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By Vic Laurie
The complete list of possible commands is quite large. Collected here is a selec
tion of those that I believe are likely to be the most applicable to home PC use
.
Many of the commands listed below are also discussed in more detail elsewhere on
this site as is indicated by the link "details here". Most commands have switch
es that are not given in the table. For more information, open a command prompt
and enter "
commandname /?" (without quotes). Detailed information about these commands and
a larger list is available at this Microsoft reference. These commands are in Wi
ndows XP, Vista, and Windows 7.
Command Description
Example
assoc Displays or modifies file name extension associations. Used alone, displ
ays a list of all the current file name associations
details here
at
Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer at a specified time
and date. Requires the Schedule service. Superseded by schtasks
attrib Configures file attributes read only, hidden, system
details here
bootcfg Used to repair or edit the boot.ini file
details here
cd or chdir
Displays the name of the current directory or changes the curren
t folder
cd folderpath
chkdsk Checks hard drives for errors. With switches,does repairs.
details
here
cls
Clears the screen
cls
copy
Copies a file from one location to another
copy somefile somefolder
del
Deletes one or more files
details here
dir
Displays a list of a folder's files and subfolders
details here
diskpart
Disk management shell. A suite of various commands
details
here
driverquery
Displays a list of all installed device drivers and their proper
ties. Requires administrator privileges. (Not available in Windows XP Home)
Example here
echo
Used to display a message or to turn off/on messages in batch scripts
echo message
exit
Exits batch script or current command control exit
fc
Compares two files and displays the differences between them
fc file1
file2
find
Searches for a text string in a file or files. Can also be used with out
put from another command.
findstr Searches for text string patterns in a file using regular expressions
for
Runs a specified command for each item in a set details here
fsutil Displays and configures certain file system properties. A suite of vario
us commands
details here
ftype Displays or modifies file types used in file name extension associations
details here
getmac Returns the media access control (MAC) address for your network card
getmac
goto
Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a batch pro
gram
details here
if
Performs conditional processing in batch programs
details here
ipconfig
Displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values and ref
reshes Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS) s
ettings details here

md or mkdir
Creates a directory (folder) or subdirectory (subfolder)
details here
more
Displays one screen of output at a time. Used with another command that
has extensive output
details here
move
Moves a file from one folder to another details here
net
A suite of various networking and service commands
details here
netsh Network services shell . Complex suite of commands.
details here
netstat Displays active TCP connections, ports on which the computer is listenin
g, Ethernet statistics, the IP routing table, statistics for the IP, ICMP, TCP,
and UDP protocols
details here
path
Sets the command path in the PATH environment variable, which is the set
of directories used to search for executable files
details here
pathping
Provides information about network performance and conditions at
intermediate hops between a source and destination
details here
pause Used in batch scripts pause
ping
Checks connectivity to other networked computers, routers, or Internet s
ites
details here
popd, pushd
Changes the directory being referenced in a command prompt. Push
d changes the directory and stores the previous directory. Popd changes the curr
ent directory to the directory stored by the pushd command
pushd somefolder
popd
powercfg
Manages the power settings such as hibernation. Has numerous swi
tches
reg
Adds, changes, and displays registry entries. A suite of various command
s
details here
rd or rmdir
Deletes a directory (folder)
details here
ren or rename Changes the name of a file or a set of files
details here
sc
Used to obtain information about services and to configure them. A suite
of various commands
details here
schtasks
Schedules commands and programs to run periodically or at a spec
ific time
set
Displays, sets, or removes environment variables
details here and
also here
sfc
System file checker scans and verifies the versions of all protected sys
tem files
sfc /scannow
shutdown
Shuts down or restarts a computer
details here
sort
Alphabetizes strings from a text file or the output of a command.
start Starts an application or opens a new command window
details here
subst Associates a folder with a drive letter details here
systeminfo
Displays detailed configuration information about a computer and
its operating system systeminfo | more
taskkill
Ends one or more tasks or processes
details here
tasklist
Displays a list of applications and services with their Process
ID (PID) for all tasks running details here
tree
Graphically displays the directory structure of a folder or drive
tree somefolder