Windows CMD Command-Line
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An A-Z Index of the Windows CMD command line
ADDUSERS Add or list users to/from a CSV file ADmodcmd Active Directory Bulk Modify ARP ASSOC Address Resolution Protocol Change file extension associations•
ASSOCIAT One step file association ATTRIB Change file attributes b BCDBOOT Create or repair a system partition BITSADMIN Background Intelligent Transfer Service BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info c CACLS CALL CD Change file permissions Call one batch program from another• Change Directory - move to a specific Folder•
CHANGE Change Terminal Server Session properties CHKDSK Check Disk - check and repair disk problems CHKNTFS Check the NTFS file system CHOICE Accept keyboard input to a batch file CIPHER Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders CleanMgr Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin CLEARMEM Clear memory leaks CLIP CLS Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard. Clear the screen•
CLUSTER Windows Clustering CMD Start a new CMD shell
CMDKEY Manage stored usernames/passwords COLOR COMP Change colors of the CMD window• Compare the contents of two files or sets of files
COMPACT Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition COMPRESS Compress individual files on an NTFS partition CON2PRT Connect or disconnect a Printer CONVERT Convert a FAT drive to NTFS. COPY Copy one or more files to another location•
CSCcmd Client-side caching (Offline Files) CSVDE d DATE Display or set the date• Import or Export Active Directory data
DEFRAG Defragment hard drive DEL Delete one or more files•
DELPROF Delete user profiles DELTREE Delete a folder and all subfolders DevCon Device Manager Command Line Utility DIR Display a list of files and folders•
DIRUSE Display disk usage DISKPART Disk Administration DNSSTAT DNS Statistics DOSKEY Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros DriverQuery Display installed device drivers DSACLs Active Directory ACLs
DSAdd DSGet
Add items to active directory (user group computer) View items in active directory (user group computer)
DSQuery Search for items in active directory (user group computer) DSMod Modify items in active directory (user group computer)
DSMove Move an Active directory Object DSRM e ECHO Display message on screen• Remove items from Active Directory
ENDLOCAL End localisation of environment changes in a batch file• ERASE Delete one or more files•
EVENTCREATE Add a message to the Windows event log EXIT Quit the current script/routine and set an errorlevel•
EXPAND Uncompress files EXTRACT Uncompress CAB files f FC FIND Compare two files Search for a text string in a file
FINDSTR Search for strings in files FOR /F Loop command: against a set of files• FOR /F Loop command: against the results of another command• FOR Loop command: all options Files, Directory, List•
FORFILES Batch process multiple files FORMAT Format a disk FREEDISK Check free disk space (in bytes) FSUTIL File and Volume utilities FTP File Transfer Protocol
FTYPE g
File extension file type associations•
GETMAC Display the Media Access Control (MAC) address GLOBAL Display membership of global groups GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line•
GPRESULT Display Resultant Set of Policy information GPUPDATE Update Group Policy settings h HELP i iCACLS Change file and folder permissions IF Conditionally perform a command• Online Help
IFMEMBER Is the current user a member of a Workgroup IPCONFIG Configure IP k KILL l LABEL LOCAL Edit a disk label Display membership of local groups Remove a program from memory
LOGEVENT Write text to the event viewer LOGMAN Manage Performance Monitor LOGOFF Log a user off LOGTIME Log the date and time in a file m MAPISEND Send email from the command line MBSAcli Baseline Security Analyzer.
