An A-Z Index of the Windows CMD command line
ADDUSERS Add or list users to/from a CSV
file
ADmodcmd Active Directory Bulk Modify
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
ASSOC
Change file extension associations•
ASSOCIAT One step file association
AT
Schedule a command to run at a specific time
ATTRIB
Change file attributes
b
BCDBOOT
Create or repair a system partition
BCDEDIT
Manage Boot Configuration Data
BITSADMIN Background Intelligent Transfer
Service
BOOTCFG
Edit Windows boot settings
BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info
c
CACLS
Change file permissions
CALL
Call one batch program from another•
CERTREQ
Request certificate from a certification authority
CERTUTIL Utility for certification
authority (CA) files and services
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 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
DISKPART Disk Administration
DISKSHADOW Volume Shadow
Copy Service
DNSSTAT DNS Statistics
DOSKEY
Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros
DriverQuery Display
installed device drivers
DSACLs
Active Directory ACLs
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
File extension file type associations•
g
GETMAC
Display the Media Access Control (MAC) address
GLOBAL
Display membership of global groups
GOTO
Direct a batch program to jump
to a labelled line•
GPRESULT Display Resultant Set of Policy
information
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 a member of a
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 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
MSINFO32 System Information
MSTSC
Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol)
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
Return to a previous 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
PsPing
Measure network performance
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
Query Process Display processes (TS/Remote Desktop)
Query Session Display all sessions (TS/Remote Desktop)
Query TermServer List all
servers (TS/Remote Desktop)
Query User Display user sessions (TS/Remote
Desktop)
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
Reset Session Delete a Remote Desktop Session
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 Services
SET
Display, set, or remove session environment variables•
SETLOCAL Control the visibility of
environment variables•
SETX
Set environment variables
SFC
System File Checker
SHARE
List or edit a file share or print share
ShellRunAs Run a command
under a different user account
SHIFT
Shift the position of batch file parameters•
SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK
file)
SHOWGRPS List the 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, command or batch file•
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
TAKEOWN
Take ownership of a file
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
TSDISCON Disconnect a Remote Desktop
Session
TSSHUTDN Remotely shut down or reboot a
terminal server
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
WAITFOR
Wait for or send a signal
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
WINMSDP
Windows system report
WINRM
Windows Remote Management
WINRS
Windows Remote Shell
WMIC
WMI Commands
WUAUCLT
Windows Update
x
XCACLS
Change file and folder permissions
XCOPY
Copy files and folders
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Comment / Remark•
Commands marked • are Internal commands
only available within the CMD shell.
All other commands (not marked with •) are external commands.
All other commands (not marked with •) are external commands.
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