There are instances when a GUI file manager just won't work. When I run into those situations, there are several terminal-based options I go for.

ForFiles command lets you manage or delete folders, complying with some criteria on Windows 11/10. If you want to use ForFiles command on a shared network folder or a mapped network drive, here is how ...

Have you ever used Secure Shell to access a remote machine, only to find yourself needing to download a file from a remote location? What do you do? Since you only have terminal window access to that ...

The most obvious is undoubtedly the find command, and find has become easier to use than it was years ago. It used to require a starting location for your search, but these days, you can also use find ...

Is Windows 11 Search not good enough for you? Try PowerToys Command Palette, and here's how to get started.

Before we see how to send command output to a text file in Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Terminal, let us see how the command runs. When you enter a command and hit enter, its output will get ...

The Linux comm command makes it easy to compare a couple text files and determine if they both contain the same lines -- whether the file contents are sorted or not. The comm command on Linux systems ...

When you need to replace the same file in several locations neither the COPY command nor Windows Explorer is your best bet. Instead, use the REPLACE command to save yourself time and effort. The time ...

This section illustrates how to use the FILE and INCLUDE commands to access external files. Commands provide the same purpose as the Save As and Open dialog boxes that are discussed in Opening and ...