A to Z Windows command

A

1. ARP Address Resolution Protocol
2. ASSOC Change file extension associations
3. ASSOCIAT One step file association
4. AT Schedule a command to run at a later time
5. ATTRIB Change file attributes

B

1. BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings
2. BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info

C

1. CACLS Change file permissions
2. CALL Call one batch program from another
3. CD Change Directory - move to a specific Folder
4. CHANGE Change Terminal Server Session properties
5. CHKDSK Check Disk - check and repair disk problems
6. CHKNTFS Check the NTFS file system
7. CHOICE Accept keyboard input to a batch file
8. CIPHER Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders
   
9. CleanMgr Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin
10. CLEARMEM Clear memory leaks
11. CLIP Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard.
12. CLS Clear the screen
13. CLUSTER Windows Clustering
14. CMD Start a new CMD shell
15. COLOR Change colors of the CMD window
16. COMP Compare the contents of two files or sets of files
17. COMPACT Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition
18. COMPRESS Compress individual files on an NTFS partition
19. CON2PRT Connect or disconnect a Printer
20. CONVERT Convert a FAT drive to NTFS.
21. COPY Copy one or more files to another location
22. CSVDE Import or Export Active Directory data

D

1. DATE Display or set the date
2. Dcomcnfg DCOM Configuration Utility
3. DEFRAG Defragment hard drive
4. DEL Delete one or more files
5. DELPROF Delete NT user profiles
6. DELTREE Delete a folder and all subfolders
7. DevCon Device Manager Command Line Utility
   
8. DIR Display a list of files and folders
9. DIRUSE Display disk usage
10. DISKCOMP Compare the contents of two floppy disks
11. DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one floppy disk to another
12. DNSSTAT DNS Statistics
13. DOSKEY Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros
14. DSADD Add user (computer, group..) to active directory
15. DSQUERY List items in active directory
16. DSMOD Modify user (computer, group..) in active directory

E

1. ECHO Display message on screen
2. ENDLOCAL End localisation of environment changes in a batch file
3. ERASE Delete one or more files
4. EXIT Quit the CMD shell
5. EXPAND Uncompress files
6. EXTRACT Uncompress CAB files

F

1. FC Compare two files
2. FDISK Disk Format and partition
3. FIND Search for a text string in a file
4. FINDSTR Search for strings in files
5. FOR Conditionally perform a command several times
   
6. FORFILES Batch process multiple files
7. FORMAT Format a disk
8. FREEDISK Check free disk space (in bytes)
9. FSUTIL File and Volume utilities
10. FTP File Transfer Protocol
11. FTYPE Display or modify file types used in file extension associations

G

1. GLOBAL Display membership of global groups
2. GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line

H

1. HELP Online Help
2. HFNETCHK Network Security Hotfix Checker

I

1. IF Conditionally perform a command
2. IFMEMBER Is the current user in an NT Workgroup
3. IPCONFIG Configure IP

K

1. KILL Remove a program from memory

L

1. LABEL Edit a disk label
2. LOCAL Display membership of local groups
3. LOGEVENT Write text to the NT event viewer.
4. LOGOFF Log a user off
5. LOGTIME Log the date and time in a file

M

1. MAPISEND Send email from the command line
2. MEM Display memory usage
3. MD Create new folders
4. MODE Configure a system device
5. MORE Display output, one screen at a time
6. MOUNTVOL Manage a volume mount point
7. MOVE Move files from one folder to another
8. MOVEUSER Move a user from one domain to another
9. MSG Send a message
10. MSIEXEC Microsoft Windows Installer
11. MSINFO Windows NT diagnostics
12. MSTSC Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol)
13. MUNGE Find and Replace text within file(s)
14. MV Copy in-use files

N

1. NET Manage network resources
2. NETDOM Domain Manager
3. NETSH Configure network protocols
4. NETSVC Command-line Service Controller
5. NBTSTAT Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP/IP)
6. NETSTAT Display networking statistics (TCP/IP)
7. NOW Display the current Date and Time
8. NSLOOKUP Name server lookup
9. NTBACKUP Backup folders to tape
10. NTRIGHTS Edit user account rights

P

1. PATH Display or set a search path for executable files
2. PATHPING Trace route plus network latency and packet loss
3. PAUSE Suspend processing of a batch file and display a message
4. PERMS Show permissions for a user
5. PERFMON Performance Monitor
6. PING Test a network connection
7. POPD Restore the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD
8. PORTQRY Display the status of ports and services
9. PRINT Print a text file
10. PRNCNFG Display, configure or rename a printer
11. PRNMNGR Add, delete, list printers set the default printer
12. PROMPT Change the command prompt
13. PsExec Execute process remotely
14. PsFile Show files opened remotely
15. PsGetSid Display the SID of a computer or a user
16. PsInfo List information about a system
17. PsKill Kill processes by name or process ID
18. PsList List detailed information about processes
19. PsLoggedOn Who’s logged on (locally or via resource sharing)
20. PsLogList Event log records
21. PsPasswd Change account password
22. PsService View and control services
23. PsShutdown Shutdown or reboot a computer
24. PsSuspend Suspend processes
25. PUSHD Save and then change the current directory

Q

1. QGREP Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern.

R

1. RASDIAL Manage RAS connections
2. RASPHONE Manage RAS connections
3. RECOVER Recover a damaged file from a defective disk.
4. REG Read, Set or Delete registry keys and values
5. REGEDIT Import or export registry settings
6. REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL
7. REGINI Change Registry Permissions
8. REM Record comments (remarks) in a batch file
9. REN Rename a file or files.
10. REPLACE Replace or update one file with another
11. RD Delete folder(s)
12. RDISK Create a Recovery Disk
13. RMTSHARE Share a folder or a printer
14. ROBOCOPY Robust File and Folder Copy
15. ROUTE Manipulate network routing tables
16. RUNAS Execute a program under a different user account
17. RUNDLL32 Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections)

S

1. SC Service Control
2. SCHTASKS Create or Edit Scheduled Tasks
3. SCLIST Display NT Services
4. ScriptIt Control GUI applications
5. SET Display, set, or remove environment variables
6. SETLOCAL Begin localisation of environment changes in a batch file
7. SETX Set environment variables permanently
8. SHARE List or edit a file share or print share
9. SHIFT Shift the position of replaceable parameters in a batch file
10. SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file)
11. SHOWGRPS List the NT Workgroups a user has joined
12. SHOWMBRS List the Users who are members of a Workgroup
13. SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer
14. SLEEP Wait for x seconds
15. SOON Schedule a command to run in the near future
16. SORT Sort input
17. START Start a separate window to run a specified program or command
18. SU Switch User
19. SUBINACL Edit file and folder Permissions, Ownership and Domain
20. SUBST Associate a path with a drive letter
21. SYSTEMINFO List system configuration

T

1. TASKLIST List running applications and services
2. TIME Display or set the system time
3. TIMEOUT Delay processing of a batch file
4. TITLE Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session
5. TOUCH Change file timestamps
6. TRACERT Trace route to a remote host
7. TREE Graphical display of folder structure
8. TYPE Display the contents of a text fileUSRSTAT List domain usernames and last login

V

1. VER Display version information
2. VERIFY Verify that files have been saved
3. VOL Display a disk label

W

1. WHERE Locate and display files in a directory tree
2. WHOAMI Output the current UserName and domain
3. WINDIFF Compare the contents of two files or sets of files
4. WINMSD Windows system diagnostics
5. WINMSDP Windows system diagnostics II
6. WMIC WMI Commands

X

1. XCACLS Change file permissions
2. XCOPY Copy files and folders