Windows Powershell

Question 1

pwd

Answer 1

print working directory

Question 2

hostname

Answer 2

my computer’s network name

Question 3

mkdir

Answer 3

make directory

Question 4

ls

Answer 4

list directory

Question 5

rmdir

Answer 5

remove directory

Question 6

cd

Answer 6

change directory

Question 7

pushd

Answer 7

push directory

Question 8

popd

Answer 8

pop directory

Question 9

cp

Answer 9

copy a file or directory

Question 10

robocopy

Answer 10

robust copy

Question 11

mv

Answer 11

move a file or directory

Question 12

more

Answer 12

page through a file

Question 13

type

Answer 13

print the whole file

Question 14

forfiles

Answer 14

run a command on lots of files

Question 15

dir -r

Answer 15

find files

Question 16

select-string

Answer 16

find things inside files

Question 17

help

Answer 17

read a manual page

Question 18

helpctr

Answer 18

find what man page is appropriate

Question 19

echo

Answer 19

print some arguments

Question 20

set

Answer 20

export/set a new environment varialble

Question 21

exit

Answer 21

exit the shell

Question 22

runas

Answer 22

DANGER! become super user root DANGER!

Question 23

rm

Answer 23

remove a file or folder

Question 24

rm -r

Answer 24

recursive remove every thing within a directory

Question 25

forfiles

Answer 25

Selects and executes a command on a file or set of files. This command is useful for batch processing.

Question 26

runas

Answer 26

Allows a user to run specific tools and programs with different permissions than the user’s current logon provides.

Question 27

attrib

Answer 27

Displays, sets, or removes attributes assigned to files or directories. If used without parameters, attrib displays attributes of all files in the current directory.

Question 28

icacls

Answer 28

Displays or modifies discretionary access control lists (DACLs) on specified files, and applies stored DACLs to files in specified directories.