| cmd command |
Description |
| Basics |
| call |
calls a batch file from another one |
| cd |
change directory |
| cls |
clear screen |
| cmd |
start command prompt |
| color |
change console color |
| date |
show/set date |
| dir |
list directory content |
| echo |
text output |
| exit |
exits the command prompt or a batch file |
| find |
find files |
| hostname |
display host name |
| pause |
pauses the execution of a batch file and shows a message |
| runas |
start a program as another user |
| shutdown |
shutdown the computer |
| sort |
sort the screen output |
| start |
start an own window to execute a program or command |
| taskkill |
terminate a process or a application |
| tasklist |
display applications and related tasks |
| time |
display/edit the system time |
| timeout |
wait any time |
| title |
set title for prompt |
| ver |
display operating system version |
| w32tm |
setting time synchronisation/time server/time zone |
| Network |
| ftp |
transfer files to a FTP server |
| ftype |
display file type and mapping |
| getmac |
display MAC address |
| ipconfig |
display IP network settings |
| netsh |
configure/control/display network components |
| netstat |
display TCP/IP connections and status |
| nslookup |
query the DNS |
| pathping |
test the connection to a specific IP address |
| ping |
pings the network |
| route |
display network routing table, add static routes |
| systeminfo |
displays computer-specific properties and configurations |
| telnet |
establish Telnet connection |
| tftp |
transfer files to a TFTP server |
| tracert |
trace routes similar to patchping |
| Files |
| attrib |
display file attributes |
| comp |
compare file contents |
| compact |
display/change file compression |
| copy / xcopy |
copy files |
| diskcomp |
compare content of two floppy disks |
| diskcopy |
copy floppy disc to another one |
| erase / del |
delete one or more files |
| expand |
extract files |
| fc |
copare files and display the differences |
| mkdir |
create a new directory |
| move |
move/rename files |
| rename |
rename files |
| replace |
replace files |
| rmdir / rd |
delete directory |
| tree |
display folder structure graphically |
| type |
display content of text files |
| Media |
| chkdsk |
check volumes |
| chkntfs |
display/change volume check at startup |
| defrag |
defragment media |
| diskpart |
volume management |
| driverquery |
display installed devices and their properties |
| format |
format volumes |
| label |
change volume name |
| mode |
configure interfaces/devices |
| mountvol |
assign/delete drive mountpoints |
| verify |
monitoring whether volumes are written correctly |
| vol |
show volume description and serial numbers of the HDDs |
| Miscellaneous |
| for |
for loop |
| gpresult |
display group policies |
| gpupdate |
update group policies |
| perfmon |
start performance monitor |
| prompt |
change command prompt |
| reg |
add/read/import/export registry entries |
