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Below is a table of useful command prompt command for all actions ranging from system management to viewing information to basically anything you would want to do from the command line, along with a short description of what it does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Command<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
append<\/td>Allows programs to open data files in specified directories as if they were in the current directory.<\/td><\/tr>
arp<\/td>Displays and modifies the IP-to-Physical address translation tables used by ARP.<\/td><\/tr>
assoc<\/td>Displays or modifies file extension associations.<\/td><\/tr>
at<\/td>Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer at a specified time and date.<\/td><\/tr>
auditpol<\/td>Displays information about and performs functions to manipulate audit policies.<\/td><\/tr>
bcdboot<\/td>Copies boot environment files to the system partition and creates a new system BCD store.<\/td><\/tr>
bcdedit<\/td>Edits boot configuration data.<\/td><\/tr>
bitsadmin<\/td>Manages the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS).<\/td><\/tr>
bootcfg<\/td>Configures, queries, or changes Boot.ini file settings.<\/td><\/tr>
cacls<\/td>Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.<\/td><\/tr>
change<\/td>Changes Terminal Server sessions from Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to console mode.<\/td><\/tr>
chcp<\/td>Displays or sets the active code page number.<\/td><\/tr>
choice<\/td>Prompts the user to select one item from a list of choices.<\/td><\/tr>
cipher<\/td>Displays or alters the encryption of directories.<\/td><\/tr>
clip<\/td>Redirects output of command line tools to the Windows clipboard.<\/td><\/tr>
cmdkey<\/td>Creates, displays, and deletes stored user names and passwords.<\/td><\/tr>
color<\/td>Sets the default console foreground and background colors.<\/td><\/tr>
comp<\/td>Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.<\/td><\/tr>
compact<\/td>Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.<\/td><\/tr>
convert<\/td>Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.<\/td><\/tr>
cscript<\/td>Invokes the Windows Script Host for command-line execution of VBScript and JScript files.<\/td><\/tr>
date<\/td>Displays or sets the date.<\/td><\/tr>
debug<\/td>Starts Debug, a command-line application used to test and debug other programs.<\/td><\/tr>
defrag<\/td>Defragments specified volumes.<\/td><\/tr>
diskpart<\/td>Manages disk partitions on a hard drive.<\/td><\/tr>
diskuse<\/td>Displays the amount of space that is being used on a disk.<\/td><\/tr>
doskey<\/td>Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.<\/td><\/tr>
driverquery<\/td>Displays a list of all installed device drivers and their properties.<\/td><\/tr>
echo<\/td>Displays messages or turns command echoing on or off.<\/td><\/tr>
edit<\/td>Starts the MS-DOS Editor tool.<\/td><\/tr>
enable<\/td>Enables a device, service, or system feature.<\/td><\/tr>
expand<\/td>Expands one or more compressed files.<\/td><\/tr>
fc<\/td>Compares two files or sets of files and displays the differences between them.<\/td><\/tr>
find<\/td>Searches for a text string in a file or files.<\/td><\/tr>
findstr<\/td>Searches for strings in files.<\/td><\/tr>
ftype<\/td>Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.<\/td><\/tr>
getmac<\/td>Displays the media access control (MAC) address for network adapters.<\/td><\/tr>
gpresult<\/td>Displays Group Policy information for a user or computer.<\/td><\/tr>
gpupdate<\/td>Refreshes local and Active Directory-based Group Policy settings.<\/td><\/tr>
graftabl<\/td>Enables the ability to display an extended character set in graphics mode.<\/td><\/tr>
help<\/td>Provides Help information for Windows commands.<\/td><\/tr>
hostname<\/td>Displays the name of the current host.<\/td><\/tr>
icacls<\/td>Displays or modifies discretionary access control lists (DACLs) for files and folders.<\/td><\/tr>
ipconfig<\/td>Displays TCP\/IP network configuration information.<\/td><\/tr>
label<\/td>Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.<\/td><\/tr>
logoff<\/td>Terminates a session.<\/td><\/tr>
lpq<\/td>Displays the status of a print queue on a computer running Line Printer Daemon (LPD).<\/td><\/tr>
lpr<\/td>Sends a file to a computer running Line Printer Daemon (LPD) for printing.<\/td><\/tr>
makecab<\/td>Creates a cabinet (.cab) file.<\/td><\/tr>
mode<\/td>Configures system devices.<\/td><\/tr>
more<\/td>Displays output one screen at a time.<\/td><\/tr>
mountvol<\/td>Creates, deletes, or lists a volume mount point.<\/td><\/tr>
move<\/td>Moves files or directories.<\/td><\/tr>
nbtstat<\/td>Displays protocol statistics and current TCP\/IP connections using NBT (NetBIOS over TCP\/IP).<\/td><\/tr>
