Command Line CMD Command List

To enter Windows CMD 'command line' Press
`⊞Win + R` type 'cmd' & press `ENTER`

cmd command Windows	Description
taskmgr	opens task manager
start cmd	open a new cmd window ex- start chrome
cd	change directory
dir	list directory content
cls	clear screen
md or mkdir	make directory (make multiple dty by using spaces or "" to make dty w/ spaces
dir /b/s	use * for wildcard ex dir /b /s *.txt search all specific filetypes within a dty
rd or rmdir	remove directory (delete multiple dty by using spaces or "" to delete dty w/ spaces
echo	create a text file ex- echo sample_text sample.txt
del	delete a file ex- del sample.txt
del /p	delete file with prompt
del /f	force delete a file with read only attributes
copy	copy a file use "" in both desired file and destination folder
copy .	copy ALL files within a dty. specify destination folder use inside ""
call	calls a batch file from another one
dir \| clip	copy code directly from cmd
color	change cmd console color: ex - color 02
date	show/set date
time	show/set time
exit	exit the command prompt or a batch file
find	find files: ex find "Jones" names.txt
findstr	find a string within files and directories: ex findstr "pictures"
attrib +h +s +r	start from within dty to make a file invisible. add desired dty name at the end of command
attrib -h -s -r	as above but makes the invisible dty visible again
attrib -s -h -r /s /d .	view all hidden files or folders
hostname	display hostname
pause	pause an execution in cmd
runas	start a program as a different user
shutdown	shutdown the computer
shutdown /h	enter hibernation mode
shutdown /r /o	restart pc and launch advanced startup menu
sort	sort the screen output
dir /b /s \| sort	sort files within a specified dty including paths
start	start a program or command: ex start google.com
tskill	end a running process: ex tskill notepad.exe or tskill photoshop
taskkill /pid	force kill a program using process id (use tasklist -m for pid)
taskkill /f /pid	force a task kill command
taskkill /t /pid	task kill all child processes in tree
taskkill /im	kill all image task ex photoshop.exe
tasklist	display applications and related tasks
tasklist -svc	list services related to each task
tasklist -v	detailed view (verbose) of tasks and services
tasklist -m	locate .dll file associated w/ active tasks. advanced troublshooting
title	set tile for cmd: ex title davids command prompt
ver	display OS version
systeminfo	basic info motherboard, processor and ram etc
powercfg -a	view pc power saving states
powercfg /energy	build detailed power consumption report *admin access only
wmic product get name	list installed programs
driverquery	list installed drivers
driverquery -v	expanded view of driverquery
cipher	encodes deleted files
defrag C: /U	run system defrag on designated drive. must run as admin
wmic logicaldisk get name	list drives
start shell:recyclebinfolder	open recycle bin folder
fsutil fsinfo drives	list drives
diskpart	enter diskpart
list volume	use inside diskpart for detailed view of drives
ipconfig	view ip default gateway etc
ipconfig /all	details for ip address, DNS servers, hostname etc
ipconfig /release	releases current ip and ipv4
ipconfig /renew	renew ip configuration
ipconfig /flushdns	refresh dns address, flush system cache
netstat -an	list currently open ports and ip addresses
tree	show folder tree structure

cmd command Windows	Description
xcopy /D:mm-dd-yyyy	copy files modified on or after a date. at end use wildcard . and use "" for destination dty ex xcopy /d:mm-dd-yyyy . "C:/User/Temp
xcopy /m .	copy all files with archive bit set and RESETS archive bit use "" with target dty at end (for backups)
xcopy /a .	copy all files with archive bit set and does NOT reset archive bit. use "" with target dty at end
xcopy /e .	copy all files and directory folders
recimg	create a custom recovery image
sfc /scannow	performs an immediate scan of system and replaces files as necesary
robocopy	robust copy very efficient copying method. requires both starting dty and destination dty in ""
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=HOTSPOTNAME key=PASSWORD123	create a hotspot network admin access required access = netsh wlan start hostednetwork close hotspot = netsh wlan stop hostednetwork

cmd command Windows	Description
ping	ping test
ping -t	run continuous ping add ip after -t: ex (xxx.xxx.0.1)
getmac	display MAC address
tracert	follow with IP or domain. show time between routing hops
ftype	display file type and mapping
netstat	view active connections on network
netstat -e	view network connection statistics
netstat -n -b	view process name/id connections
netstat -n -o	view active process id connections
net use S:	map shared network drive. add shared drive location after ex. \\OPTIPLEX_980\Shared
nslookup	lookup query dns details add either web adress/hostname or IP after

cmd command Windows	Description
diskpart	enter diskpart hard disk management from cmd
list disk	view available hard disks
select disk	used to select a disk to modify ex- select disk 0 > create partition primary
list volume	view volumes or partitions of drives and details
select volume	select a specific volume to modify
shrink	allows shrinking of disk space for creating partitions of a drive. select volume to shrink 1st then ex- shrink desired =2000 minimum=2000
create partion primary	makes a partition or volume useable
assign letter=	assign a letter to a partion ex- assign letter=E
format	from cmd format partion ex- format e: /q /fs:NTFS --- from diskpart: format partition for use ex- format fs=NTFS quick

Command Line CMD List Windows