Command Prompt and Windows PowerShell are also simple and built-in options covered in this post for this purpose. We have already seen how to open a file or folder using Command Prompt or PowerShell.

Press "Alt-F2" to open a command line prompt within Unity. Type the command for Evince with your PDF file's name, file extension and its full path relative to the Home directory.

There are several ways you can bring up or open CMD or launch Command Prompt in Windows, via Win+X Menu, Task Manager, Cortana, Explorer, etc.

Open the Start menu and type "cmd" into the "Search Programs and Files" box. Press "Enter" to open the Command Prompt window. Type in the command you want to run and then type in the following ...

If you want to open an Elevated Command Prompt, which is one that runs with Administrator privileges, you can see the How to open a Windows 10 Elevated Command Prompt article instead.

Robocopy is a built-in Windows 11 tool that allows you to copy files from one place to another. It’s a command-line tool, ...

Jack Wallen shows you how to locate files on the Linux directory hierarchy using the find command.

Do you need to compare two files to see how they're different? On Windows 11 (and 10), you can use the FC command without needing third-party tools, and in this guide, I'll explain how.