How to Change Attributes of a File in DOS With the Attrib Command

In this video we discuss how to use attrib command in dos

Attrib allows a user to change the attributes of a file or files. With attrib, you can change, add, or remove any of the attributes below.

Read-only - Allows the file to be only viewed and not written to or changed.

Archived - Allows Microsoft Backup and other backup programs to know what files to backup.

Hidden - Makes files invisible to standard users and hidden if show hidden files is not enabled.

System - Makes the file an important system file.

Displays or changes file attributes.

ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A | -A] [+S | -S] [+H | -H] [[drive:][path]file name] [/S]
+ Sets an attribute.
- Clears an attribute.
R Read-only file attribute.
A Archive file attribute.
S System file attribute.
H Hidden file attribute.
/S Processes files in all directories in the specified path.

Note: With new versions of Windows (e.g., Windows 7, 8, and 10) there are additional attrib options not mentioned in the above list.

The attrib command is an external command that is available in ms-dos 3.0 and above

Think of the attrib command as a file attribute changer. We will be demonstrating how to show hidden files in dos with the attrib command to hide folder, change file attributes, remove file attributes #msdos #doscommands #msdoscomputer