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general command line entries
This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
File Mgmt
copy filepath from filepath tp |
| copy file from one location to another |
del file1 file2 file3 |
| deletes file |
edit |
| starts file editor |
move c:\f1\text.txt c:\f2 |
| move files from one directory to another |
type |
displays contents of text file |
print |
| prints out text file contents |
ren |
| renames file |
find |
| locates texts string in file |
fc file1 file2 |
| displays file comparison |
robocopy |
| advanced tool to copy files |
replace |
| overwrites a file of the same name |
openfiles |
| manages opened local/network files |
Directory Mgmt
tree |
| displays directory structure |
md zabbix |
| make directory |
rd |
| removes directory |
rd zabbix |
| removes directory |
rd /s Folder |
| force remove directory |
rd /s /q folder |
| force remove directory without prompt |
ren zabbix zabbix-test |
| renames directory |
robocopy |
| advanced tool to copy directories |
expand |
| decompresses files |
Process Mgmt
schtasks |
| executes a command |
shutdown |
tasklist |
taskkill |
reg |
runas |
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Basic Commands
cd | change directory |
date | display or edit date |
cd .. |
| up one level |
dir | display contents of current directory |
time | display or edit time |
cls | clears the screen |
drivequery | current state of device driver |
cmd | opens a second command prompt |
hostname | name of current node |
color |
systeminfo | display configuration info |
prompt |
ver | dispaly windows version |
title |
gpresult | display current group policies |
exit |
gpupdate | update group policies |
dir /A c:\apps |
| display all files & folders in c:\apps |
dir /A;D |
| display only folders |
dir /A:-D |
| display only files |
dir /A:H |
| Display hidden files |
dir /o |
| display alphabetically |
dir /o:s |
| display files smallest to pargest |
dir /o:-s |
| display files largest to smallest |
Disk Mgmt
chkdisk |
convert |
fformat |
hostname |
systeminfo |
ver |
Advanced Commands
attrib |
| display/edit file attributes |
cacls |
| display/edit access control list of file |
chkdsk |
| displpays disk status report |
cmdkey |
| creates/displays stored usernames |
color |
convert |
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echo |
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