MEM MD
Display memory usage Create new folders•
MKLINK Create a symbolic link (linkd) MODE MORE Configure a system device Display output, one screen at a time
MOUNTVOL Manage a volume mount point MOVE Move files from one folder to another•
MOVEUSER Move a user from one domain to another MSG Send a message
MSIEXEC Microsoft Windows Installer MSINFO32 System Information MSTSC MV n NET Manage network resources Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol) Copy in-use files
NETDOM Domain Manager NETSH Configure Network Interfaces, Windows Firewall & Remote access
NETSVC Command-line Service Controller NBTSTAT Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP/IP) NETSTAT Display networking statistics (TCP/IP) NOW Display the current Date and Time
NSLOOKUP Name server lookup NTBACKUP Backup folders to tape NTRIGHTS Edit user account rights o OPENFILES Query or display open files
p PATH Display or set a search path for executable files•
PATHPING Trace route plus network latency and packet loss PAUSE PERMS Suspend processing of a batch file and display a message• Show permissions for a user
PERFMON Performance Monitor PING POPD Test a network connection Return to a previous directory saved by PUSHD•
PORTQRY Display the status of ports and services POWERCFG Configure power settings PRINT Print a text file
PRINTBRM Print queue Backup/Recovery PRNCNFG Display, configure or rename a printer PRNMNGR Add, delete, list printers set the default printer PROMPT Change the command prompt• PsExec PsFile Execute process remotely Show files opened remotely
PsGetSid Display the SID of a computer or a user PsInfo PsKill PsList List information about a system Kill processes by name or process ID List detailed information about processes
PsLoggedOn Who's logged on (locally or via resource sharing) PsLogList Event log records PsPasswd Change account password PsService View and control services PsShutdown Shutdown or reboot a computer
PsSuspend Suspend processes PUSHD q QGREP r RASDIAL Manage RAS connections RASPHONE Manage RAS connections RECOVER Recover a damaged file from a defective disk. REG Registry: Read, Set, Export, Delete keys and values Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern. Save and then change the current directory•
REGEDIT Import or export registry settings REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL REGINI Change Registry Permissions REM REN Record comments (remarks) in a batch file• Rename a file or files•
REPLACE Replace or update one file with another RD Delete folder(s)•
RMTSHARE Share a folder or a printer ROBOCOPY Robust File and Folder Copy ROUTE RUN RUNAS Manipulate network routing tables Start | RUN commands Execute a program under a different user account
RUNDLL32 Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections) s SC Service Control
SCHTASKS Schedule a command to run at a specific time SCLIST Display Services
SET
Display, set, or remove session environment variables•
SETLOCAL Control the visibility of environment variables• SETX SFC SHARE SHIFT Set environment variables System File Checker List or edit a file share or print share Shift the position of batch file parameters•
SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file) SHOWGRPS List the Workgroups a user has joined SHOWMBRS List the Users who are members of a Workgroup SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer SLEEP SLMGR SOON SORT START SU Wait for x seconds Software Licensing Management (Vista/2008) Schedule a command to run in the near future Sort input Start a program, command or batch file• Switch User
SUBINACL Edit file and folder Permissions, Ownership and Domain SUBST Associate a path with a drive letter
SYSTEMINFO List system configuration t TASKLIST List running applications and services TASKKILL Remove a running process from memory TIME Display or set the system time•
TIMEOUT Delay processing of a batch file TITLE TLIST Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session• Task list with full path
TOUCH
Change file timestamps
TRACERT Trace route to a remote host TREE Graphical display of folder structure
TSSHUTDN Remotely shut down or reboot a terminal server TYPE Display the contents of a text file•
TypePerf Write performance data to a log file u USRSTAT List domain usernames and last login v VER Display version information•
VERIFY Verify that files have been saved• VOL w WAITFOR Wait for or send a signal WHERE Locate and display files in a directory tree Display a disk label•
WHOAMI Output the current UserName and domain WINDIFF Compare the contents of two files or sets of files WINMSDP Windows system report WINRM WINRS WMIC Windows Remote Management Windows Remote Shell WMI Commands
WUAUCLT Windows Update x XCACLS Change file and folder permissions XCOPY :: Copy files and folders
Comment / Remark•
Commands marked • are Internal commands only available within the CMD shell. All other commands (not marked with •) are external commands. External commands may be used under the CMD shell, PowerShell, or directly from START-RUN.
