USEFUL CMD COMMANDS

 

All USEFUL CMD COMMANDS

In this article you will find all the useful CMD commands and their uses. You will also run how to Format a usb drive using command prompt.

For more information on a specific command, type HELP command-name

 

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 partition

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.

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 comman

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.

COLOR [attr]

 

    0 = Black       8 = Gray

    1 = Blue        9 = Light Blue

    2 = Green       A = Light Green

    3 = Aqua        B = Light Aqua

    4 = Red         C = Light Red

    5 = Purple      D = Light Purple

    6 = Yellow      E = Light Yellow

    7 = White       F = Bright White

 

MKDIRcreates any intermediate directories in the path, if needed.

For example, assume \a does not exist then:

mkdir \a\b\c\d

mkdir \a

chdir \a

mkdir b

chdir b

mkdir c

chdir c

mkdir d

 

> To check your PC details type command given below:-

dxdiag

> To clear Junk Files type commands given below:-

temp

  %temp%

prefetch

> To get your System Information type given below:-

  Msinfo32

> To get your System Configuration and settings type given below:-

msconfig

> To check your security system type given below:-

firewall.cpl

> For checking Hardisk run in CMD type given below:-

chkdsk /r

> To get your PC Registry Editor type given below:-

Regedit

 

> To repair hardisk error

run in CMD Admin

  Type chkdsk /f /r

then press <Y> to confirm

 

Format a USB flash and make Bootable

 

 1.      Diskpart

 2.       list disk                            

 3.      list disk                                        

 4.       select disk #                        

 5.       clean

 6.       create partition primary    

 7.       select partition 1               

 8.       active

 9.       format FS=NTFS               

 10.     assign

 11.     exit

 12.     Cd boot type E: CD BOOT

 13.     CD BOOT

 14.     BOOTSECT.EXE /nt60 I:

 

XCOPY

Where d is the drive letter of the DVD drive that holds the Windows 7 DVD, or the Drive letter of the path that you are saving in it the ISO file of Windows 7, and v  is the drive letter that you assigned to the external USB Stick in the previous step.

xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f v:

Xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\

 

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