Working with the Command Line
Apress eBooks · 2007
The command line has been a fundamental component of Windows systems since the early days. With its roots growing from the earliest incarnations of MS-DOS, the use of the command line for running administrative commands, getting inside the system, and performing more esoteric functions has always been there. In fact, system administrators nearly always resort to using the command line for targeted administrative tasks since the immediacy of information available through the plethora of commands is unparalleled in the world of the graphical user interface. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.