An A-Z Index of the Windows CMD command line

An A-Z Index of theWindows CMD command line

A

ADDUSERS Add or list users to/from a CSV file

ARP Address Resolution Protocol

ASSOC Change file extension associations•

ASSOCIAT One step file association

ATTRIB Change file attributes

B

BCDBOOT Create or repair a system partition

BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings

BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info

C

CACLS Change file permissions

CALL Call one batch program from another

CD Change Directory - move to a specific Folder

CHANGE Change Terminal Server Session properties

CHKDSK Check Disk - check and repair disk problems

CHKNTFS Check the NTFS file system

CHOICE Accept keyboard input to a batch file

CIPHER Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders CleanMgr Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin

CLEARMEM Clear memory leaks

CLIP Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard.

CLS Clear the screen•

CLUSTER Windows Clustering

CMD Start a new CMD shell

CMDKEY Manage stored usernames/passwords

COLOR Change colors of the CMD window

COMP Compare the contents of two files or sets of files

COMPACT Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition

COMPRESS Compress individual files on an NTFS partition CON2PRT Connect or disconnect a Printer

CONVERT Convert a FAT drive to NTFS.

COPY Copy one or more files to another location

CSCcmd Client-side caching (Offline Files)

CSVDE Import or Export Active Directory data

 D

DATE Display or set the date•

DEFRAG Defragment hard drive

DEL Delete one or more files

DELPROF Delete NT user profiles

DELTREE Delete a folder and all subfolders

DevCon Device Manager Command Line Utility

DIR Display a list of files and folders

DIRUSE Display disk usage

DISKCOMP Compare the contents of two floppy disks

DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one floppy disk to another

DISKPART Disk Administration

DNSSTAT DNS Statistics

DOSKEY Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros

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 Display membership of local groups

LOGEVENT Write text to the NT event viewer

LOGMAN Manage Performance Monitor

LOGOFF Log a user off

LOGTIME Log the date and time in a file

M

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)

MUNGE Find and Replace text within file(s)

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 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• 

REN Rename a file or files• 

REPLACE Replace or update one file with another 

RD Delete folder(s)• 

RMTSHARE Share a folder or a printer 

ROBOCOPY Robust File and Folder Copy 

ROUTE Manipulate network routing tables 

RUN Start | RUN commands 

RUNAS Execute a program under a different user account 

RUNDLL32 Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections)

S

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 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

X

XCACLS Change file and folder permissions 

XCOPY Copy files and folders 

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