little help with CD command?

[@ng3lu$]

i was wondering whether some one could help me out a bit when i try to use CD command to change from c: to c:\program files and i use the syntax in command line as following:

cd program files

it comes with error like:

too many parameters - files

and it comes with same error when i want to change to any directory its containing space, i tried cd program%20files but it doesnt work.

Some help? thx

[©opy®ight]

Type the command in like this

cd \program files

[@ng3lu$]

nah i tried this one cd \program files also doesnt work :S

[©opy®ight]

hm what OS are you on ? I used windows XP Pro for the command....

try

cd /?

that should give you a list of parameters you can use with the cd command

of id cd /? doesnt work try help cd

[@ng3lu$]

Win 2K

[Tim_axe]

Try:

cd "Program Files"

The reason cd Program Files doesn't work is because Program Files is viewed as 2 arguments becuase of the space between the words.

[©opy®ight]

or try cd\pr*

[Tedob1]

cd c:\progra~1

It’s called truncation and was used for the old DOS systems where file names had to be eight characters or shorter but it still works in XP

[@ng3lu$]

ok i tried cd "Program Files" and it showed me this: incorrect format of paramter - "Program

i tried cd\program files and it gave me the same error......


omfg i try and spam windows will all combos i can think of...

[kurt_der_koenig]

Try this

cd C:\Program Files

pfff. 'cd program files' works in xp <without the quotes>. It might be that your are misspelling it or it does not support it in 2000. Check out http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...us/ntcmds.mspx. Even though its for XP, all commands should work. Sorry couldn't find a decent 2000 command list page.

kurt