Cmd Commands

Cmd Commands


Microsoft DOS and Windows command line

  • Short for Microsoft Disk Operating System, MS-DOS is a non-graphical command line operating system created for IBM compatible computers.

  • MS-DOS was first introduced by Microsoft in August 1981 and was last updated in 1994 with MS-DOS 6.22. Although the MS-DOS operating system is rarely used today, the command shell commonly known as the Windows command line is still widely used. Continue reading >>

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  • If you are new to MS-DOS or the Windows command line, we suggest starting with how to use the Windows command line.

    MS-DOS command list

  • A ansi.sys | append | arp | assign | assoc | at | atmadm | attrib

  • B backup | batch | bcdedit | bootcfg | bootsect | break

  • C cacls | call | cd | chcp | chdir | chkdsk | chkntfs | choice | cipher | clip | cls | cmd | color | command | comp | compact | control | convert | copy | ctty

  • D date | debug | defrag | del | delete | deltree | dir | disable | diskcomp | diskcopy | diskpart | doskey | dosshell | driverquery | drivparm | dumpchk

  • E echo | edit | edlin | emm386 | enable | endlocal | erase | exit | expand | extract

  • F fasthelp | fc | fciv | fdisk | find | findstr | fixboot | fixmbr | for | forfiles | format | ftp | fType

  • G goto | gpupdate | graftabl

  • H help | himem.sys | hostname

  • I icacls | if | ifshlp.sys | ipconfig

  • J None

  • K keyb

  • L label | lh | listsvc | loadfix | loadhigh | lock | logoff | logon

  • M map | md | mem | mkdir | mklink | mode | more | move | msav | msbackup | mscdex | msd | msg | mwbackup

  • N nbtstat | net
    | netsh | netstat | nlsfunc | nslookup

  • O None

  • P path | pathping | pause | ping | popd | power | print | prompt | pushd

  • Q qbasic

  • R rd | reg | ren | rename | rmdir | robocopy | route | runas

  • S sc | ScanDisk | scanreg | schtasks | set | setlocal | setver | sfc | share | shift | shutdown | smartdrv | sort | start | subst | switches | sys | systeminfo | systemroot

  • T taskkill | tasklist | telnet | time | title | tracert | tree | tskill | type

  • U undelete | unformat | unlock

  • V ver | verify | vol

  • W wmic

  • X xcopy

  • Y None

  • Z None

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