| Code |
Description |
| ADDUSERS |
Add or list users to/from a CSV file |
| ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
| ASSOC |
Change file extension associations |
| ASSOCIAT |
One step file association |
| AT |
Schedule a command to run at a later
time |
| ATTRIB |
Change file attributes |
| BROWSTAT |
Get domain, browser and PDC info |
| CACLS |
Change file permissions |
| CALL |
Call one batch program from another |
| CD |
Change Directory - move to a specific Folder |
| CHANGE |
Change Terminal Server Session properties |
| CHKDSK |
Check Disk - check and repair disk problems |
| CHKTFS |
Check the NTFS file system |
| CHOICE |
Accept keyboard input to a batch file |
| CIPHER |
Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders |
| CleanMgr |
Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle
bin |
| CLEARMEM |
Clear memory leaks |
| CLIP |
Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard. |
| CLS |
Clear the screen |
| CLUSTER |
Windows Clustering |
| CMD |
Start a new CMD shell |
| COLOR |
Change colours of the CMD window |
| COMP |
Compare the contents of two files or sets of files |
| COMPACT |
Compress files or folders on an
NTFS partition |
| COMPRESS |
Compress individual files on an NTFS
partition |
| CON2PRT |
Connect or disconnect a Printer |
| CONVERT |
Convert a FAT drive to NTFS. |
| COPY |
Copy one or more files to another
location |
| CSVDE |
Import or Export Active Directory data |
| DATE |
Display or set the date |
| Dcomcnfg |
DCOM Configuration Utility |
| DEFRAG |
Defragment hard drive |
| DEL |
Delete one or more files |
| DELPROF |
Delete NT user profiles |
| DELTREE |
Delete a folder and all subfolders |
| DevCon |
Device Manager Command Line Utility |
| DIR |
Display a list of files and folders |
| DIRUSE |
Display disk usage |
| DISKCOMP |
Compare the contents of two floppy disks |
| DISKCOPY |
Copy the contents of one floppy disk to
another |
| DNSSTAT |
DNS Statistics |
| DOSKEY |
Edit command line, recall commands, and
create macros |
| DSADD |
Add user (computer, group..) to active directory |
| DSQUERY |
List items in active directory |
| DSMOD |
Modify user (computer, group..) in
active directory |
| ECHO |
Display message on screen |
| ENDLOCAL |
End localisation of environment changes
in a batch file |
| ERASE |
Delete one or more files |
| EXIT |
Quit the CMD shell |
| EXPAND |
Uncompress files |
| EXTRACT |
Uncompress CAB files |
| FC |
Compare two files |
| FDISK |
Disk Format and partition |
| FIND |
Search for a text string in a file |
| FINDSTR |
Search for strings in files |
| FOR |
Conditionally perform a command several
times |
| FORFILES |
Batch process multiple files |
| FORMAT |
Format a disk |
| FREEDISK |
Check free disk space (in bytes) |
| FSUTIL |
File and Volume utilities |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| FTYPE |
Display or modify file types used in
file extension associations |
| GLOBAL |
Display membership of global groups |
| GOTO |
Direct a batch program to jump to a
labelled line |
| HELP |
Online Help |
| HFNETCHK |
Network Security Hotfix Checker |
| IF |
Conditionally perform a command |
| IFMEMBER |
Is the current user in an NT
Workgroup |
| INSTSRV |
Install an NT Service |
| IPCONFIG |
Configure IP |
| KILL |
Remove a program from memory |
| LABEL |
Edit a disk label |
| LOCAL |
Display membership of local groups |
| LOGEVENT |
Write text to the NT event viewer. |
| LOGOFF |
Log a user off |
| LOGTIME |
Log the date and time in a file |
| MAPISEND |
Send email from the command line |
| MEM |
Display memory usage |
| MD |
Create new folders |
| MODE |
Configure a system device |
| MORE |
Display output, one screen at a time |
| MOUNTVOL |
Manage a volume mount point |
| MOVE |
Move files from one folder to another |
| MOVEUSER |
Move a user from one domain to another |
| MSG |
Send a message |
| MSIEXEC |
Microsoft Windows Installer |
| MSINFO |
Windows NT diagnostics |
| MSTSC |
