ADmodcmd Active Directory Bulk Modify
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
ASSOC Change file extension associations •
ATTRIB Change file attributes
B
BCDBOOT Create or repair a system partition
BCDEDIT Manage Boot Configuration Data
BITSADMIN Background Intelligent Transfer Service
BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info
C
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
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
COMPRESS Compress one or more files
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
D
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
DIRUSE Display disk usage
DISKPART Disk Administration
DISKSHADOW Volume Shadow Copy Service
DISKUSE Show the space used in folders
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
Dsmgmt Directory Service Management
E
ECHO Display message on screen •
ENDLOCAL End localisation of the environment in a
batch file •
ERASE Delete one or more files •
EVENTCREAT Add a message to the Windows event log
E
EXIT Quit the current script/routine and set an
errorlevel •
EXPAND Uncompress CAB files
EXPLORER Open Windows Explorer
EXTRACT Uncompress CAB files
F
FC Compare two files
FIND Search for a text string in a file
FINDSTR Search for strings in files
FLTMC Manage MiniFilter drivers
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 •
G
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
H
HELP Online Help
HOSTNAME Display the host name of the computer
I
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
L
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
LOGTIME Log the date and time in a file
M
MAKECAB Create .CAB files
MAPISEND Send email from the command line
Manage-BDE BitLocker Drive Encryption
MBSAcli Baseline Security Analyzer
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 •
MOVEUSER Move a user from one domain to another
MSG Send a message
MSIEXEC Microsoft Windows Installer
MSINFO32 System Information
MSTSC Terminal Server Connection/Remote
Desktop Protocol(RDP)
N
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
NOW Display the current Date and Time
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
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 •
PERMS Show permissions for a user
PING Test a network connection
PKTMON Monitor internal packet propagation and
packet drop reports
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
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 Shutdown or reboot a computer
PsSuspend Suspend processes
PUSHD Save and then change the current
directory •
Q
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)
R
RASDIAL Manage RAS connections
RASPHONE Manage RAS connections
RD Delete a Directory •
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 •
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)
S
SC Service Control
SCHTASKS Schedule a command to run at a specific
time
ScriptRunner Run one or more scripts
SET Display, set, or remove session
environment variables •
SETLOCAL Control the visibility of environment
variables •
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 Shutdown the computer
SIGCHECK Display file version no. VirusTotal status &
timestamp
SLEEP Wait for x seconds
SLMGR Software Licensing Management
SORT Sort input
SSH OpenSSH remote login client
START Start a program, command or batch file •
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
SYSMON Monitor and log system activity to the
Windows event log
SYSTEMINFO List system configuration
T
TAKEOWN Take ownership of a file
TAR Store, list or extract files in an archive
TASKLIST List running applications and services
TASKKILL End a running 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 running process
TYPE Display the contents of a text file •
TypePerf Write Performance Monitor data to a log file
TZUTIL Time Zone Utility
V
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
W
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)
WINRM Windows Remote Management
WINRS Windows Remote Shell
WMIC WMI Commands
WPEUTIL Run WinPE commands
WPR Windows Performance Recorder
WT Windows Terminal
WUSA Windows Update Standalone Installer
WUAUCLT Windows Update
X
XCACLS Change file and folder permissions
XCOPY Copy files and folders
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