Windows Commands

Question 1

help or /?

Answer 1

It shows available commands and you can get help on a specific command using /? switch.

Question 2

dir

Answer 2

Lists the files and folders in the current directory.

Question 3

cd

Answer 3

changes current directory.

Question 4

xcopy

Answer 4

Copies files and directories, including subdirectories (e.g., xcopy C:\source D:\destination /E).

Question 5

robocopy

Answer 5

Copies files and directories with advanced options for resilience and performance (e.g., /MIR).

Question 6

mkdir

Answer 6

make directory.

Question 7

rmdir /rd

Answer 7

removes a directory

Question 8

diskpart

Answer 8

Opens the disk partition management utility. It can be used with “select disk 0/1/2/…” or “select volume 0/1/…”. You can enter “detail disk” to see configuration information for the disk.

Question 9

format

Answer 9

creates a file system on a partition and deletes any data existing on the drive.

Question 10

chkdsk
X:
X: /f for fix
X: /r for recover

Answer 10

Checks a disk for errors and fixes them if possible.

Question 11

shutdown

Answer 11

closes all programs and services before powering off the computer. You can add delay by seconds using the /t nn switch.

Question 12

hibernate (shutdown /h)

Answer 12

save current session to disk before powering off.

Question 13

Logg off (shutdown /l)

Answer 13

Close all open programs and services started under the user account but leave the computer running.

Question 14

Restart (shutdown /r)

Answer 14

Close all open programs and services before rebooting without powering down.

Question 15

sfc

Answer 15

Provides a manual interface for verifying system files and restoring them from cache if they are found to be corrupt or damaged. common switches: /scannow - /scanonce - /scanboot

Question 16

Winver

Answer 16

reports the version of windows

Question 17

move

Answer 17

Moves files to a new location or renames them.

Question 18

del

Answer 18

Deletes a file (e.g., del file.txt deletes file.txt).

Question 19

rmdir

Answer 19

Deletes a directory (only if it’s empty).

Question 20

mkdir

Answer 20

Creates a new directory (e.g., mkdir NewFolder).

Question 21

echo

Answer 21

Displays messages or outputs text to a file (e.g., echo Hello > file.txt).

Question 22

ping

Answer 22

Tests the network connection to a host by sending ICMP packets (e.g., ping google.com).

Question 23

tracert

Answer 23

Traces the route packets take to a destination.

Question 24

pathping

Answer 24

Traces the route packets take to a destination.

Question 25

nslookup

Answer 25

Resolves a domain name to an IP address or vice versa (e.g., nslookup google.com).

Question 26

netstat

Answer 26

Displays active network connections and listening ports.

Question 27

ipconfig

Answer 27

Displays and manages network configuration settings.

Question 28

find

Answer 28

Searches for a specific string in a file (e.g., find “text” file.txt).