Windows Commands Flashcards
cd/chdir
change directories
dir
view listing of files and folders/subdirectories in a directory
md/mkdir
make a directory
rd/rmdir
delete directory
cd
navigation within current drive
How to navigate to another drive?
Drive letter followed by semicolon (eg, x;)
ipconfig
basic connectivity information (IP address, subnet mask, default gateway)
ping
sends packet to specified address to verify network connectivity
hostname
pulls up identity of computer the command prompt is on
netstat
displays al listening and established connections on the host network
nslookup
verifies DNS addresses
chkdsk
view information about hard disk
net user
lists all local accounts on host system
net use
maps drive letters to network shares
tracert
shows path a packet takes on a network to arrive at a specified destination
format
removes data from disks and prepares for new use
xcopy
copies folders and files
copy
copies specified files
robocopy
copies files while keeping permissions intact
gpupdate
updates group policies
gpresult
views values of the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) for a remote use and the users’ computer
shutdown
scheduling shutdown or restart remotely or locally
sfc
System File Checker, verifies and checks the version of the file system on the computer
[command name]/?
provides help for a command
diskpart
manages disks, partitions, and volumes
pathping
combination of tracert and ping
winver
opens GUI dialog containing Windows version information
