This article is about using MS-DOS command prompt to find files on the computer. It also show some of the MS-DOS commands.

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.

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

Press Win + R to open the Run command dialog box. Type explorer and hit Enter to open a File Explorer window.

If you're tired of having to jump through hoops to open files with sudo privileges in the GNOME File Manager, Jack Wallen has just the trick you need.