Help or /? |
gets available commands, or displays help info for commands |
echo /?
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echo |
prints following info to STDOUT |
echo hello world
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type |
prints file contents to STDOUT |
type helloWorld.txt
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> |
redirect; sends output to file |
command > filename
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>> |
append |
command >> filename
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< |
type's filename and sends text to command |
command < filename
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2> |
sends error message to file |
echpo 2> error.txt
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| |
pipes output from left to right |
command1 | command 2
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hostname |
displays hostname of system |
hostname
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ver |
displays windows version |
ver
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vol |
displays disk volume label and serial number |
vol
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systeminfo |
config information for local or remote machine; includes service pack levels |
systeminfo
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set |
used to manage variables |
set mySweetVariable=whatItEquals
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cd |
"change directory"; displays the name of current or changes directory |
cd c:\
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dir |
"directory"; used to display contents of files and sub directories of current working directory |
dir c:\myDirectory
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mkdir/md |
make directory |
md c:\myDirectory\childDirectory
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rmdir/rd |
remove directory |
rd c:\myDirectory\childDirectory
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more |
prints to STDOUT, but one screen at a time |
more reallyLongText.txt
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copy |
copies one or more files to another location |
copy file.txt c:\newLocation\file.txt
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xcopy |
copies files and filders |
xcopy c:\misplacedDirectory c:\correct\rightSpotDirectory
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move |
moves files from one folder till another |
move .\document.txt c:\document.txt
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ren/rename |
rename a file or files |
ren monday.txt Tuesday
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del |
deletes one or more files |
del basura.txt
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find |
search for a text string in a file & display all the lines where it is found |
find \I "hard to find text
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findstr |
search for a text string in a file & display all the lines where it is found; supports regular expressions |
findstr /r "^[1-9][0-9]" sales.txt
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attrib |
displays or changes files attributes if a file has the System or Hidden attribute set, you must clear that attribute before you can change any other attributes |
attrib +H +S makeMeHiddenAndSystem.txt
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icacls |
change file and folder permissions - display or modify Access Control Lists (ACLs) for files and folders RTFM (Read The F@#$ing Manual) |
Read the Damned Help File |
fc |
compare the contents of two files or sets of files; display any lines which do NOT match |
fc fileOne.txt fileTwo.txt
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comp |
compare two files (or sets of files) ; display items that do not match |
comp fileOne fileTwo
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shutdown |
shutdown or restart a computer |
shutdown /t 120
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tasklist |
displays all running applications and services with their Process ID (PID) This can be run on either a local or a remote computer |
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq Calculator.exe"
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sc |
Service Control - Create, Start, Stop, Query or Delete any Windows SERVICE. The command options for SC are case sensitive |
sc query type= driver RTFM
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net |
manage network resources |
net group "administrators' /domain RTFM
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ipconfig |
displays network adaptor information |
ipconfig /all
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ping |
test a network connection - if successful, ping returns the ip address |
ping -n 1 8.8.8.8
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tracert |
"tracer route" tracks path to destination and counts hops (can also resolve ip addresses if used on domain names) |
tracert WRKST002
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netstat |
display current TCP/IP network connections and protocol statistics |
netstat -a RTFM
|
time |
displays time |
time /T
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date |
displays date |
date /T
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