The windows operating system user may be very familiar with the name CMD command prompt, which is a windows tool to run commands on windows OS in the text base, because there are times when the GUI version of the program is not as rich as a command line functions requires us to access the command prompt. There are also commands like-ping, netstat, and tracert which according to the network admin a lot more responsive than the application with a GUI format. As information “Prompt” it literally means Quick. There is also an opinion that it is better to master a command prompt so that the core server used to handle
Here below are the CMD Command Prompt:
ADDUSERS - Insert / add user to / from CSV files. ARP - Address Resolution Protocol Assoc Change - the file extension Associations ASSOCIAT - One step file association AT SUPERMARKET - Command to create a schedule in the program (to run later time) Attrib - Changing file attributes Bootcfg - Edit Windows boot settings BROWSTAT - Looking for info domain, browser and PDC CACLS - Replacing / changing file permissions CALL - Call one batch program CD - Moving to a specific folder. CHANGE - Change Terminal Server Properties on CHKDSK - Check and repair file system CHKNTFS - Check the NTFS file system CHOICE - Accept keyboard input into a batch file Cipher - Encrypt-Decrypt files / folders CleanMgr - Automatically Clean Temporary files, recycle bin CLEARMEM - Clear memory CLIP - Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard. CLS - Clear screen CMD Cluster - Windows Clustering CMD - Opens the screen CMD / command prompt COLOR - Changing the color of the CMD window COMP - Compares the contents of two or more files COMPACT - compress files / folders within an NTFS partition Compress - compress individual files in an NTFS partition CON2PRT - Connect or disconnect a Printer CONVERT - Convert a FAT drive to NTFS. COPY - Copy one or more files to specific locations CSVDE - Import / Export Active Directory data DATE - Display / set the date Dcomcnfg - DCOM Configuration Utility Defrag - Defragment your hard drive DEL - Deletes one or more files DELPROF - Delete User Profile NT DELTREE - Delete a folder and its subfolders DevCon - Device Manager Command Line Utility DIR - Displays list of files / folders from a drive DIRUSE - Displays disk usage / disk capacity DISKCOMP - Compares the contents of two floppy disks fruit Diskcopy - Copy the contents of a floppy disk to another floppy disk DNSSTAT - DNS Statistics DOSKEY - Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros DSADD - Add user (computer, group ..) in active directory DSQUERY - Add an item into the Active Directory DSMOD - Modify user (computer, group ..) in active directory ECHO - Displays messages on the monitor Erase - Removes one or more files EXIT - exit the CMD window Expand - uncompressing files Extract - uncompressing CAB files FC - Comparing 2 files FDISK - Disk Format and partition FIND - Search for a text string in a file FINDSTR - Search for strings in files FOR / F command-loop: for multiple files at once FOR - Loop command: all options Files, Directory, List FORFILES - Batch process multiple files FORMAT - Format a disk FREEDISK - Displays free disk space (in bytes) FSUTIL - File and Volume utilities FTP - File Transfer Protocol Ftype - Display / change the file types used in file extension who GLOBAL - Showing a global list of members in groups GOTO - Directing a batch program to jump to a labeled line HELP - Online Help HFNETCHK - Network Security Hotfix Checker IF - Conditionally perform a command (conditional orders) Ipconfig - Configure IP KILL - Remove a program from memory LABEL - Provide / change the disc label LOCAL - Displays a list of members of local groups LOGEVENT - Write text to the NT event viewer. Logoff - Exit from the system / Removing the user from the system LOGTIME - record the date and time in a file MAPISEND - Send e-mail from the command line MEM - Display memory usage MD - Create new folders MODE - Configure a system device MOUNTVOL - Set in a volume mount point Move - Moving files from one folder to another folder MOVEUSER - Move users from a domain to another domain MSG - Send a message Msiexec - Microsoft Windows Installer MSINFO - Windows NT diagnostics MSTSC - Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol) MUNGE - Find and change their text in a file (find & replace) MV - Copy files being / temporary use NET - Manage network resources NETDOM - Domain Manager Netsh - Configure network protocols NETSVC - Command-line Service Controller Nbtstat - Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP / IP) Netstat - Display networking statistics (TCP / IP) NOW - Displays Current Date and Time Nslookup - Name server lookup Ntbackup - Backup folders NTRIGHTS - Edit user account rights (the region allowable by admin access) PATH - Displays or set the search path for executable files PathPing - Trace route plus network latency and packet loss PAUSE - Holding down the process of a batch file and displays the message PERMS - Show permissions (the access) user PERFMON - Performance Monitor PING - Test (test) network connection POPD - Restore previous value from a directory that in-save by PUSHD PORTQRY - Displays the status of ports and services PRINT - Print a text file PRNCNFG - View, manage, or change the printer name PRNMNGR - Display, delete, or add to the list of printers, set default printer PROMPT - Change the command prompt PsExec - Starting the process of long-distance (remote) PsFile - Indicates file2 is opened remotely PsGetSid - Displays the SID of a computer or user PsInfo - Displays information from a system PsKill - Stopping the process by process ID PsList - Displays detail information of a process PsLoggedOn - Who's logged on (check locally or via resource sharing) PsLogList - Event log records PsPasswd - Change account password PsService - Displaying and changing services PsShutdown - Shutdown or reboot the computer PsSuspend - Suspend / hold Process PUSHD - Save / Save and change the current directory QGREP - Search for the word / phrase in true-to-file pattern / line specified. Rasdial - Manage RAS connections RASPHONE - Manage RAS connections Recover - Restore / Recover damaged files from a disk Defective (broken). REG - Read, manage, or delete registry keys and values REGEDIT - Import / export the registry settings Regsvr32 - register / unregister DLL or OCX files REGINI - Change Registry Permissions REM - Record / record comments (remarks) in a batch file REN - change the file name REPLACE - Replace / Replace or update a file with a file line RD - Delete folder RDISK - Create Recovery Disk RMTSHARE - Share a folder or printer ROUTE - Manipulate network routing tables Runas - Run a program using a user account with others. RUNDLL32 - Run a DLL command (add / remove print connections) SC - Service Control SCHTASKS - Create or Edit Scheduled Tasks SCLIST - Display NT Services ScriptIt - Control GUI applications SET - Display, set, or remove environment variables SETX - Set environment variables permanently SHARE - Sign up or edit a file share or print share Shortcut - Create a windows shortcut (. LNK files) SHOWGRPS - Displays a list of Workgroups or NT users who have joined SHOWMBRS - Displays a list of Users who are members of a Workgroup Shutdown - Shutdown computer Sleep - Wait for a few moments SOON - Schedule (schedule) a command for some time and then SORT - Sort input START - opens a new window, to run a particular program or command SU - Switch User SUBINACL - Edit file and folder Permissions, Ownership and Domain SUBST - Customizing a path with a drive letter SYSTEMINFO - Displays a list of system configuration Tasklist - Displays a list of applications and services running TIME - Display or change the time on the system TIMEOUT - Delay processing of a batch file TITLE - Specify the title for a session cmd.exe window TOUCH - change a file timestamps Tracert - Trace route to a remote host TREE - View graphic from folder structure TYPE - Displays the contents of a text file USRSTAT - Displays a list of usernames and last login domain VER - Displays version information VERIFY - Check whether files have been tar-save VOL - Displays the disk label WHERE - Search for and display files in a directory tree WHOAMI - Displays the current UserName and domain current WINDIFF - Compares the contents of two or more files. WINMSD - Windows system diagnostics WINMSDP - Windows system diagnostics II WMIC - WMI Commands XCACLS - Change file permissions (access rights) XCOPY - Copy files and folders
