I want to write directly to a file from the command line in DOS. Is there a command in DOS to do that?

All you have to do is redirect the output from the screen to a file. ">" will redirect and create a file. ">>" will append to an existing file. example: dir > dir > dirlist dir >> dirlist

Hi, You can use also COPY command to copy console input to a file. For example to create file File.txt use the command: Copy Con File.txt then enter needed text and to complete the job enter EOF (End-Of-File) symbol with Ctrl+Z combination (or just press F6 key which do the same). Good luck, Igor

I am not sure what it is you are trying to do but if you want to access a file like autoexec.bat you can use the dos edit command. just type edit autoexec.bat and it will let you write in that file. just type the name of the file you want instead of autoexec.bat - don't forget the three letter tag after the dot. Owen Prince

You can "copy con file.txt" or "echo text > file.txt" or "type file.txt > file1.txt" or "echo text >> file.txt" or "type file.txt >> file1.txt". The latter appends the text to the end of file.txt. The first one sends a string of text to the file. The second one overwrites the file with the contents of another file. And finally the third one just appends the 'text' to the end of the file. Hope that helps some.

please show me how write command in dos, like format hardrive and, making a bootdisk