An A-Z Index of Windows CMD commands.

AccessChk Get the security descriptor (SDDL) for an object (file, directory, reg key).

ADDUSERS Add or list users to/from a CSV file

ARP Address Resolution Protocol

ASSOC Change file extension associations •

ATTRIB Change file attributes

AUDITPOL Manage audit policies

BCDBOOT Create or repair a system partition

BCDEDIT Manage Boot Configuration Data

BdeHDcfg Prepare a hard drive with partitions for BitLocker Encryption

BITSADMIN Background Intelligent Transfer Service

BOOTREC Repair or replace a partition boot sector

BREAK Do nothing, successfully •

CACLS Change file permissions

CALL Call one batch program from another •

CERTREQ Request certificate from a certification authority

CERTUTIL Manage certification authority (CA) files and services

CD Change Directory - move to a specific Folder •

CHANGE Change Terminal Server Session properties

CHANGEPK Upgrade device Edition/Product Key

CHCP Change the active console Code Page

CHDIR Change Directory - move to a specific Folder •

CHKDSK Check Disk - check and repair disk problems

CHKNTFS Check the NTFS file system

CHOICE Accept keyboard input to a batch file

CIPHER Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders, overwrite data.

CleanMgr Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin

CLIP Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard

CLS Clear the screen •

CMD Start a new CMD shell

CMDKEY Manage stored usernames/passwords

COLOR Change colors of the CMD window •

COMP Compare the contents of two files or sets of files

COMPACT Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition

CON Console input

CONVERT Convert a FAT drive to NTFS

COPY Copy one or more files to another location •

Coreinfo Show the mapping between logical & physical processors

CSCcmd Client-side caching (Offline Files)

CSVDE Import or Export Active Directory data

CURL Transfer data from or to a server

DATE Display or set the date •

DEFRAG Defragment hard drive

DEL Delete one or more files •

DELPROF Delete user profiles

DELTREE Delete a folder and all subfolders

DevCon Device Manager Command Line Utility

DIR Display a list of files and folders •

DIRQUOTA File Server Resource Manager Disk quotas

DISKPART Disk Administration

DISKSHADOW Volume Shadow Copy Service

DISM Deployment Image Servicing and Management

DisplaySwitch Specify which display to use and how to use it

DNSCMD Manage DNS servers

DOSKEY Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros

DriverQuery Display installed device drivers

DSACLs Active Directory ACLs

DSAdd Add items to Active Directory (user group computer)

DSGet View items in Active Directory (user group computer)

DSQuery Search 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

DSREGCMD Directory Service Registration

DU Display directory sizes/usage

ECHO Display message on screen •

ENDLOCAL End localisation of the environment in a batch file •

ERASE Delete one or more files •

ESENTUTL Extensible Storage Engine utilities

EVENTCREATE Add a message to the Windows event log

EXIT Quit the current script/routine and set an errorlevel •

EXPAND Uncompress CAB files

EXPLORER Open Windows Explorer

EXTRACT Uncompress CAB files

FC Compare two files

FIND Search for a text string in a file

FINDSTR Search for strings in files

FLTMC Manage MiniFilter drivers

FONDUE Features on Demand User Experience Tool

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

FSUTIL File and Volume utilities

FTP File Transfer Protocol

FTYPE File extension file type associations •

GETMAC Display the Media Access Control (MAC) address

GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line •

GPRESULT Display Resultant Set of Policy information

GPUPDATE Update Group Policy settings

HELP Online Help

HOSTNAME Display the host name of the computer

iCACLS Change file and folder permissions

IEXPRESS Create a self extracting ZIP file archive

IF Conditionally perform a command •

IFMEMBER Is the current user a member of a group

IPCONFIG Configure IP

INUSE Replace files that are in use by the OS

KLIST List cached Kerberos tickets

LABEL Edit a disk label

LGPO Local Group Policy Object utility

LODCTR Load PerfMon performance counters

LOGMAN Manage Performance Monitor logs

LOGOFF Log a user off

MAKECAB Create .CAB files

Manage-BDE BitLocker Drive Encryption

MBR2GPT Convert a disk partition from Master Boot Record to a GPT

MD Create a new Directory •

MKLINK Create a symbolic link (linkd) •

MODE Configure a system device COM/LPT/CON

MORE Display output, one screen at a time

MOUNTVOL Manage a volume mount point

MOVE Move files from one folder to another •

MSG Send a message

MSIEXEC Microsoft Windows Installer

MSINFO32 System Information

MSTSC Terminal Server Connection/Remote Desktop Protocol(RDP)

NET Manage network resources

NETDOM Domain Manager

NETSH Configure Network Interfaces, Firewall & Remote access

NBTSTAT Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP/IP)

NETSTAT Display networking statistics (TCP/IP)

NLSINFO Display locale information (reskit)

NLTEST Network Location Test (AD)

NMBIND Manage Hyper-V network bindings

NSLOOKUP Name server lookup

NTBACKUP Windows Backup folders to tape

NTDSUtil Active Directory Domain Services management

NTRIGHTS Edit user account rights

NVSPBIND Modify network bindings

OPENFILES Query or display open files

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 •

PING Test a network connection

PKTMON Monitor internal packet propagation and packet drop reports

PNPUTIL Plug and Play Utility

POPD Return to a previous 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 Configure a printer

PRNDRVR Add, delete or list print drivers.

