Create file list ms dos

This will open your command line prompt. It will usually look like a big black or white box with a blinking cursor inside. This will display all the directories folders at your current directory level. Normally your computer starts you at the user level. Look through the list, desktop should be listed, if it is not feel free to use a different folder in the following steps. The cd change directory command is how we navigate to different directories folders in in our command line prompts.

Your command line should now say desktop before your cursor. We are now ready to create another folder. Ask Question. Asked 7 years, 11 months ago. Active 7 years, 5 months ago.

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Using the copy con method is a basic method to create a file that does not allow you to edit or fix any errors made while creating the line. The Windows Notepad and any text editor can also be started to create a file from the command line.

The above command uses the start command to run Notepad and create myfile. Once the file is saved in Notepad, that file is created in the same directory as where the start command was ran.