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
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time | displays time | time /T
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date | displays date | date /T
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