Windows 7 Portable Command Guide: MCTS 70-680, and MCITP 70-685 and 70-686

Chapter 4. Manipulating Files and Folders

This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:

• Associating file extensions with assoc and ftype

• Viewing attributes with attrib

• Compressing files with compact

• Encrypting files with cipher

• Copying files with copy, xcopy, and robocopy

• Deleting or removing files with del

• Expanding cabinet files with expand

• Taking ownership of files with takeown

• Removing the Windows.old folder

• Mapping drives with net use

Associating File Extensions with assoc and ftype

File extensions are used to tell the operating system what application to open when you double-click a file. For example, if you receive a file named project.docx from a co-worker via e-mail, you can simply ...