Java Reference
In-Depth Information
The
STUFF
folder will be created in the root folder of the system's
C:
drive. To open a
newly created folder, use the
CD
command, followed by that folder's name, as shown in
Figure A.4.
A
Opening the new folder
Creating a folder
FIGURE A.4
Creating a new
folder in a com-
mand-line window.
If you haven't already created a
J21work
folder, you can do it from a command line:
1.
Change to the root folder (using the
CD \
command).
2.
Type the command
MD J21work
and press
Enter
.
After
J21work
has been created, you can go to it at any time from a command line by
using this command:
CD \J21work
The last thing you need to learn about MS-DOS to use the Java Development Kit is how
to run programs.
Running Programs in MS-DOS
The simplest way to run a program at the command line is to type its name and press
Enter. For example, type
DIR
and press Enter to see a list of files and subfolders in the
current folder.
You also can run a program by typing its name followed by a space and some options
that control how the program runs. These options are called
arguments
.
To see an example of this, change to the root folder (using
CD \
) and type
DIR J21work
.
You'll see a list of files and subfolders contained in the
J21work
folder, if it contains any.
