A - G COMMANDS
| Command | Explanation from PNG |
|---|---|
| ADDUSERS | View, add, or remove users for a CSV File |
| Admodcmd | Bulk modify an active directory |
| ARP | Display and change the Mac address to IP tables |
| ASSOC | View and alter file extention application associations |
| ASSOCIAT | One step- assign a file extention with an application |
| AT | Schedule a command to have it run at a particular time |
| ATTRIB | View and alter file attributes (system, hidden, etc…) |
| BCDBOOT | Set up or repair a partition- use /(volume letter) to specify |
| BCDEDIT | Edit and manage boot configuration data |
| BITSADMIN | B.I.T.S- Copy large files between machines (Windows Update) |
| BOOTCFG | Edit your OS boot settings and options |
| BROWSTAT | View and configure browser operations; view domain and PDC info |
| CACLS | Display and modify file and folder permissions |
| CALL | Call a batch program or subroutine from a batch program |
| CD | Change/move to specific directory (folder/drive) |
| CERTREQ | Request a certifcate from a certification authority |
| CERTUTIL | Certification authority utility |
| CHANGE | Change a terminal server to a mode (install mode) for the session |
| CHKDSK | Check Disk - to check and repair add /f to the command |
| CHKNTFS | Check file system (CHKDSK)- add /c to schedule for next boot |
| CHOICE | Accept single key press capture to a batch file |
| CIPHER | Display encryption info, Encrypt or Decrypt (NTFS only) |
| CLEARMEM | Clear system memory (leaks) |
| CLIP | Copy command result to clipboard (like copy) |
| CLS | Clear Screen |
| CLUSTER | Windows Clustering (NLB and failover clustering) |
| CMD | Open a new cmd window |
| CMDKEY | View, edit, or delete stored credentials |
| COLOR | Change default cmd window colors |
| COMP | Compare two files (or file sets)- display differences |
| COMPACT | Compress file or folders (NTFS only) |
| COMPRESS | Compress individual files (NTFS only) |
| CON2PRT | Printer- connect, disconnect, or specify default |
| CONVERT | Convert to NTSF drive (from FAT drive) |
| COPY | Copy file(s) to a destination (add /b to copy in binary mode) |
| CSCcmd | Configure offline caching of network files |
| CSVDE | Active Directory data- Import or Export as CSV file |
| CleanMgr | Cleanup temp files, caches, and recycle bin |
| Coreinfo | View the logical/physical processor mapping employed by the machine |
| DATE | View/change data and time |
| DEFRAG | Defragment drive or volume |
| DEL | Delete file(s) or folder(s) |
| DELPROF | Delete remote or local user profiles |
| DELTREE | Delete a system tree (folder and it's contents), or multiple files |
| DIR | Display a directory (files and subfolders) |
| DIRQUOTA | View resource manager disk quotas for the file server |
| DIRUSE | View disk usage |
| DISKPART | View/Delete/Create disk partitions |
| DISKSHADOW | Volume Shadow Copy Service- create read-only volume copies |
| DISKUSE | Display the disk usage (free space) |
| DNSSTAT | Display DNS stats |
| DOSKEY | Recall and edit commands; Create macros |
| DSACLs | View and edit Active Directory ACLs |
| DSAdd | Add an item to the active directory |
| DSGet | Display contents of active directory |
| DSMod | Modify object in active directory |
| DSMove | Rename or remove an object in the active directory |
| DSQuery | Search for item in active directory |
| DSRM | Delete items from active directory |
| Devcon | Powerful device manager |
| DriverQuery | Display list of installed drivers and info |
| Dsmgmt | Directory service management |
| ECHO | Displaying Messages- Turn on, turn off, view status |
| ENDLOCAL | Reverses SETLOCAL command (restores original state) |
| ERASE | Delete file(s) or folder(s) |
| EVENTCREATE | Windows event log- add message |
| EXIT | Quit CMD and quit current processes |
| EXPAND | Uncompress compressed (.zip) files |
| EXPLORER | Open 'Windows Explorer' |
| EXTRACT | EXPAND for CAB files |
| FC | Compare files' contents- display differences |
| FIND | Search for and display a text string in a file |
| FINDSTR | Search for and display text strings in files |
| FOR | Loop command: conditional comand several times |
| FOR /F | Loop command: conditionally perform a command for a set of files |
| FORFILES | Batch execute a command on multiple files |
| FORMAT | Format a disk to be Windows usable |
| FREEDISK | View free disk space (bytes) |
| FSUTIL | Management utilities for FAT and NTFS |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| FTYPE | View or edit file type/application associations |
| GETMAC | View MAC address and properties |
| GLOBAL | Display membership of remote groups and domains |
| GOTO | Tell a batch program to go a line |
| GPRESULT | View Resultant Set of Policy info for a remote computer |
| GPUPDATE | Apply new/changed Group Policy settings |