PRNJOBS Pause, resume, cancel, or list print jobs.

PRNMNGR Add, delete, or list printer connections.

PRNPORT Manage Printer Ports, change port configuration.

PRNQCTL Manage Print Queues, print a test page.

ProcDump Monitor an application for CPU spikes

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

PsPing Measure network performance

PsService View and control services

PsShutdown Shut down or reboot a computer

PsSuspend Suspend processes

PUSHD Save and then change the current directory •

QPROCESS Query Process Display processes

QWinsta Query Session Display all sessions (TS/Remote Desktop)

QAppSrv Query TermServer List all servers (TS/Remote Desktop)

QUSER Query User Display user sessions (TS/Remote Desktop)

RASDIAL Manage RAS connections

RASPHONE Manage RAS connections

RD Delete a Directory •

REAgentC Configure WindowsRE and System Reset

RECOVER Recover a damaged file from a defective disk

REG Registry: Read, Set, Export, Delete keys and values

REGEDIT Import or export registry settings

REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL

REGINI Change Registry Permissions

REM Record comments (remarks) in a batch file •

REN Rename a file or files •

Repair-BDE Repair a damaged bitlocker drive and salvage recoverable data

REPLACE Replace or update one file with another

Reset Session Delete a Remote Desktop Session

RMDIR Delete a Directory •

RMTSHARE Share a folder or a printer

ROBOCOPY Robust File and Folder Copy

ROUTE Manipulate network routing tables

RUN Start | RUN commands

RUNAS Execute a program under a different user account

RUNDLL32 Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections)

SC Service Control

SCHTASKS Schedule a command to run at a specific time

ScriptRunner Run one or more scripts in sequence

SET Display, set, or remove session environment variables •

SETLOCAL Control the visibility of environment variables •

SetObjectSecurity Set security for an object (file, directory, reg key etc).

SetSPN Edit Service Principal Names

SETX Set environment variables

SFC System File Checker

SHARE List or edit a file share or print share

ShellRunAs Run a command under a different user account

SHIFT Shift the position of batch file parameters •

SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file)

SHUTDOWN Shut down the computer

SIGCHECK Display file version no. VirusTotal status & timestamp

SLMGR Software Licensing Management

SORT Sort input

SSH OpenSSH remote login client

START Start a program, command or batch file •

STREAMS List any Alternate Data Streams (ADS) within a file or directory

STRINGS Search for ANSI and UNICODE strings in binary files

SUBINACL Edit file and folder Permissions, Ownership and Domain

SUBST Associate a path with a drive letter

SXSTRACE Diagnose side-by-side problems

SYSMON Monitor and log system activity to the Windows event log

SYSTEMINFO List system configuration

TAKEOWN Take ownership of a file

TAR Store, list or extract files in an archive

TASKLIST List running applications and services

TASKKILL End a process

TELNET Communicate with another host using the TELNET protocol

TIME Display or set the system time •

TIMEOUT Delay processing of a batch file/command

TITLE Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session •

TLIST Task list with full path

TOUCH Change file timestamps

TRACERT Trace route to a remote host

TREE Graphical display of folder structure

TSDISCON Disconnect a Remote Desktop Session

TSKILL End a process

TYPE Display the contents of a text file •

TypePerf Write Performance Monitor data to a log file

TZUTIL Time Zone Utility

VBC Visual Basic compiler

VER Display version information •

VERIFY Verify that files have been saved •

VMConnect Connect to a Hyper-V Virtual Machine

VOL Display a disk label •

VSSADMIN Display volume shadow copy backups + writers/providers

W32TM Time Service

WAITFOR Wait for or send a signal

WBADMIN Windows Backup Admin

WECUTIL Windows Event Collector Utility

WEVTUTIL Clear event logs, enable/disable/query logs

WHERE Locate and display files in a directory tree

WHOAMI Output the current UserName and domain

WHOIS Lookup the registration record for a domain

WINDIFF Compare the contents of two files or sets of files

WINGET Windows Package Manager (coming May 2021)

WINMGMT Manage the WMI service/WMI repository

WINRM Windows Remote Management

WINRS Windows Remote Shell

WMIC WMI Commands

WPEUTIL Run Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) commands

WPR Windows Performance Recorder

WT Windows Terminal

WUSA Windows Update Standalone Installer

WUAUCLT Windows Update

XCACLS Change file and folder permissions

XCOPY Copy files and folders

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