In this Daily Drill Down, I’ll show you how to create batch files to help automate tasks. There are many uses for batch files, even in the world of Windows 2000. Any task that can be performed from a ...

As mentioned earlier, a batch file contains a series of DOS commands and are used to automate the frequently performed tasks. Thus, you don’t have to repeatedly write the same commands. Remember the ...

File creation is perhaps one of the most trivial tasks you perform on your computer almost every day. If you’re a Windows user, you probably do it via the graphical interface. Although this approach ...

The Linux fold takes lines of text and breaks them into chunks based on the arguments that you provide. With no arguments, fold will break lines at 80 characters. The first example below uses a single ...

When a user accidentally deletes a local file, having a backup ready can significantly minimize downtime and frustration. Check out this simple batch file that can make daily document backups a snap.

NOTE: REMEMBER TO READ EVERYTHING AS SO YOU UNDERSTAND THE FILES AND PROGRAMS! Remember to save all of this as a .bat file. Like the name of the post says, I am going to show you a Multi-Computer ...

Using built-in cmdlets that come with PowerShell, we can easily read and replace any kind of content inside of a text file. Whether the string to find inside of the text file is just a single word or ...

Dolphin file manager, not to be confused with the Dolphin Gamecube and Wii emulator, is a graphical app developed by KDE that you find most often on Linux computers, and that incl ...

Hi,<br> Ok what is the easies way to use ANSI graphics in batch files. I have 2K, I tried to use the prompt $E but no luck I just want to make boxes with colors and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. First, you’ll need to make a new .txt file using whatever program floats your boat. I’m a ...