CMD Prompt

• Command Prompt is a command line interpreter application available in most Windows operating systems.
  

• The Command Prompt remains a very powerful tool for any Computer.
  

List of basic commands :

C:\Users\Bala>help
For more information on a specific command, type HELP command-name

Command


Description




ASSOC 


 Displays or modifies file extension associations.




ATTRIB


Displays or changes file attributes.




BREAK


Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.




BCDEDIT


Sets properties in boot database to control boot loading.




CACLS


Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.




CALL


Calls one batch program from another.




CD


Displays the name of or changes the current directory.




CHCP


Displays or sets the active code page number.




CHDIR


Displays the name of or changes the current directory.




CHKDSK


Checks a disk and displays a status report.




CHKNTFS


Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.




CLS


Clears the screen.




CMD


Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.




COLOR


Sets the default console foreground and background colors.




COMP


Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.




COMPACT


Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.




CONVERT


Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.  You cannot convert the current drive.




COPY


Copies one or more files to another location.




DATE


Displays or sets the date.




DEL


Deletes one or more files.




DIR


Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.




DISKCOMP


Compares the contents of two floppy disks.




DISKCOPY


Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.




DISKPART


Displays or configures Disk Partition properties.




DOSKEY


Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.




DRIVERQUERY


Displays current device driver status and properties.




ECHO


Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.




ENDLOCAL


Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.




ERASE


Deletes one or more files.




EXIT


Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).




FC


Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them.




FIND


Searches for a text string in a file or files.




FINDSTR


Searches for strings in files.




FOR


Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.




FORMAT


Formats a disk for use with Windows.




FSUTIL


Displays or configures the file system properties.




FTYPE


Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.




GOTO


Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a batch program.




GPRESULT


Displays Group Policy information for machine or user.




GRAFTABL


Enables Windows to display an extended character set in graphics mode.



HELP 


Provides Help information for Windows commands.




ICACLS


Display, modify, backup, or restore ACLs for files and directories.




IF


Performs conditional processing in batch programs.




IpConfig


Gives  the Ip Address of the computer.




LABEL


Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.




MD


Creates a directory.




MKDIR


Creates a directory.




MKLINK


Creates Symbolic Links and Hard Links




MODE


Configures a system device.




MORE


Displays output one screen at a time.




MOVE


Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.




OPENFILES


Displays files opened by remote users for a file share.




PATH


Displays or sets a search path for executable files.




PAUSE


Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.




POPD


Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.




PRINT


Prints a text file.




PROMPT


Changes the Windows command prompt.




PUSHD


Saves the current directory then changes it.




RD


Removes a directory.




RECOVER


Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.




REM


Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.




REN


Renames a file or files.




RENAME


Renames a file or files.




REPLACE


Replaces files.




RMDIR


Removes a directory.




ROBOCOPY


Advanced utility to copy files and directory trees




SET


Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.




SETLOCAL


Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.




SC


Displays or configures services (background processes).




SCHTASKS


Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.




SHIFT


Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.




SHUTDOWN


Allows proper local or remote shutdown of machine.




SORT


Sorts input.




START


Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.




SUBST


Associates a path with a drive letter.




SYSTEMINFO


Displays machine specific properties and configuration.




TASKLIST


Displays all currently running tasks including services.




TASKKILL


Kill or stop a running process or application.




TIME


Displays or sets the system time.




TITLE


Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.




TREE


Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.




TYPE


Displays the contents of a text file.




VER 


Displays the Windows version.




VERIFY


Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.




VOL


Displays a disk volume label and serial number.




XCOPY


Copies files and directory trees.




WMIC


Displays WMI information inside interactive command shell.