Windows Basic 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
Q

cd

A

change directory

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5
Q

ls

A

list directory

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6
Q

pushd

A

push directory

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7
Q

popd

A

pop directory

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8
Q

cp

A

copy a file or directory

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9
Q

robocopy

A

robust copy

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10
Q

mv

A

move a file or directory

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11
Q

more

A

page through a file

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12
Q

type

A

print the whole file

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13
Q

forfiles

A

run a command on lots of files

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14
Q

dir -r

A

find files

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15
Q

select-string

A

find things inside files

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16
Q

help

A

read a manual page

17
Q

helpctr

A

find what man page is appropriate

18
Q

echo

A

print some arguments

19
Q

set

A

export/set a new environment variable

20
Q

exit

A

exit the shell

21
Q

runas

A

become super user root

22
Q

new-item

A

makes an empty file