2 DOS Tips

Yes, DOS tips! From the command prompt, of course.

Tip 1: How to deal with “CMD does not support UNC paths as current directories”

This drives me crazy. However, the solution from mypkb.wordpress.com is quite simple:

The solution is to use pushd instead of cd to change the current directory to a share accessed via a UNC path (e.g.: >pushd \\myserver\myshare).
Use popd when done.

Tip 2: Create a recursive list of files

I love this tip from tek-tips.com. The following command displays a recursive list of files from the current directory.

dir /A:-D /B /S