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COMMAND in operating system" Windows" addusers- Automate the creation of a large number of users arp- Display and modify the IP-to-Physical address translation tables used by address resolution protocol assoc- Display or change the association between a file extension and a fileType associate- One step file association at- Schedule a batch file to run on a computer at a specific date and time attrib- Display or change file attributes. Find Filenames browstat- Get domain, browser and PDC info cacls- Display or modify Access Control Lists (ACLs) for files and folders call- Call one batch program from another cd- Change Directory - Select a Folder (and drive) change- Change Terminal Server Session properties chkdsk- Check Disk - check and repair disk problems

chkntfs- Check the NTFS file system with CHKDSK choice- user input to a batch file cipher- Encrypt or Decrypt files and folders cleanmgr- Automated cleanup of Temp files, Internet files, downloaded files, recycle bin (XP) clip- Copy the result of any command to the Windows clipboard cmd- Start a new CMD shell color- Sets the default console foreground and background colours comp- Compare two files (or sets of files) con2prt- Add a network printer to the Control Panel copy- Copy one or more files to another location date- Display or change the date defrag- Defragment hard drive del- Delete one or more files delprof- Delete NT user profiles dir- Display a list of files and subfolders diruse- Display disk usage diskcomp- Compare the content of two floppy disks diskcopy- Copy the content of one floppy disk to another doskey- Recall and edit commands at the DOS prompt, and create macros dsadd- Add active directory object dsmod- Modify active directory object echo- Display messages on screen, turn command-echoing on or off endlocal- End localisation of environment changes in a batch file exit- Quit CMD.EXE or the current batch script expand- Uncompress one or more compressed files expand- Uncompress one or more compressed files fc- Compare the contents of two files or sets of files. Display any lines which do NOT match fdisk- FDisk utility is no longer supplied with recent windows operating systems find- Search for a text string in a file & display all the lines where it is found findstr- Search for strings in files for- Conditionally perform a command several times forfiles- Batch process multiple files format- Format a disk for use with Windows NT fsutil- File and Volume commands, Hardlink management, Quota management, USN, Sparse file, Object ID and Reparse point management ftp- File Transfer Protocol ftype- Display or change the link between a FileType and an executable program global- Display membership of global groups on remote servers or remote domains goto- Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line help- Online help for MS Windows hfnetchk- Network Security Hotfix Checker if- Conditionally perform a command ifmember- Count the NT Workgroups that the current user is a member of ipconfig- Configure IP kill- Remove a running process from memory label- Edit a disk label ldifde- Import or Export Active Directory data to a file local- Display membership of local groups on remote servers or remote domains logevent- Write text to the event log (event viewer) logoff- Log a user off logtime- Create logtime.txt and adds the date, time and a message mapisend- Send email from the command line md- Make Directory - Creates a new folder mem- Display memory usage mode- MODE displays the status of all devices installed on your system monitor- Control Performance Monitor logging from the command line more- Display output one screen at a time mountvol- Create, delete or list a volume mount point move- Move a file from one folder to another moveuser- Move a user account into a domain or edit an NT username msg- Send a pop-up message to a user msiexec- Microsoft Windows Installer msinfo32- Windows NT diagnostics mstsc- Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol) munge- Find and Replace text within file(s) mv- Move File - Copy a file to another location even if the file is in use (Locked) nbtstat- Display protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT (NetBIOS over TCP/IP) net- The NET Command is used to manage network resources netdom- Domain Manager - a whole bag of network management tools in one tool netsh- Configure interfaces, routing protocols, filters, routes netstat- Display current TCP/IP network connections and protocol statistics netsvc- Command-line Service Controller. Start, Stop and Query services now- Display Message with current Date and Time nslookup- Lookup IP addresses on a NameServer ntbackup- Backup drives / folders to tape ntrights- Edit user account Privileges path- Display or set a search path for executable files pathping- Trace route and provide network latency and packet loss for each router and link in the path. pause- Pause the execution of a batch file perms- Display a user�s ACL access permissions for a file ping- Test a network connection - Ping returns the ip address if successful popd- Change directory back to the path/folder most recently stored portqry- Port Query print- Print a file or files to a local or network printer prncnfg- Display, configure or rename a printer prnmngr- Display, add, remove or set default printer prompt- Change the cmd.exe command prompt pushd- Change the current directory/folder and store the previous folder/path qgrep- Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern rasdial- Manage RAS/DUN connections rasphone- Manage Remote Access Service (RAS) connections rd- Delete folder(s) rdisk- Create a Recovery Disk recover- Recover a damaged file from a defective disk reg- Read, Set or Delete registry keys and values regedit- Import, export or delete registry settings regsvr32- Register or unregister a DLL rem- REM signifies a comment or REMARK ren- Rename a file or files replace- Replace or update one file with another rmtshare- Manage File and Printer shares, local or on a remote server robocopy- Robust File and Folder Copy route- Manipulate network routing tables runas- Execute a program under a different user account rundll32- Run a DLL program sc- Service Control - Create, Start, Stop, Query or Delete any Windows SERVICE schtasks- Create, delete, edit, list, start or stop a scheduled task sclist- Display NT Services scriptit- Control GUI applications - feed values into dialogue boxes, press OK etc set- Display, set, or remove CMD environment variables setlocal- Begin localisation of environment variables in a batch file setx- Set environment variables permanently share- List or edit a file share or print share shift- Change the position of command line parameters in a batch file shortcut- Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file) showgrps- List the NT Workgroups a user is in showmbrs- List the Workgroups a user is in shutdown- Shutdown the computer sleep- Add a fixed delay to a batch file soon- Schedule a command to run in the near future sort- Sort will accept a redirected or piped file input and TYPE the file, sorted line by line. start- Start a specified program or command in a separate window su- Switch User subinacl- Display or modify Access Control Entries (ACEs) for file and folder Permissions, Ownership and Domain. subst- Substitute a drive letter for a network or local path tasklist- TaskList displays all running applications and services time- Display or set the system time timeout- Delay execution of a batch file. title- Change the title displayed above the CMD window touch- Change file timestamps tracert- Trace Route - Find the IP address of any remote host type- Display the contents of a text file or files ver- Display the current operating system version verify- To check that files are saved to disk correctly ; the system can re-read the disk when saving and verify (compare) with the data in memory vol- Display the volume label of a disk where- Locate and display files in a directory tree. whoami- Displays the username and domain for the currently logged in user windiff- Compare the contents of two files or sets of files with a graphical interface. winmsd- Microsoft Windows diagnostics winmsdp- Windows NT diagnostics II Reports: Memory use, Services, Devices, IRQ's Ports, Environment variables, Network (rights, transport, stats), Hardware including Display adapter. wmic- Windows Management Instrumentation Command xcacls- Display or modify Access Control Lists (ACLs) for files and folders xcopy- Copy files and/or directory trees to another folder