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Essentials Windows CMD Command You Should Know https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ 15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every- Essentialwindows-user-know/ Windows https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ CMD https:// www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- commands-every-windows-user-know/Commands You Should https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user- Know know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ https:// www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- ASSOC Displays or modifies file extension associations MD Creates a directory commands-every-windows-user-know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user- ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes MKDIR Creates a directory know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ https:// BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking MKLINK Creates Symbolic Links and Hard Links www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/BCDBOOT Used to copy critical files to the system partition and to crate a MODE Configures https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- a system device new system BCD store commands-every-windows-user-know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-MORE Displays output one screen at a time BCDEDIT Sets properties in boot database to control boot loading know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/MOVE Moves one or more files from one directory https:// to another directory CACLS Shows or changes access control lists (ACLs) of files www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/NETSTAT Returns https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- a list of currently open ports and related IP addresses CALL Calls a batch program from another commands-every-windows-user-know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-OPENFILES Queries, displays, or disconnects open files or files opened by CD know/Shows thehttps://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ name of or changes to a current directory network users https:// www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/CHCP Displays or sets the active code page number PATH Displays https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- or sets a search path for executable files CHDIR Displays the name of or changes to the current directory PATHPING Advanced version of ping, used if there are multiple routers commands-every-windows-user-know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-between your PC and the device you’re testing CHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/PAUSE Suspends processing of a batch file https:// CHKNTFS Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/PING Sends https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- a series of test packets to the specified address CHOICE Batch file command that allows users to select from a set of commands-every-windows-user-know/options https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-POPD Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD CIPHER know/Displays https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ or alters the encryption of directories (files) on NTFS https:// www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/partitions POWERCFG Manages https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- and tracks energy utilization and power consumption CLIP Redirects output off another command to the Windows PRINT Prints a text file commands-every-windows-user-know/clipboard https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user- PROMPT Changes the Windows command prompt CLS know/Clears the https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ screen https:// PUSHD Saves the current directory then changes it www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/CMD Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- RD Removes a directory CMDKEYcommands-every-windows-user-know/Creates, lists, and deletes stored user names https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user- and passwords or know/credentials https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/RECIMG Configures the custom Windows recovery https:// image www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/COLOR Sets the default console colors RECOVER Recovers https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- readable information from a bad or defective disk COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files byte-by-byte REM Designates comments (remarks) in batch files commands-every-windows-user-know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user- COMPACT Displays or alters the compression of files on NTSF partitions REN Renames a file or files know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ https:// CONVERT Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert the current RENAME Renames a file or files www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/drive https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- REPLACE Replaces files COPYcommands-every-windows-user-know/Copies one of more files to another location https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user- RMDIR Removes a directory DATE know/Displays https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ or sets the date https:// ROBOCOPY Advanced utility to copy files and directory trees www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/DEFRAG Disk defragment accessory https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- SET Displays, sets, or removes environment variables for current DELcommands-every-windows-user-know/Deletes one or more files https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-session DIR know/Displays https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ a list of files and sub-directories in a directory SETLOCAL Begins localization of environment changes https:// in a batch file www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks SETX Sets https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- environment variables DISKCOPYcommands-every-windows-user-know/Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-SFC Finds corrupt/missing files, replaces them with cached copies DISKPART know/Displays https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ or configures Disk Partition properties SC Displays or configures services (background https:// processes) www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/DOSKEY Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates SCHTASKS Schedules https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- commands and programs to run on a computer macros SHIFT Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files DRIVERQUERYcommands-every-windows-user-know/Displays current device driver status and properties https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user- SHUTDOWN Allows proper local or remote shutdown of machine ECHO know/Displays https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ messages, or turns commands echoing on or off https:// SORT Sorts input www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ENDLOCAL Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- START Starts a separate window to run a specified programs or ERASEcommands-every-windows-user-know/Deletes one of more files https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-command EXIT know/Quits and https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/ closes the command shell SUBST Associates a path with a drive letter https:// www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/EXPAND Expands compressed files SYSTEMINFO Displays https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- machine specific properties and configuration FCcommands-every-windows-user-know/Compares two files or sets of files, and displays https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user- the differences TAKEOWN Allows an administrator to take ownership of a file between them know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/TASKLIST Displays all currently running tasks including https:// services FIND Searches for a text string in a file or files www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/TASKKILL Kill https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- running process or applications FINDSTR Searches for strings in files commands-every-windows-user-know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-TIME Displays or sets the system time FOR Runs a specified command for each item in a set know/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/TIMEOUT Pauses the command processor for the https:// specified number of www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/FORFILES Selects files in a folder for batch processing seconds https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd- FORMATcommands-every-windows-user-know/Formats
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