ADDUSERS Add or list users to/from a CSV file ADmodcmd Active Directory Bulk Modify ARP ASSOC Address Resolution Protocol Change file extension associations•
ASSOCIAT One step file association ATTRIB Change file attributes b BCDBOOT Create or repair a system partition BITSADMIN Background Intelligent Transfer Service BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info c CACLS CALL CD Change file permissions Call one batch program from another• Change Directory - move to a specific Folder•
CHANGE Change Terminal Server Session properties CHKDSK Check Disk - check and repair disk problems CHKNTFS Check the NTFS file system CHOICE Accept keyboard input to a batch file CIPHER Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders CleanMgr Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin CLEARMEM Clear memory leaks CLIP CLS Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard. Clear the screen•
CLUSTER Windows Clustering CMD Start a new CMD shell
CMDKEY Manage stored usernames/passwords COLOR COMP Change colors of the CMD window• Compare the contents of two files or sets of files
COMPACT Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition COMPRESS Compress individual files on an NTFS partition CON2PRT Connect or disconnect a Printer CONVERT Convert a FAT drive to NTFS. COPY Copy one or more files to another location•
CSCcmd Client-side caching (Offline Files) CSVDE d DATE Display or set the date• Import or Export Active Directory data
DEFRAG Defragment hard drive DEL Delete one or more files•
DELPROF Delete user profiles DELTREE Delete a folder and all subfolders DevCon Device Manager Command Line Utility DIR Display a list of files and folders•
DIRUSE Display disk usage DISKPART Disk Administration DNSSTAT DNS Statistics DOSKEY Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros DriverQuery Display installed device drivers DSACLs Active Directory ACLs
DSAdd DSGet
Add items to active directory (user group computer) View items in active directory (user group computer)
DSQuery Search for items in active directory (user group computer) DSMod Modify items in active directory (user group computer)
DSMove Move an Active directory Object DSRM e ECHO Display message on screen• Remove items from Active Directory
ENDLOCAL End localisation of environment changes in a batch file• ERASE Delete one or more files•
EVENTCREATE Add a message to the Windows event log EXIT Quit the current script/routine and set an errorlevel•
EXPAND Uncompress files EXTRACT Uncompress CAB files f FC FIND Compare two files Search for a text string in a file
FINDSTR Search for strings in files FOR /F Loop command: against a set of files• FOR /F Loop command: against the results of another command• FOR Loop command: all options Files, Directory, List•
FORFILES Batch process multiple files FORMAT Format a disk FREEDISK Check free disk space (in bytes) FSUTIL File and Volume utilities FTP File Transfer Protocol
FTYPE g
File extension file type associations•
GETMAC Display the Media Access Control (MAC) address GLOBAL Display membership of global groups GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line•
GPRESULT Display Resultant Set of Policy information GPUPDATE Update Group Policy settings h HELP i iCACLS Change file and folder permissions IF Conditionally perform a command• Online Help
IFMEMBER Is the current user a member of a Workgroup IPCONFIG Configure IP k KILL l LABEL LOCAL Edit a disk label Display membership of local groups Remove a program from memory
LOGEVENT Write text to the event viewer LOGMAN Manage Performance Monitor LOGOFF Log a user off LOGTIME Log the date and time in a file m MAPISEND Send email from the command line MBSAcli Baseline Security Analyzer.
