An A-Z Index of the Windows CMD command line

ADDUSERS ADmodcmd ARP ASSOC ASSOCIAT ATTRIB b BCDBOOT Create or repair a system partition BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info c CACLS CALL CD CHANGE CHKDSK CHKNTFS CHOICE CIPHER CleanMgr CLEARMEM CLIP CLS CLUSTER CMD CMDKEY COLOR COMP COMPACT COMPRESS CON2PRT CONVERT COPY CSCcmd CSVDE d DATE DEFRAG DEL DELPROF DELTREE DevCon DIR DIRUSE DISKPART DNSSTAT Display or set the date Defragment hard drive Delete one or more files Delete user profiles Delete a folder and all subfolders Device Manager Command Line Utility Display a list of files and folders Display disk usage Disk Administration DNS Statistics Change file permissions Call one batch program from another Change Directory - move to a specific Folder Change Terminal Server Session properties Check Disk - check and repair disk problems Check the NTFS file system Accept keyboard input to a batch file Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin Clear memory leaks Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard. Clear the screen Windows Clustering Start a new CMD shell Manage stored usernames/passwords Change colors of the CMD window Compare the contents of two files or sets of files Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition Compress individual files on an NTFS partition Connect or disconnect a Printer Convert a FAT drive to NTFS. Copy one or more files to another location Client-side caching (Offline Files) Import or Export Active Directory data Add or list users to/from a CSV file Active Directory Bulk Modify Address Resolution Protocol Change file extension associations One step file association Change file attributes

DOSKEY Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros DSACLs Active Directory ACLs DSAdd Add items to active directory (user group computer) DSGet View items in active directory (user group computer) DSQuery Search for items in active directory (user group computer) DSMod Modify items in active directory (user group computer) 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 Display or modify file types used in file extension associations g GLOBAL Display membership of global groups GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line 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 LOGOFF LOGTIME m MAPISEND MBSAcli MEM MD MKLINK MODE MORE MOUNTVOL MOVE MOVEUSER MSG MSIEXEC MSINFO32 MSTSC MV n

Manage Performance Monitor Log a user off Log the date and time in a file Send email from the command line Baseline Security Analyzer. Display memory usage Create new folders Create a symbolic link (linkd) Configure a system device Display output, one screen at a time Manage a volume mount point Move files from one folder to another Move a user from one domain to another Send a message Microsoft Windows Installer System Information Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol) Copy in-use files

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 Restore the previous value of the current 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 PsService View and control services PsShutdown Shutdown or reboot a computer PsSuspend Suspend processes PUSHD Save and then change the current directory q QGREP r RASDIAL RASPHONE RECOVER REG REGEDIT REGSVR32 REGINI REM REN REPLACE RD RMTSHARE ROBOCOPY ROUTE RUN RUNAS RUNDLL32 s SC SCHTASKS SCLIST SET SETLOCAL SETX SFC SHARE SHIFT file SHORTCUT SHOWGRPS Service Control Schedule a command to run at a specific time Display Services Display, set, or remove environment variables Control the visibility of environment variables Set environment variables permanently System File Checker List or edit a file share or print share Shift the position of replaceable parameters in a batch Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file) List the Workgroups a user has joined Manage RAS connections Manage RAS connections Recover a damaged file from a defective disk. Registry: Read, Set, Export, Delete keys and values Import or export registry settings Register or unregister a DLL Change Registry Permissions Record comments (remarks) in a batch file Rename a file or files Replace or update one file with another Delete folder(s) Share a folder or a printer Robust File and Folder Copy Manipulate network routing tables Start | RUN commands Execute a program under a different user account Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections) Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern.

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 or command in a separate window 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 TASKLIST TASKKILL TIME TIMEOUT TITLE TLIST TOUCH TRACERT TREE TSSHUTDN TYPE TypePerf u USRSTAT v VER VERIFY VOL w WAITFOR WHERE WHOAMI WINDIFF WINMSDP WINRM WINRS WMIC WUAUCLT x XCACLS XCOPY :: Change file and folder permissions Copy files and folders Comment / Remark Wait for or send a signal Locate and display files in a directory tree Output the current UserName and domain Compare the contents of two files or sets of files Windows system report Windows Remote Management Windows Remote Shell WMI Commands Windows Update Display version information Verify that files have been saved Display a disk label List domain usernames and last login List running applications and services Remove a running process from memory Display or set the system time Delay processing of a batch file Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session Task list with full path Change file timestamps Trace route to a remote host Graphical display of folder structure Remotely shut down or reboot a terminal server Display the contents of a text file Write performance data to a log file