Windows cmd/powershell Basic Commands Flashcards by John Nelson

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pwd

A

Print Working Directory

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hostname

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My computer’s network name

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mkdir

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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

A

Remove directory

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pushd

A

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

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Print the whole file

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forfiles

A

Run a command on lots of files

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dir -r

A

Find files

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select-string

A

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

What command does the following?

Print Working Directory

A

pwd

Q

What command does the following?

My computer’s network name

A

hostname

Q

What command does the following?

Make directory

A

mkdir

Q

What command does the following?

Change directory

A

cd

Q

What command does the following?

list directory

A

ls

Q

What command does the following?

Remove directory

A

rmdir

Q

What command does the following?

push directory

A

pushd

Q

What command does the following?

Pop directory

A

popd

Q

What command does the following?

Copy a file or directory

A

cp

Q

What command does the following?

Robust copy

A

robocopy

Q

What command does the following?

Move a file or directory

A

mv

Q

What command does the following?

Page through a file

A

more

Q

What command does the following?

Print the whole file

A

type

Q

What command does the following?

Run a command on lots of files

A

forfiles

Q

What command does the following?

Find files

A

dir -r

Q

What command does the following?

find things inside files

A

select-string

Q

What command does the following?

Read a manual page

A

help

Q

What command does the following?

Find what man page is appropriate

A

helpctr

Q

What command does the following?

Print some arguments

A

echo

Q

What command does the following?

Export/set a new environment variable

A

set

Q

What command does the following?

Exit the shell

A

exit

Q

What command does the following?

DANGER! Become super user root DANGER!

A

runas