MEM MD
Display memory usage Create new folders•
MKLINK Create a symbolic link (linkd) MODE MORE Configure a system device Display output, one screen at a time
MOUNTVOL Manage a volume mount point MOVE Move files from one folder to another•
MOVEUSER Move a user from one domain to another MSG Send a message
MSIEXEC Microsoft Windows Installer MSINFO32 System Information MSTSC MV n NET Manage network resources Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol) Copy in-use files
NETDOM Domain Manager NETSH Configure Network Interfaces, Windows Firewall & Remote access
NETSVC Command-line Service Controller NBTSTAT Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP/IP) NETSTAT Display networking statistics (TCP/IP) NOW Display the current Date and Time
NSLOOKUP Name server lookup NTBACKUP Backup folders to tape NTRIGHTS Edit user account rights o OPENFILES Query or display open files
p PATH Display or set a search path for executable files•
PATHPING Trace route plus network latency and packet loss PAUSE PERMS Suspend processing of a batch file and display a message• Show permissions for a user
PERFMON Performance Monitor PING POPD Test a network connection Return to a previous directory saved by PUSHD•
PORTQRY Display the status of ports and services POWERCFG Configure power settings PRINT Print a text file
PRINTBRM Print queue Backup/Recovery PRNCNFG Display, configure or rename a printer PRNMNGR Add, delete, list printers set the default printer PROMPT Change the command prompt• PsExec PsFile Execute process remotely Show files opened remotely
PsGetSid Display the SID of a computer or a user PsInfo PsKill PsList List information about a system Kill processes by name or process ID List detailed information about processes
PsLoggedOn Who's logged on (locally or via resource sharing) PsLogList Event log records PsPasswd Change account password PsService View and control services PsShutdown Shutdown or reboot a computer
PsSuspend Suspend processes PUSHD q QGREP r RASDIAL Manage RAS connections RASPHONE Manage RAS connections RECOVER Recover a damaged file from a defective disk. REG Registry: Read, Set, Export, Delete keys and values Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern. Save and then change the current directory•
REGEDIT Import or export registry settings REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL REGINI Change Registry Permissions REM REN Record comments (remarks) in a batch file• Rename a file or files•
REPLACE Replace or update one file with another RD Delete folder(s)•
RMTSHARE Share a folder or a printer ROBOCOPY Robust File and Folder Copy ROUTE RUN RUNAS Manipulate network routing tables Start | RUN commands Execute a program under a different user account
RUNDLL32 Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections) s SC Service Control
SCHTASKS Schedule a command to run at a specific time SCLIST Display Services
SET
Display, set, or remove session environment variables•
SETLOCAL Control the visibility of environment variables• SETX SFC SHARE SHIFT Set environment variables System File Checker List or edit a file share or print share Shift the position of batch file parameters•
SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file) SHOWGRPS List the Workgroups a user has joined SHOWMBRS List the Users who are members of a Workgroup SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer SLEEP SLMGR SOON SORT START SU Wait for x seconds Software Licensing Management (Vista/2008) Schedule a command to run in the near future Sort input Start a program, command or batch file• Switch User
SUBINACL Edit file and folder Permissions, Ownership and Domain SUBST Associate a path with a drive letter
SYSTEMINFO List system configuration t TASKLIST List running applications and services TASKKILL Remove a running process from memory TIME Display or set the system time•
TIMEOUT Delay processing of a batch file TITLE TLIST Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session• Task list with full path
TOUCH
Change file timestamps
TRACERT Trace route to a remote host TREE Graphical display of folder structure
TSSHUTDN Remotely shut down or reboot a terminal server TYPE Display the contents of a text file•
TypePerf Write performance data to a log file u USRSTAT List domain usernames and last login v VER Display version information•
VERIFY Verify that files have been saved• VOL w WAITFOR Wait for or send a signal WHERE Locate and display files in a directory tree Display a disk label•
WHOAMI Output the current UserName and domain WINDIFF Compare the contents of two files or sets of files WINMSDP Windows system report WINRM WINRS WMIC Windows Remote Management Windows Remote Shell WMI Commands
WUAUCLT Windows Update x XCACLS Change file and folder permissions XCOPY :: Copy files and folders
Comment / Remark•
Commands marked • are Internal commands only available within the CMD shell. All other commands (not marked with •) are external commands. External commands may be used under the CMD shell, PowerShell, or directly from START-RUN.
