Powershell Commands Flashcards

1
Q

pwd

A

print working directory

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2
Q

hostname

A

my computer’s network name

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3
Q

mkdir

A

make directory

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4
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cd

A

change directory

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5
Q

ls

A

list directory

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6
Q

rmdir

A

remove directory

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7
Q

pushd

A

push directory

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8
Q

popd

A

pop directory

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9
Q

cp

A

copy a file or directory

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10
Q

robocopy

A

robust copy

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11
Q

mv

A

move a file or directory

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12
Q

more

A

page through a file

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13
Q

type

A

print the whole file

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14
Q

forfiles

A

run a command on lots of files

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15
Q

dir -r

A

find files

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16
Q

select-string

A

find things inside files

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17
Q

help

A

read a manual page

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18
Q

helpctr

A

find what man page is appropriate

19
Q

echo

A

print some arguments

20
Q

set

A

export/set a new environment variable

21
Q

exit

A

exit the shell

22
Q

runas

A

DANGER! become super user root DANGER

23
Q

print working directory

A

pwd

24
Q

my computer’s network name

A

hostname

25
Q

make directory

A

mkdir

26
Q

change directory

A

cd

27
Q

list directory

A

ls

28
Q

remove directory

A

rmdir

29
Q

push directory

A

pushd

30
Q

pop directory

A

popd

31
Q

copy a file or directory

A

cp

32
Q

robust copy

A

robocopy

33
Q

move a file or directory

A

mv

34
Q

page through a file

A

more

35
Q

print the whole file

A

type

36
Q

run a command on lots of files

A

forfiles

37
Q

find files

A

dir -r

38
Q

find things inside files

A

select-string

39
Q

read a manual page

A

help

40
Q

find what man page is appropriate

A

helpctr

41
Q

print some arguments

A

echo

42
Q

export/set a new environment variable

A

set

43
Q

exit the shell

A

exit

44
Q

DANGER! become super user root DANGER

A

runas