What's wrong with using cmd.exe instead of command.com?

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:v7ujr11hbqjddd8e30v3lrvrks19ub2ome@4ax.com,
Unk <not@aol.com> hunted and pecked:
> On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 18:20:02 -0800, "jntsmum"
> <jntsmum@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> HI
>> Does anyone know how to print out file lists from Microsoft Explorer? I
>> would like to either print the list directly or export it to Excel for
>> editing.
>> Thanks
>
> A quick and dirty way without any new software is from a DOS shell:
> Click Start, Programs, DOS Prompt or click Start, Run. In the Run box,
> type "command.com" without the quotes and press enter.
>
> Navigate your way to the directory where the files are located, and use
> the DIR command to list the directory and use switches to control output.
> /a shows ALL files (hidden, system, etc.) dir/a
> /o (letter o, not a zero) sorts them alphabetically dir/o
> /s shows subdirectories dir/s
> /b bare format: Just the long filename, no size, etc. dir/b
> Add the command ">list.txt" to send the output to a text file "List.txt".
> (Double ">>"'s makes the DIR command append the output to an existing
> text file)
>
> So if you want a list of EVERY file on the C:\Music folder sent to a text
> file that you can edit, then use the following command:
> dir c:\music /a/b/o/s>list.txt
>
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