| ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol, binds a network-layer IP address to an Ethernet address. Type ARP/? for list of commands. |
| ASSOC |
Displays and modifies file extension associations. |
| AT |
Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer at a specified time and date. |
| ATTRIB |
Displays file attributes. |
| BOOTCFG |
Configures, queries, or changes Boot.ini file settings. |
| BREAK |
Sets CTRL+C checking. BREAK ON and OFF to turn it on or off. |
| CACLS |
Displays and modifies Access Control Lists. |
| CALL |
Calls one batch program from another without stopping the parent batch program. |
| CD |
Change Directory - move to a specific Folder. |
| CHCP |
Extends the windows character set by setting the Active Code Page which is usually determined by the COUNTRY command in config.sys. |
| CHDIR |
Displays the name of or changes the current directory. Same as CD. |
| CHKDSK |
"Check Disk" Scans hardrives(or other disks) for errors, bad files, damage, etc. |
| CHKNTFS |
Displays or specifies whether automatic system checking is scheduled to be run on a FAT, FAT32, or NTFS volume when the computer is started. |
| CHOICE |
Accept keyboard input to a batch file. |
| CIPHER |
Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders. |
| CLS |
Clears the screen. |
| CMD |
Start a new CMD shell. |
| COLOR |
Change colors of the CMD window. |
| COMP |
Compares the contents of two files or sets of files byte by byte. |
| COMPACT |
Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions. |
| CONVERT |
Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. |
| COPY |
Copies one or more files from one location to another. |
| DATE |
Show the system date and alows you to change it. |
| DEFRAG |
Defragment the hard drive. |
| DEL |
Delete one or more files. |
| DIR |
Display a list of files and folders. |
| DISKCOMP |
Compares the contents of two floppy disks. |
| DISKCOPY |
Copies the contents of the floppy disk in the source drive to a formatted or unformatted floppy disk in the destination drive. |
| DOSKEY |
Calls Doskey.exe, which recalls Windows commands, edits command lines, and creates macros. |
| ECHO |
Echos commands. Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off. |
| ENDLOCAL |
Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file, restoring environment variables to their values before the matching setlocal command. |
| ERASE |
Works the same as DEL. Deletes one or more files. |
| EXIT |
Exits command shell. |
| EXPAND |
Expands one or more compressed files. This command is used to retrieve compressed files from distribution disks. |
| FC |
Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them. |
| FIND |
Searches for a specific string of text in a file or files. |
| FINDSTR |
Search for a string in a file or files. More powerful than FIND. |
| FOR |
Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files. |
| FORMAT |
Format a disk. |
| FTYPE |
Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations. |
| GOTO |
Within a batch program, directs Windows to a line identified by a label. When the label is found, it processes the commands that begin on the next line. |
| GRAFTABL |
Enables the ability to display an extended character set in graphics mode. |
| HELP |
Provides online information about system commands. |
| IF |
Performs boolean operations in batch files. Performs conditional processing in batch programs. |
| LABEL |
Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label (that is, the name) of a disk. |
| MKDIR and MD |
Creates directories(folders). |
| MODE |
Displays system status, changes system settings, or reconfigures ports or devices. |
| MORE |
Displays output one screen at a time. Preceded by the pipe "|" character. |
| MOUNTVOL |
Creates, deletes, or lists a volume mount point. |
| MOVE |
Moves one or more files from one directory to the specified directory. |
| PATH |
Sets a directory search order, a batch command. Displays or sets a search path for executable files. |
| PAUSE |
Suspends processing of a batch program and displays a message prompting the user to press any key to continue. |
| POPD |
Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD. |
| PRINT |
Sends a text file to a printer. |
| PROMPT |
Changes the Windows command prompt. |
| PUSHD |
Stores the name of the current directory for use by the POPD command before changing the current directory to the specified directory. |
| RECOVER |
Recovers data from a corrupted disk. Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk. |
| REM |
Enables you to include comments (remarks) in a batch file or in your configuration files. |
| REN or RENAME |
REN is short for "rename" and is used to rename files. Renames a file or files. |
| REPLACE |
Replaces files in the destination directory with files in the source directory that have the same name. |
| RMDIR or RD |
Remove directory. |
| SET |
Displays, sets, or removes environment variables. |
| SHIFT |
Changes the position of batch parameters in a batch file. |
| SORT |
Reads input, sorts data, and writes the results to the screen, to a file, or to another device. |
| START |
Starts a separate Command Prompt window to run a specified program or command. |
| SUBST |
Associate a path with a drive letter. |
| TIME |
Displays or sets the system time. |
| TITLE |
Changes the title of the command window. |
| TREE |
Graphically displays the directory structure of a path or of the disk in a drive. |
| TYPE |
TYPE is a program that will show the contents of a file without opening it for editing. |
| VER |
Displays the Windows version number. |
| VERIFY |
If turned on, reports whether or not files were saved correctly. VERIFY is usually off. |
| VOL |
Displays the disk volume label and serial number, if they exist. |
| XCOPY |
Extends the COPY command. Copies files and directory trees. |
| :: |
Comment / Remark. |