How To Create A Windows Batch File To Map Multiple Drives At Once

"So to create a batch file that will map a drive to different computers that are sharing folders, we'll use the following commands:

net use W: \\computer1\MP3

net use X: \\computer2\Photos "

http://www.watchingthenet.com/create-a-batch-file-to-map-drives-folders.html

Top 10 Windows Built-In Command Line Tools

"For many Windows users, the thought of using the Command Prompt is either a scary experience or something that they will never need. But for some, the command prompt is a powerful tool that can be far more useful than many graphical tools available in Windows.

Being a System Administrator, I constantly use the command prompt, mostly because I access systems remotely and many tasks can be performed quickly with out the graphics over head (even though connecting via Terminal Server is very convenient).

So if you are an avid user of the command line, here are my top 10 built-in (non third party) command line tools for XP, Vista and WIndows server versions (remember these commands are not your typical tools, such as find, copy, move, dir, etc..)."

http://www.watchingthenet.com/top-10-windows-command-prompt.html

Using variables in Windows batch files

"Regardless of the scripting language, the use of variables can greatly enhance the functionality of a script. This recipe demonstrated basic use of variables in MS-DOS or Windows batch files."

http://www.tech-recipes.com/batch_file_programming_tips630.html

DOS Command-line reference A-Z

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491071.aspx

Simple programming commands in a batch environment

"The simplest idea of how to write a batch file is: Figure out how you would type the commands at a DOS prompt, then type them, one per line, in a text file — and you’ve written your batch file.

However, there are also more sophisticated batch file structures, using simple programming commands built into the batch structure. This article summarizes the most important of these."

http://www.aumha.org/a/batches.php

Batch Files (Scripts) in Windows XP

"Systems administrators and power users are well aware of the utility of batch files but the average PC user is generally unacquainted with them or is intimidated by the notion of writing or even running a script. This is unfortunate since it means that many are foregoing the use of a powerful tool for carrying out routine or repetitive tasks. Although batch files can be quite sophisticated and used for complicated network and system administration, they can also be of the utmost simplicity and very brief. In this article, I will introduce the batch file and discuss some uncomplicated examples that make basic tasks easier."

http://commandwindows.com/batch.htm

Batch Scripts for Windows

"This page summarizes use of Microsoft Windows Script Technologies to perform activites without operation intervention by coding scripts run on an interpreter or “host” such as Active Server Pages (ASP), Internet Explorer, or Windows Script Host."

http://www.wilsonmar.com/1wsh.htm

Scripting - Rob van der Woude

"On this site you will find all kinds of (administrative) scripting related information:

* several scripting languages: batch files, JScript, KiXtart, Perl, PowerShell, Rexx, VBScript ...
* some language reference material
* regular expressions
* lots of sample scripts
* scripting techniques and best practices
* undocumented features, tricks and work-arounds
* links to more scripting info
* commands for unattended (silent) installations
* downloadable tools and utilities
* titles of relevant books on scripting
* and more.."

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/

The Berkeley Utilities

40 unix commands ported to DOS

http://www.openetwork.com/berk.html

Linux Equivalents of DOS Commands

From Novell:

http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/trench/16419.html

From Faqs:

http://www.faqs.org/docs/linux_intro/app2.html