up to parent directory | cd .. | cd .. |
| remove a directory and all its contents | deltree NAME | deltree hw1 |
| show current directory | cd | cd |
| list files in current directory | dir | dir |
| copy a file to the current directory | copy NAME | copy d:\cs1300\manuals\lab\bugs.cxx |
| copy a file to a floppy disk | copy NAME a: | copy hello.cxx a: |
| copy a file from a floppy disk to the current directory | copy a:\NAME | copy a:\hello.cxx |
| delete a file | del NAME | del hello.cxx |
| rename a file | rename OLD NEW | rename hello.cxx bestwork.cxx |
| rename a directory | move OLD NEW | move hw1 program1 |