Windows XP Command Line
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An A-Z Index of the Windows XP command line
ADDUSERS ARP ASSOC ASSOCIAT ATTRIB b c Add or list users to/from a CSV file Address Resolution Protocol Change file extension associations• One step file association Change file attributes
BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info CACLS CALL CD CHANGE CHKDSK CHKNTFS CHOICE CIPHER CleanMgr CLEARMEM CLIP CLS CLUSTER CMD CMDKEY COLOR COMP COMPACT COMPRESS CON2PRT CONVERT COPY CSCcmd CSVDE 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 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 macros Active Directory ACLs Add items to active directory (user group computer) View items in active directory (user group computer) Search for items in active directory (user group computer)
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DATE DEFRAG DEL DELPROF DELTREE DevCon DIR DIRUSE DISKCOMP DISKCOPY DISKPART DNSSTAT DOSKEY DSACLs DSAdd DSGet DSQuery
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Modify items in active directory (user group computer) Move an Active directory Object Remove items from Active Directory
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 FC FIND FINDSTR FOR /F FOR /F FOR FORFILES FORMAT FREEDISK FSUTIL FTP FTYPE Compare two files Search for a text string in a file Search for strings in files Loop command: against a set of files• Loop command: against the results of another command• Loop command: all options Files, Directory, List• Batch process multiple files Format a disk Check free disk space (in bytes) File and Volume utilities File Transfer Protocol Display or modify file types used in file extension associations•
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GLOBAL Display membership of global groups GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line• GPUPDATE Update Group Policy settings HELP iCACLS IF IFMEMBER IPCONFIG Online Help Change file and folder permissions Conditionally perform a command• Is the current user in an NT Workgroup Configure IP Remove a program from memory Edit a disk label 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 Send email from the command line Baseline Security Analyzer. Display memory usage Create new folders• Create a symbolic link (linkd) Configure a system device Display output, one screen at a time Manage a volume mount point Move files from one folder to another• Move a user from one domain to another Send a message Microsoft Windows Installer
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KILL LABEL LOCAL LOGEVENT LOGMAN LOGOFF LOGTIME MAPISEND MBSAcli MEM MD MKLINK MODE MORE MOUNTVOL MOVE MOVEUSER MSG MSIEXEC
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MSINFO MSTSC MUNGE MV NET NETDOM NETSH NETSVC NBTSTAT NETSTAT NOW NSLOOKUP NTBACKUP NTRIGHTS
Windows NT diagnostics Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol) Find and Replace text within file(s) Copy in-use files Manage network resources Domain Manager Configure Network Interfaces, Windows Firewall & Remote access Command-line Service Controller Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP/IP) Display networking statistics (TCP/IP) Display the current Date and Time Name server lookup Backup folders to tape Edit user account rights
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OPENFILES Query or display open files
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 Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern. 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 REGEDIT Import or export registry settings REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL REGINI Change Registry Permissions REM Record comments (remarks) in a batch file•
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REN REPLACE RD RMTSHARE ROBOCOPY ROUTE RUNAS RUNDLL32
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 Execute a program under a different user account Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections)
SC Service Control SCHTASKS Schedule a command to run at a specific time SCLIST Display NT Services SET Display, set, or remove environment variables• SETLOCAL Control the visibility of environment variables• SETX Set environment variables permanently SFC System File Checker SHARE List or edit a file share or print share SHIFT Shift the position of replaceable parameters in a batch file• SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file) SHOWGRPS List the NT Workgroups a user has joined SHOWMBRS List the Users who are members of a Workgroup SHUTDOWN Shutdown 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 TASKKILL TIME TIMEOUT TITLE TLIST TOUCH TRACERT TREE TYPE TypePerf USRSTAT VER VERIFY VOL WHERE WHOAMI WINDIFF WINMSD WINMSDP WINRM WINRS List running applications and services Remove a running process from memory Display or set the system time• Delay processing of a batch file Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session• Task list with full path Change file timestamps Trace route to a remote host Graphical display of folder structure Display the contents of a text file• Write performance data to a log file List domain usernames and last login Display version information• Verify that files have been saved• Display a disk label• Locate and display files in a directory tree Output the current UserName and domain Compare the contents of two files or sets of files Windows system diagnostics Windows system diagnostics II Windows Remote Management Windows Remote Shell
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WMI Commands Change file and folder permissions 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 which may be used under the CMD shell, PowerShell, or directly from START-RUN.
