Windows Command Line Commands

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Help[command-name]

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Provides specific information for any CLI command. Alternatively, you can use [command-name]/?

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Taskkill

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Stops a running application

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Bootrec

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Repairs the MBR

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Shutdown

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Shuts down a local or remote machine

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Tasklist

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Displays currently running applications

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MD

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Creates a new directory

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RD

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Removes a directory

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CD

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Changes to a different directory (navigation)

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DEL

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deletes a file

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FORMAT

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formats a drive, mount point, or volume with a file system.

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COPY

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copies files from one location to another

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XCOPY

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-copies files, directories, or entire drives from one location to another.

-copies a directory and its contents from one loc to another unless empty

-copies only files with the archive attribute set

copies and verifies that each new file is the same as the source file

-copies without prompting to overwrite existing files

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ROBOCOPY

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copies a file

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SFC

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Checks and replaces all of the protected system files with known good versions if they have become corrupted or been deleted

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CHKDSK

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-Creates a report about the disk

-Fixes any file allocation table entries

- Attempts to recover data from bad sectors of the drive

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RUNAS

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Allows a user to run specific tools and programs with different permissions than the user's current logon provides

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GPUPDATE

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Refreshes Group Policy settings, including security settings

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GPRESULT

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Displays Group Policy settings and Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP) for a user or a computer

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DIR

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Displays a list of a directory's files and subdirectories

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EXIT

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Quits the command prompt

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EXPAND

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Uncompresses one or more files from CAB cabinet files

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RSTRUI

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Starts the System Restore utility

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BOOTREC

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Fixes boot sector problems that prevents Windows from starting. This tool is only available in the Recovery Environment. Refer to BOOTREC help for more information

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DEFRAG

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Optimizes files on disks to improve system performance

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DISKPART

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Creates, deletes, and resizes hard drive partitions. DISKPART can also assign or reassign drive letter. Care should be exercised when working with DISKPART.