Useful Dos Commands

I'm sure I'll keep adding to these....

• attrib -r /S /D : used to remove read only attributes within the folder for all files and  sub folders, usefull when when localising directory from source control)
•   esentutl /p [database_name] : used to repair the security database in C:\windows\security\database\secedit.sdb (even after running esentutl /g [database_name] and getting no errors)
• tree > folder_structure.doc: used to output a visual directory structure into a word file (open with MS DOS encoding) , useful when you want to add a directory structure to documentation without screenshots.
• move *2006.xls c:\2006Reports\: used to shift all those 2006 spreadsheets and into a neater folder structure without load'sa mouse clicks.
• fc /l c:\test.txt c:\test.doc: used for file comparsions (/l flag for ASCII) between two files, good when looking for relatively small differences between 2 files.

[DOS tip]: drag the folder or file into DOS cmd window to save yourself typing it in.