Powershell - Commands Flashcards by James Buchanan

Q

hostname

A

my computer’s network name

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pwd

A

print working directory

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mkdir

A

make directory

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cd

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change directory

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ls

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list directory

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rmdir

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remove directory

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pushd

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push directory

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popd

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pop directory

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cp

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copy a file or directory

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robocopy

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robust copy

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mv

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move a file or directory

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more

A

page through a file

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type

A

print the whole file

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forfiles

A

run a command on lots of files

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dir -r

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find files

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select-string

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find things inside files

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help

A

read a manual page

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helpctr

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Find what man page is appropriate

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echo

A

print some arguments

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set

A

export/set a new environment variable

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exit

A

exit the shell

Q

runas

A

DANGER! become super user root DANGER!

Q

print working directory

A

pwd

Q

my computer’s network name

A

hostname

Q

make directory

A

mkdir

Q

change directory

A

cd

Q

list directory

A

ls

Q

remove directory

A

rmdir

Q

push directory

A

pushd

Q

pop directory

A

popd

Q

copy a file or directory

A

cp

Q

robust copy

A

robocopy

Q

move a file or directory

A

mv

Q

page through a file

A

more

Q

print the whole file

A

type

Q

run a command on lots of files

A

forfiles

Q

find files

A

dir -r

Q

find things inside files

A

select-string

Q

read a manual page

A

help

Q

Find what man page is appropriate

A

helpctr

Q

print some arguments

A

echo

Q

export/set a new environment variable

A

set

Q

exit the shell

A

exit

Q

DANGER! become super user root DANGER!

A

runas