Question

Which is a chain of directory names that tell DOS how to find a file

Answer 1

fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 1

1. Open command prompt and go to the directory which you want to know the short path.
2. type : dir x.
3. This command will show the existing short paths.
4. (In this example I am creating short name for c:\Temp folder)
5. Syntax : fsutil file setshortname <Path> <Shortname>