Command Line Commands Flashcards
To become fluent in the various commands in the Windows PowerShell command line.
pwd
Print working directory
hostname
my computer’s network name
mkdir
make directory
cd
change directory
ls
list directory
rmdir
remove directory
pushd
push directory
popd
pop directory
cp
copy a file or directory
robocopy
robust copy
mv
move a file or directory
more
page through a file
type
print the whole file
for files
run a command on lots of files
dir -r
find files
select -string
finds things inside files
help
read a manual page
helpctr
find what man page is appropriate
echo
print some arguments
set
export/set a new environment variable
exit
exit the shell
runas
DANGER! become superuser root DANGER!
attrib
change permission modifiers
iCACLS
change ownership
(pipe)
takes output from command on the left, and runs command on the right on it
>
Takes command of the file on the left, and writes it to the file on the right.
>>
Takes ouput from command on the left, and appends it to the file on the right.
*
matches anything in a wildcard like *.txt
dir -r -filter
finds all files that fill filter parameters, for instance “*.mp4” finds all mp4 files
