CDM Command Encyclopedia

For more information about a command, type the help command name

ASSOC displays or modifies the File name extension Association.

The commands and programs that are scheduled to run on the computer.

ATTRIB Display or change file properties.

Break set or clear an extended CTRL + C check.

CACLS displays or modifies the Access Control List (ACLs) of the file.

Call calls this one from another batch program.

The CD displays the name of the current directory or changes it.

CHCP Displays or sets the number of active code pages.

CHDIR displays the name of the current directory or changes it.

CHKDSK checks the disk and displays a status report.

CHKNTFS displays or modifies the boot time disk check.

The CLS clears the screen.

CMD opens another Windows command interpreter window.

Color sets the default console foreground and background color.

COMP compares the contents of two or two sets of files.

The compact displays or changes the compression of files on an NTFS partition.

Convert converts a FAT volume to NTFS. You cannot convert the current drive.

Copy copies at least one file to another location.

Date Displays or sets the dates.

DEL deletes at least one file.

DIR displays the files and subdirectories in a directory.

DISKCOMP compares the contents of two floppy disks.

DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one floppy disk to another floppy disk.

DOSKEY Edit the command line, invoke Windows commands, and create macros.

ECHO displays the message, or turns the command back on or off.

Endlocal ends the localization of the environment changes in the batch file.

ERASE deletes at least one file.

Exit CMD. EXE Program (command interpreter).

FC compares two or two sets of files and displays different places.

Find searches for a text string in a file.

FINDSTR searches for a string in a file.

For running a specified command for each file in a set of files.

Format the disk so that it can be used with Windows.

FTYPE displays or modifies the file types used for file name extension associations.

GOTO points The Windows command interpreter to a marked line in the batch program.

GRAFTABL enables Windows to display the extended character set in image mode.

Help provides information about Windows commands.

IF the conditional processing in the batch program is executed.

LABEL creates, changes, or deletes a disk's volume label.

MD to create a directory.

MKDIR Create a directory.

MODE to configure the system device.

More displays one result screen at a time.

Move moves the file from one directory to another directory.

Path displays or sets the search path for the executable file.

PAUSE suspends processing of batch files and displays messages.

POPD restores the previous value of the current directory that PUSHD saved.

Print prints a text file.

PROMPT change the Windows command prompt.

PUSHD Save the current directory and make changes to it.

RD deletes the directory.

RECOVER to recover readable information from the problematic disk.

REM record batch file or CONFIG. The comment in SYS.

REN Rename the file.

RENAME Rename the file.

Replace replaces the file.

RMDIR deletes the directory.

Set to display, set, or remove Windows environment variables.

SETLOCAL the localization of the environment changes in the start batch file.

SHIFT to replace the location of the replaceable parameters in the batch file.

Sort to categorize the input.

Start starts another window to run the specified program or command.

SUBST associates the path with a drive letter.

Time to display or set the system times.

TITLE set CMD. The window caption for the EXE session.

Tree displays the directory structure of the drive or path in graphical mode.

TYPE Displays the contents of the text file.

VER Displays the Windows version.

VERIFY tells Windows whether to verify that the file is correctly written to disk.

VOL Displays the disk volume label and serial number.

XCOPY replicates files and directory trees.

Appwiz.cpl------------Add a deletion program

Control userpasswords2--------User account Settings

cleanmgr-------Garbage sorting

CMD--------------command prompt can be used as an attachment to Windows, Ping,convert these features that cannot be used in a graphical environment.

CMD------jview View the Java Virtual Machine version.

Command.com------Call is the system's built-in NTVDM, a DOS virtual machine. It is completely a virtual PC-like environment, and the system itself is not connected. When we run the DOS program at the command prompt, it is actually automatically transferred to the NTVDM virtual machine, which has nothing to do with CMD itself.

Calc-----------Start Calculator

Chkdsk.exe-----CHKDSK disk Check

Compmgmt.msc---Computer Management

Conf-----------start NetMeeting

Control USERPASSWORDS2-----The User account permission setting

Devmgmt.msc---Device Manager

Diskmgmt.msc---Disk Management utility

Dfrg.msc-------Disk Defragmenter

DRWTSN32------System Doctor

Dvdplay--------Start Media Player

DxDiag-----------DirectX Diagnostic Tool

gpedit.msc-------Group Policy Editor

Gpupdate/target:computer/force Force Refresh Group Policy

Eventvwr.exe-----Event Viewer

Explorer-------Open Resource Manager

Logoff---------Logoff command

Lusrmgr.msc----native Users and Groups

Msinfo32---------System Information

Msconfig---------System Configuration Utility

net start (servicename)----start the service

net stop (servicename)-----Stop the Service

Notepad--------Open Notebook

Nusrmgr.cpl-------with control userpasswords, open user account controls panel

Nslookup-------IP Address detector

oobe/msoobe/a----Check to see if XP is active

PERFMON.MSC----Computer Performance monitoring Program

ProgMan--------Program Manager

Regedit----------Registry Editor

Regedt32-------Registry Editor

regsvr32/u *.dll----Stop DLL file running

Route print------View the routing table

Rononce-p----15 seconds shutdown

Rsop.msc-------Group Policy result set

rundll32.exe rundll32.exe%systemroot%system32shimgvw.dll,imageview_fullscreen----Start a blank Windows Picture and Fax Viewer

Secpol.msc--------Local Security Policy

Services.msc---Local Service settings

Sfc/scannow-----Boot System File Checker

SNDREC32-------Recorder

Taskmgr-----Task Manager (applicable to 2000/xp/2003)

TSSHUTDN-------60-second Countdown shutdown command

Winchat--------XP with LAN Chat

WINMSD---------System Information

Winver-----Show about Windows window

Wupdmgr-----------Windows Update