Windows CMD command line
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An A-Z Index of the Windows CMD command line
ADDUSERS ARP ASSOC ASSOCIAT ATTRIB b BCDBOOT Create or repair a system partition BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info c CACLS CALL CD CHANGE CHKDSK CHKNTFS CHOICE CIPHER CleanMgr CLEARMEM CLIP CLS CLUSTER CMD CMDKEY COLOR COMP COMPACT COMPRESS CON2PRT CONVERT COPY CSCcmd CSVDE d DATE DEFRAG DEL DELPROF DELTREE DevCon DIR DIRUSE DISKCOMP DISKCOPY DISKPART DNSSTAT DOSKEY macros Display or set the date• Defragment hard drive Delete one or more files• Delete NT user profiles Delete a folder and all subfolders Device Manager Command Line Utility Display a list of files and folders• Display disk usage Compare the contents of two floppy disks Copy the contents of one floppy disk to another Disk Administration DNS Statistics Edit command line, recall commands, and create Change file permissions Call one batch program from another• Change Directory - move to a specific Folder• Change Terminal Server Session properties Check Disk - check and repair disk problems Check the NTFS file system Accept keyboard input to a batch file Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin Clear memory leaks Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard. Clear the screen• Windows Clustering Start a new CMD shell Manage stored usernames/passwords Change colors of the CMD window• Compare the contents of two files or sets of files Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition Compress individual files on an NTFS partition Connect or disconnect a Printer Convert a FAT drive to NTFS. Copy one or more files to another location• Client-side caching (Offline Files) Import or Export Active Directory data Add or list users to/from a CSV file Address Resolution Protocol Change file extension associations• One step file association Change file attributes
DSACLs Active Directory ACLs DSAdd Add items to active directory (user group computer) DSGet 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 Remove items from Active Directory e ECHO Display message on screen• 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 Compare two files FIND 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 Display or modify file types used in file extension associations• g GLOBAL Display membership of global groups GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line• GPUPDATE Update Group Policy settings h HELP Online Help i iCACLS Change file and folder permissions IF Conditionally perform a command• IFMEMBER Is the current user in an NT Workgroup IPCONFIG Configure IP k KILL Remove a program from memory l LABEL Edit a disk label
LOCAL LOGEVENT LOGMAN LOGOFF LOGTIME m
Display membership of local groups Write text to the NT event viewer Manage Performance Monitor Log a user off Log the date and time in a file
MAPISEND Send email from the command line MBSAcli Baseline Security Analyzer. MEM Display memory usage MD Create new folders• MKLINK Create a symbolic link (linkd) MODE Configure a system device MORE 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 MSINFO Windows NT diagnostics MSTSC Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol) MV Copy in-use files n NET Manage network resources 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 Suspend processing of a batch file and display a message• PERMS Show permissions for a user PERFMON Performance Monitor PING Test a network connection POPD Restore the previous value of the current 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 Execute process remotely PsFile Show files opened remotely PsGetSid Display the SID of a computer or a user PsInfo List information about a system PsKill Kill processes by name or process ID PsList 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 Save and then change the current directory• q QGREP pattern. r RASDIAL RASPHONE RECOVER REG REGEDIT REGSVR32 REGINI REM REN REPLACE RD RMTSHARE ROBOCOPY ROUTE RUN RUNAS RUNDLL32 s SC SCHTASKS SCLIST SET SETLOCAL SETX SFC SHARE SHIFT batch file• SHORTCUT SHOWGRPS SHOWMBRS SHUTDOWN Search file(s) for lines that match a given Manage RAS connections Manage RAS connections Recover a damaged file from a defective disk. Registry: Read, Set, Export, Delete keys and values Import or export registry settings Register or unregister a DLL Change Registry Permissions Record comments (remarks) in a batch file• Rename a file or files• Replace or update one file with another Delete folder(s)• Share a folder or a printer Robust File and Folder Copy Manipulate network routing tables Start | RUN commands Execute a program under a different user account Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections) Service Control Schedule a command to run at a specific time Display NT Services Display, set, or remove environment variables• Control the visibility of environment variables• Set environment variables permanently System File Checker List or edit a file share or print share Shift the position of replaceable parameters in a Create a List the List the Shutdown windows shortcut (.LNK file) NT Workgroups a user has joined Users who are members of a Workgroup the computer
SLEEP Wait for x seconds SLMGR Software Licensing Management (Vista/2008) SOON Schedule a command to run in the near future SORT Sort input START Start a program or command in a separate window• SU 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 Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session• TLIST Task list with full path TOUCH Change file timestamps TRACERT Trace route to a remote host TREE Graphical display of folder structure 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 Display a disk label• w WHERE Locate and display files in a directory tree WHOAMI Output the current UserName and domain WINDIFF Compare the contents of two files or sets of files WINMSD Windows system diagnostics WINMSDP Windows system diagnostics II WINRM Windows Remote Management WINRS Windows Remote Shell WMIC WMI Commands WUAUCLT Windows Update x XCACLS Change file and folder permissions XCOPY Copy files and folders :: Comment / Remark•
