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.

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.

To open Windows 11 Command Prompt with Administrator privileges, you need to open the Command Prompt in a certain way. First, click the Start Menu and type cmd into the search field.

Do you have a batch file that must run as admin? Use this trick to save some extra steps on Windows 11.

Jack Wallen continues his Linux 101 series, with an introduction on how to copy files and directories from the command line.

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.