Sometimes you may need to copy contents from a command prompt window. Doing this is simple and I have already posted posted about it.
However problem may arise if you want to copy a large chunk of text from command prompt.For example if you want to get list of all files under system32 directory of Windows ,the above trick will be a pain to apply.In this kind of situation it’s good to direct the output of command prompt window to a text file.
Syntax for Direct Output to text file from Command Prompt
Just put a “Greater Than sign” (>)after the command and write the name of the text file.For Example if you want to get file listing under system32 directory just write
dir >desired_file_name.txt
The following figure shows how a text file is created with complete listing of system32 directory.
command-prompt-output-to-notepad
The text file ‘new.txt’ is located in D drive,as a path is also provided in the command.If you don’t provide the path,the text file will be created in the same directory from where you are issuing the command.
