Command Prompt

Performs text-based (command-line) functions.

HELP command list

Command: Help information on this command.
ASSOC: Displays or modifies file extension associations.
ATTRIB: Displays or changes file attributes.
BREAK: Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
BOOTCFG: Sets properties in boot.ini file 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 partitions.
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.
EVENTQUERY: Displays event log entries for specified criteria.
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.
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.
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.
PAGEFILECONFIG: Displays or configures Pagefile properties.
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.
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 command.
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.

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