Learning by Doing: CISCO Certified Network ... - SCN Research

Sometimes we do not always know or cannot remember the exact file name. For
those times we can use a wildcard character. Say for example we knew it was an
autoexec file but couldn’t remember the extension. We can just do a directory for
all files named autoexec by typing “dir autoexec.*” The asterisk will replace any
one or any number of characters as in “dir *utoexec.*” If files named
butoexec.com, cutoexec.zip, and futoexec.wiz existed on the directory being
searched, then they all would be listed. As Emeril says, “let’s kick it up a notch!”
If we wanted to see all files in a directory then we would type “dir *.*” but, be
careful, too many files might whiz by…in that case we could append /p to the end
of the command to only list one page at a time…then we would have to hit any
key to see the next page(s) one at a time “dir *.* /p” Getting tired of too many
pages? Just press control+C to cancel the action. You can get a “widescreen”
view using the /w option…“dir *.* /w” or combine them: “dir *.* /w /p”
What batch files (.bat) are found at the root, the windows, and windows\system
folders on your computer?
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What command files (.com) are found at the root, the windows, and
windows\system folders on your computer?
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What executable files (.exe) are found at the root, the windows, and
windows\system folders on your computer?
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What system files (*.sys) are found at the root, the windows, and windows\system
folders on your computer?
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What are some of the other files found on your root?
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