Windows Introductory CLI Commands

Question 1

prompt
prompt $P
prompt $G

Answer 1

specifies text for command prompt
Specifies working directory for command prompt
Specifies ‘>’ for command prompt
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Question 2

dir
dir /T:
dir /A:
dir /S:

Answer 2

Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory
Controls which time field to display.
Displays files with a specified attribute
Displays files in directories and all subdirectories
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Question 3

attrib
attrib +R
attrib -H
attrib +S
attrib -A

Answer 3

Displays or changes file attributes.
Turns on/off read-only attribute
Turns on/off hidden attribute
Turns on/off system attribute
Turns on/off archive attribut
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Question 4

date

date /t

Answer 4

prompts for date change
displays date without prompting for change
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Question 5

time

time /t

Answer 5

displays time and prompts for change
displays time and does not prompt for change
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Question 6

ver

Answer 6

displays OS version

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Question 7

title

Answer 7

sets the title for the CLI window

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Question 8

exit

Answer 8

exits the CLI window

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Question 9

mkdir (MaKe DIRectory)

Answer 9

Creates a directory

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Question 10

rmdir (ReMoves DIRectory)

rmdir directoryname /s

Answer 10

Removes a directory
removes all subdirectories
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Question 11

copy con filename.fileext.

Answer 11

creates a file to contain text written into the console. CTRL +Z and enter to save file as designated filename and filetype
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Question 12

notepad

Answer 12

create and edit text files

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Question 13

copy

Answer 13

Copies one or more files to another location. Can also name the copied file.
Syntax: copy
copy
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Question 14

move

Answer 14

Moves and renames files and directories.

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Question 15

ren (REName)

Answer 15

Renames a file or directory

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Question 16

type

Answer 16

Displays contents of a text file or files

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Question 17

(pipe)

Answer 17

passes the output of one command to the input of another

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Question 18

find
find /n
find /I

Answer 18

Searches for a text string in a text file or files
Displays line numbers of lines containing specified text string
Ignores case when searching for specified string
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Question 19

del

Answer 19

deletes one or more files

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Question 20

xcopy

xcopy /e

Answer 20

Copies directory trees and files
Copies directories and subdirectories, including empty ones
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Question 21

doskey

doskey /history

Answer 21

Recalls Windows commands
Displays all previously entered commands
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Question 22

>

command, not prompt!

Answer 22

Redirects standard command output to a file instead of displaying results on the screen. If the file does not exist, it is created. If the file does exist, it is overwritten.
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Question 23

> >

Answer 23

Appends standard output to the end of another file. If the file does not exist, it is created.
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Question 24

tree
tree /f
tree /a

Answer 24

Graphically displays the folder structure of a drive or path.
Displays the names of files in each folder
Uses ASCII instead of extended characters
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