ADDUSERS ARP ASSOC ASSOCIAT ATTRIB b BCDBOOT Create or repair a system partition BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info c CACLS CALL CD CHANGE CHKDSK CHKNTFS CHOICE CIPHER CleanMgr CLEARMEM CLIP CLS CLUSTER CMD CMDKEY COLOR COMP COMPACT COMPRESS CON2PRT CONVERT COPY CSCcmd CSVDE d DATE DEFRAG DEL DELPROF DELTREE DevCon DIR DIRUSE DISKCOMP DISKCOPY DISKPART DNSSTAT DOSKEY macros Display or set the date• Defragment hard drive Delete one or more files• Delete NT user profiles Delete a folder and all subfolders Device Manager Command Line Utility Display a list of files and folders• Display disk usage Compare the contents of two floppy disks Copy the contents of one floppy disk to another Disk Administration DNS Statistics Edit command line, recall commands, and create Change file permissions Call one batch program from another• Change Directory - move to a specific Folder• Change Terminal Server Session properties Check Disk - check and repair disk problems Check the NTFS file system Accept keyboard input to a batch file Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin Clear memory leaks Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard. Clear the screen• Windows Clustering Start a new CMD shell Manage stored usernames/passwords Change colors of the CMD window• Compare the contents of two files or sets of files Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition Compress individual files on an NTFS partition Connect or disconnect a Printer Convert a FAT drive to NTFS. Copy one or more files to another location• Client-side caching (Offline Files) Import or Export Active Directory data Add or list users to/from a CSV file Address Resolution Protocol Change file extension associations• One step file association Change file attributes
DSACLs Active Directory ACLs DSAdd Add items to active directory (user group computer) DSGet 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 Remove items from Active Directory e ECHO Display message on screen• 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 Compare two files FIND 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 Display or modify file types used in file extension associations• g GLOBAL Display membership of global groups GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line• GPUPDATE Update Group Policy settings h HELP Online Help i iCACLS Change file and folder permissions IF Conditionally perform a command• IFMEMBER Is the current user in an NT Workgroup IPCONFIG Configure IP k KILL Remove a program from memory l LABEL Edit a disk label
LOCAL LOGEVENT LOGMAN LOGOFF LOGTIME m
Display membership of local groups Write text to the NT event viewer Manage Performance Monitor Log a user off Log the date and time in a file
MAPISEND Send email from the command line MBSAcli Baseline Security Analyzer. MEM Display memory usage MD Create new folders• MKLINK Create a symbolic link (linkd) MODE Configure a system device MORE 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 MSINFO Windows NT diagnostics MSTSC Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol) MV Copy in-use files n NET Manage network resources 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 Suspend processing of a batch file and display a message• PERMS Show permissions for a user PERFMON Performance Monitor PING Test a network connection POPD Restore the previous value of the current 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 Execute process remotely PsFile Show files opened remotely PsGetSid Display the SID of a computer or a user PsInfo List information about a system PsKill Kill processes by name or process ID PsList 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 Save and then change the current directory• q QGREP pattern. r RASDIAL RASPHONE RECOVER REG REGEDIT REGSVR32 REGINI REM REN REPLACE RD RMTSHARE ROBOCOPY ROUTE RUN RUNAS RUNDLL32 s SC SCHTASKS SCLIST SET SETLOCAL SETX SFC SHARE SHIFT batch file• SHORTCUT SHOWGRPS SHOWMBRS SHUTDOWN Search file(s) for lines that match a given Manage RAS connections Manage RAS connections Recover a damaged file from a defective disk. Registry: Read, Set, Export, Delete keys and values Import or export registry settings Register or unregister a DLL Change Registry Permissions Record comments (remarks) in a batch file• Rename a file or files• Replace or update one file with another Delete folder(s)• Share a folder or a printer Robust File and Folder Copy Manipulate network routing tables Start | RUN commands Execute a program under a different user account Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections) Service Control Schedule a command to run at a specific time Display NT Services Display, set, or remove environment variables• Control the visibility of environment variables• Set environment variables permanently System File Checker List or edit a file share or print share Shift the position of replaceable parameters in a Create a List the List the Shutdown windows shortcut (.LNK file) NT Workgroups a user has joined Users who are members of a Workgroup the computer
SLEEP Wait for x seconds SLMGR Software Licensing Management (Vista/2008) SOON Schedule a command to run in the near future SORT Sort input START Start a program or command in a separate window• SU 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 Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session• TLIST Task list with full path TOUCH Change file timestamps TRACERT Trace route to a remote host TREE Graphical display of folder structure 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 Display a disk label• w WHERE Locate and display files in a directory tree WHOAMI Output the current UserName and domain WINDIFF Compare the contents of two files or sets of files WINMSD Windows system diagnostics WINMSDP Windows system diagnostics II WINRM Windows Remote Management WINRS Windows Remote Shell WMIC WMI Commands WUAUCLT Windows Update x XCACLS Change file and folder permissions XCOPY Copy files and folders :: Comment / Remark•
