Windows Command Line Commands Flashcards

Learn basic command line commands

1
Q

pwd

A

print working directory

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2
Q

hostname

A

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

rmdir

A

remove directory

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7
Q

pushd

A

push directory onto the stack and make it the pwd

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8
Q

popd

A

make the last directory on the stack the pwd

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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 a 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

17
Q

help

A

read a manual page

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

become super user root

23
Q

Get-Location -stack

A

show the directory stack