Terminal Server Connection (Remote
Desktop Protocol) |
| MUNGE |
Find and Replace text within file(s) |
| MV |
Copy in-use files |
| NET |
Manage network resources |
| NETDOM |
Domain Manager |
| NETSH |
Configure network protocols |
| NETSVC |
Command-line Service Controller |
| NBTSTAT |
Display networking statistics (NetBIOS
over TCP/IP) |
| NETSTAT |
Display networking statistics (TCP/IP) |
| NOW |
Display the current Date and Time |
| NSLOOKUP |
Name server lookup |
| NTBACKUP |
Backup folders to tape |
| NTRIGHTS |
Edit user account rights |
| PATH |
Display or set a search path for
executable files |
| PATHPING |
Trace route plus network latency and
packet loss |
| PAUSE |
Suspend processing of a batch file and
display a message |
| PERMS |
Show permissions for a user |
| PERFMON |
Performance Monitor |
| PING |
Test a network connection |
| POPD |
Restore the previous value of the
current directory saved by PUSHD |
| PORTQRY |
Display the status of ports and services |
| PRINT |
Print a text file
|
| PNCNEG |
Display, configure or rename a printer
|
| PRNMNGR |
Add, delete, list printers set the
default printer
|
| PROMPT |
Change the command prompt
|
| PUSHD |
Save and then change the current
directory
|
| QGREP |
Search file(s) for lines that match a
given pattern
|
| RASDIAL |
Manage RAS connections
|
| RASPHONE |
Manage RAS connections |
| RECOVER |
Recover a damaged file from a defective
disk. |
| REG |
Read, Set or Delete registry keys and
values |
| REGEDIT |
Import or export registry settings |
| REGSVR32 |
Register or unregister a DLL |
| REGINI |
Change Registry Permissions |
| REM |
Record comments (remarks) in a batch
file |
| REN |
Rename a file or files. |
| REPLACE |
Replace or update one file with another |
| RD |
Delete folder(s) |
| RDISK |
Create a Recovery Disk |
| RMTSHARE |
Share a folder or a printer |
| ROBOCOPY |
Robust File and Folder Copy |
| ROUTE |
Manipulate network routing tables |
| RUNAS |
Execute a program under a different user
account |
| RUNDLL32 |
Run a DLL command (add/remove print
connections) |
| SC |
Service Control |
| SCHTASKS |
Create or Edit Scheduled Tasks |
| SCLIST |
Display NT Services |
| ScriptIt |
Control GUI applications |
| SET |
Display, set, or remove environment
variables |
| SETLOCAL |
Begin localisation of environment
changes in a batch file |
| SETX |
Set environment variables permanentl |
| SHARE |
List or edit a file share or print share |
| SHIFT |
Shift the position of replaceable
parameters in a batch file |
| SHORTCUT |
Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file) |
| SHOWGRPS |
List the NT Workgroups a user has joined |
| SHOWMBRS |
List the Users who are members of a
Workgroup |
| SHUTDOWN |
Shutdown the computer |
| SLEEP |
Wait for x seconds |
| SOON |
Schedule a command to run in the near
future |
| SORT |
Sort input |
| START |
Start a separate window to run a
specified program or comma |
| SU |
Switch User |
| SUBINACL |
Edit file and folder Permissions,
Ownership and Domain |
| SUBST |
Associate a path with a drive letter |
| TASKLIST |
List running applications and services |
| TIME |
Display or set the system time |
| TIMEOUT |
Delay processing of a batch file |
| TITLE |
Set the window title for a CMD.EXE
session |
| TOUCH |
Change file timestamps |
| TRACERT |
Trace route to a remote host |
| TREE |
Graphical display of folder structure |
| TYPE |
Display the contents of a text file |
| USRSTAT |
List domain usernames and last login |
| VER |
Display version information |
| VERIFY |
Verify that files have been saved |
| VOL |
Display a disk label |
| WHERE |
Locate and display files in a directory
tree |
| WHOAMI |
Output the current UserName and domain |
| WINDIFF |
Compare the contents of two files or
sets of files |
| WINMSD |
Windows system diagnostics |
| WINMSDP |
Windows system diagnostics II |
| WMIC |
WMI Commands |
| XCACLS |
Change file permissions |
| XCOPY |
Copy files and folders |