netsh<\/td>Displays or modifies the network configuration of a computer.<\/td><\/tr>
nslookup<\/td>Displays information that you can use to diagnose Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure.<\/td><\/tr>
nul<\/td>Accepts input written to its standard input handle, ignores that input, and produces no output.<\/td><\/tr>
openfiles<\/td>Displays files opened by remote users for a file share.<\/td><\/tr>
path<\/td>Displays or sets a search path for executable files.<\/td><\/tr>
pathping<\/td>Combines the functionality of the Ping tool with that of the Tracert tool.<\/td><\/tr>
pause<\/td>Suspends processing of a batch program and displays a message.<\/td><\/tr>
ping<\/td>Sends Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages to a destination computer.<\/td><\/tr>
pnputil<\/td>Adds, deletes, or lists the driver packages in the driver store.<\/td><\/tr>
popd<\/td>Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by pushd.<\/td><\/tr>
print<\/td>Prints a text file.<\/td><\/tr>
prompt<\/td>Changes the Windows CMD shell prompt.<\/td><\/tr>
pushd<\/td>Saves the current directory then changes it.<\/td><\/tr>
qgrep<\/td>Searches input file(s) for lines that match a given pattern.<\/td><\/tr>
qprocess<\/td>Displays information about processes.<\/td><\/tr>
rd<\/td>Removes a directory.<\/td><\/tr>
recimg<\/td>Configures a custom recovery image.<\/td><\/tr>
recover<\/td>Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.<\/td><\/tr>
reg<\/td>Performs operations on registry subkeys and entries.<\/td><\/tr>
regedit<\/td>Starts Registry Editor.<\/td><\/tr>
regini<\/td>Processes the Reg.ini file.<\/td><\/tr>
regsvr32<\/td>Registers or unregisters a DLL.<\/td><\/tr>
rem<\/td>Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.<\/td><\/tr>
rename<\/td>Renames a file or files.<\/td><\/tr>
replace<\/td>Replaces files.<\/td><\/tr>
reset<\/td>Clears the screen and removes all messages.<\/td><\/tr>
restore<\/td>Restores a file from backup media.<\/td><\/tr>
robocopy<\/td>Advanced utility to copy files and directories.<\/td><\/tr>
route<\/td>Manipulates network routing tables.<\/td><\/tr>
runas<\/td>Allows a user to run specific tools and programs with different permissions.<\/td><\/tr>
sc<\/td>Communicates with the Service Controller and installed services.<\/td><\/tr>
schtasks<\/td>Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.<\/td><\/tr>
sdbinst<\/td>Installs a database for an application that uses the Windows Installer.<\/td><\/tr>
set<\/td>Displays, sets, or removes CMD environment variables.<\/td><\/tr>
setlocal<\/td>Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.<\/td><\/tr>
sfc<\/td>Scans and verifies the integrity of all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct versions.<\/td><\/tr>
shadow<\/td>Starts the Remote Desktop Services shadowing for another user on the Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server.<\/td><\/tr>
shutdown<\/td>Shuts down or restarts a local or remote computer.<\/td><\/tr>
sort<\/td>Sorts input.<\/td><\/tr>
start<\/td>Starts a separate CMD window to run a specified program or command.<\/td><\/tr>
subst<\/td>Associates a path with a drive letter.<\/td><\/tr>
systeminfo<\/td>Displays detailed configuration information about a computer.<\/td><\/tr>
takeown<\/td>Allows an administrator to take ownership of a file.<\/td><\/tr>
taskkill<\/td>Ends one or more tasks or processes.<\/td><\/tr>
tasklist<\/td>Displays a list of currently running tasks and services.<\/td><\/tr>
time<\/td>Displays or sets the system time.<\/td><\/tr>
timeout<\/td>Pauses CMD processing for a specified time.<\/td><\/tr>
title<\/td>Sets the CMD window title.<\/td><\/tr>
traceprt<\/td>Prints Windows Installer information for a Windows Installer package file.<\/td><\/tr>
tree<\/td>Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.<\/td><\/tr>
type<\/td>Displays the contents of a text file.<\/td><\/tr>
ver<\/td>Displays the Windows version.<\/td><\/tr>
verify<\/td>Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.<\/td><\/tr>
vol<\/td>Displays a disk volume label and serial number.<\/td><\/tr>
w32tm<\/td>Configures Windows Time service settings.<\/td><\/tr>
waitfor<\/td>Sends or waits for a signal on a system.<\/td><\/tr>
wbadmin<\/td>Performs backup and recovery operations.<\/td><\/tr>
wevtutil<\/td>Retrieves information about event logs and publishers from files on local and remote computers.<\/td><\/tr>
where<\/td>Displays the location of files that match the search pattern.<\/td><\/tr>
whoami<\/td>Displays the current domain and user name.<\/td><\/tr>
winrs<\/td>Windows Remote Shell.<\/td><\/tr>
wmic<\/td>Provides a command-line interface for Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).<\/td><\/tr>
xcopy<\/td>Copies files and directory trees.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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