When a user accidentally deletes a local file, having a backup ready can significantly minimize downtime and frustration. Check out this simple batch file that can make daily document backups a snap.

Attaching a remote drive or directory on a Windows box is called “drive mapping” though the process is essentially the same as what we call mounting in the Unix world. While I rarely spend any ...

The earliest business computer systems developed in the 1950s demonstrated their efficiency by processing records in large batches. In the 1960s, equipment makers introduced interactive terminals, ...

So I'm creating a batch file that is appending output into another batch file from a few different commands. But when I do this a line break, carriage return is placed in the file creating a problem ...

Most of us are familiar with the Command Prompt and its basic commands. We usually execute a set of commands to complete a task or obtain some information. But this can also be done with the help of a ...

Last week’s README file demonstrated how easy it is to turn virtually any desktop machine into an SFTP server. Today’s piece shows how to automate a well-known Windows open source SFTP client using ...