Windows Commands Flashcards
Name 2 ways to open the windows command prompt screen
- windows + instant search + cmd
- ctrl + X
Shutdown command
C:> Shutdown
Shutdown switch — just shut down
-/s
shutdown switch — shutdown and restart
-/r
shutdown switch with time delay
-/t
list all running tasks
tasklist
stop procces by name or process id
taskkill
what is the command to list all processes running and their ID
C:> tasklist
What is the command to stop a task
Actual command to kill specific task
C:> taskkill /PID number (or name)
What command queries DC for group policy for changes
gpupdate
what command tells you what group policies have been updated
gpresult
what command would make a hard drive backup?
xcopy c:\backup path
What xcopy switch would copy all subdirectories?
-/s
what does xcopy switch /s do?
copies all subdirectories
what does xcopy switch -/v do?
verifies each copy
what does xcopy switch -/h do
no hidden files (to be copied)
what xcopy switch verifies each copy
-/v
what xcopy switch stops copying hidden files
-/h
what does robocopy do differently than xcopy
faster and has more file verification than xcopy
what robocopy switch stops hidden folders from being copied?
-/xa:h
what does robocopy switch -/xa:h do?
stops robocopy from copying hidden files
what command would you use to format a drive?
format (listdrive) /FS:(File system type ex:NTFS)
format drive /FS:NTFS
formats drive
what format drive switch would perform a quick format?
/q
How would you check a drive for errors?
chkdsk
how would you check a disk and perform fixes?
chkdsk /f
how would you perform a more thorough file check? Using what two types of commands?
- system file checker
- DISM
in this order
what command scans critical file systems and fixes them?
sfc /scannow
sfc /scannow
scans critical system files and fixes them
sfc /verifyonly
scans critical system files and tell you what errors exist
how would you scan critical system files and verify whether any errors exist without fixing them?
sfc /verifyonly
How would you find problems, check online to verify and fix problems?
dism /online /cleanup-image /restore
dism /online /cleanup-image /restore
finds problems
checks online to verify files
fixes problems
diskpart command
opens an interactive screen that allows you to input dispart commands
diskpart> list disk
lists available disks
what number disk is the boot?
0
how would you select a disk in diskpart
select disk +
how would you create a primary partition in diskpart?
diskpart> create partition primary
what steps would you take to create a new primary partition?
7 steps
- diskpart
- diskpart> list disk
- diskpart> select disk #
- diskpart> create partition primary
- diskpart> select partition #
- diskpart> format FS=NTFS quick
- diskpart> assign letter=X
what command would you use to delete a file?
del filename.ext
what command would you use to delete all files with an extension?
del *.ext
del *.ext
deletes all files with that extension
del * . *
delete everything
copy filename.ext path
copies file from one location to the next
move filename.ext path
moves the file (without retaining the copy in the original location) to a new location
copy *.ext path
copies everything with that extention to the new location
copy . path
copies everything in one location to the path location
how would you create a new folder? 2 steps
- make sure you’re in the folder above the location where you want the new folder to be located
- md_name
md_name
make directory (folder)
how would you remove a directory?
rd_name
rd_name
removes a directory
2 help commands?
/?
help command
how would you clear the screen?
cls