ADDUSERS ARP ASSOC ASSOCIAT ATTRIB b c Add or list users to/from a CSV file Address Resolution Protocol Change file extension associations• One step file association Change file attributes
BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info CACLS CALL CD CHANGE CHKDSK CHKNTFS CHOICE CIPHER CleanMgr CLEARMEM CLIP CLS CLUSTER CMD CMDKEY COLOR COMP COMPACT COMPRESS CON2PRT CONVERT COPY CSCcmd CSVDE 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 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 macros Active Directory ACLs Add items to active directory (user group computer) View items in active directory (user group computer) Search for items in active directory (user group computer)
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DATE DEFRAG DEL DELPROF DELTREE DevCon DIR DIRUSE DISKCOMP DISKCOPY DISKPART DNSSTAT DOSKEY DSACLs DSAdd DSGet DSQuery
DSMod DSMove DSRM e
Modify items in active directory (user group computer) Move an Active directory Object Remove items from Active Directory
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 FC FIND FINDSTR FOR /F FOR /F FOR FORFILES FORMAT FREEDISK FSUTIL FTP FTYPE Compare two files Search for a text string in a file Search for strings in files Loop command: against a set of files• Loop command: against the results of another command• Loop command: all options Files, Directory, List• Batch process multiple files Format a disk Check free disk space (in bytes) File and Volume utilities File Transfer Protocol Display or modify file types used in file extension associations•
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GLOBAL Display membership of global groups GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line• GPUPDATE Update Group Policy settings HELP iCACLS IF IFMEMBER IPCONFIG Online Help Change file and folder permissions Conditionally perform a command• Is the current user in an NT Workgroup Configure IP Remove a program from memory Edit a disk label 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 Send email from the command line Baseline Security Analyzer. Display memory usage Create new folders• Create a symbolic link (linkd) Configure a system device Display output, one screen at a time Manage a volume mount point Move files from one folder to another• Move a user from one domain to another Send a message Microsoft Windows Installer
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KILL LABEL LOCAL LOGEVENT LOGMAN LOGOFF LOGTIME MAPISEND MBSAcli MEM MD MKLINK MODE MORE MOUNTVOL MOVE MOVEUSER MSG MSIEXEC
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MSINFO MSTSC MUNGE MV NET NETDOM NETSH NETSVC NBTSTAT NETSTAT NOW NSLOOKUP NTBACKUP NTRIGHTS
Windows NT diagnostics Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol) Find and Replace text within file(s) Copy in-use files Manage network resources Domain Manager Configure Network Interfaces, Windows Firewall & Remote access Command-line Service Controller Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP/IP) Display networking statistics (TCP/IP) Display the current Date and Time Name server lookup Backup folders to tape Edit user account rights
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OPENFILES Query or display open files
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 Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern. 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 REGEDIT Import or export registry settings REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL REGINI Change Registry Permissions REM Record comments (remarks) in a batch file•
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REN REPLACE RD RMTSHARE ROBOCOPY ROUTE RUNAS RUNDLL32
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 Execute a program under a different user account Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections)
SC Service Control SCHTASKS Schedule a command to run at a specific time SCLIST Display NT Services SET Display, set, or remove environment variables• SETLOCAL Control the visibility of environment variables• SETX Set environment variables permanently SFC System File Checker SHARE List or edit a file share or print share SHIFT Shift the position of replaceable parameters in a batch file• SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file) SHOWGRPS List the NT Workgroups a user has joined SHOWMBRS List the Users who are members of a Workgroup SHUTDOWN Shutdown 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 TASKKILL TIME TIMEOUT TITLE TLIST TOUCH TRACERT TREE TYPE TypePerf USRSTAT VER VERIFY VOL WHERE WHOAMI WINDIFF WINMSD WINMSDP WINRM WINRS List running applications and services Remove a running process from memory Display or set the system time• Delay processing of a batch file Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session• Task list with full path Change file timestamps Trace route to a remote host Graphical display of folder structure Display the contents of a text file• Write performance data to a log file List domain usernames and last login Display version information• Verify that files have been saved• Display a disk label• Locate and display files in a directory tree Output the current UserName and domain Compare the contents of two files or sets of files Windows system diagnostics Windows system diagnostics II Windows Remote Management Windows Remote Shell
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WMIC x XCACLS XCOPY ::
WMI Commands Change file and folder permissions 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 which may be used under the CMD shell, PowerShell, or directly from START-RUN.
