windows command line

Question 1

help

Answer 1

Use if you’re not sure

> help chkdsk
> help dir

Also use:
[command] /?

Question 2

dir

Answer 2

List files and directories

Question 3

cd / chdir

Answer 3

Change working directory
Use backslash \ to specify volume or folder name

Question 4

..

Answer 4

Two dots/periods
The folder above the current folder

Question 5

md / mkdir

Answer 5

Make a directory

Question 6

rd / rmdir

Answer 6

Remove directory

Question 7

hostname

Answer 7

View the name of the device
– This is very useful when there are 10 different terminal
screen tabs in use
This is the Windows Device name
– Name can be changed in the System settings

Question 8

format

Answer 8

Formats a disk for use with Windows
BE CAREFUL - YOU CAN LOSE DATA

format c:

Question 9

copy (/v, /y)

Answer 9

Copy files from one location to another
/v - Verifies that new files are written correctly
/y - Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to
overwrite an existing destination file

Question 10

xcopy

Answer 10

Copies files and directory trees

xcopy /s Documents m:\backups

Question 11

robocopy

Answer 11

Robust Copy
A better Xcopy

Question 12

gpupdate

Answer 12

Force a Group Policy update

gpupdate /target:{computer|user} /force
gpupdate /target:user /force

Question 13

gpresult

Answer 13

Verify policy settings for a computer or user

gpresult /r
gpresult /user sgc/professor /v

Question 14

shutdown

Answer 14

Shutdown a computer

Question 15

shutdown /s /t nn

Answer 15

Wait nn seconds, then shutdown

Question 16

shutdown /r /t nn

Answer 16

Shutdown and restart after nn seconds

Question 17

shutdown /a

Answer 17

Abort the countdown!

Question 18

sfc

Answer 18

System File Checker

sfc /scannow

Question 19

chkdsk /f

Answer 19

Fixes logical file system errors on the disk

Question 20

chkdsk /r

Answer 20

Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information

Implies /f

Question 21

diskpart

Answer 21

Manage disk configurations

Question 22

winver

Answer 22

View the About Windows dialog

Question 23

ipconfig

Answer 23

Ping your local router/gateway
Determine TCP/IP and network adapter information
View additional configuration details

Question 24

ping

Answer 24

Test reachability

Question 25

netstat

Answer 25

Network statistics

Question 26

netstat -a

Answer 26

Show all active connections

Question 27

netstat -b

Answer 27

Show binaries (Windows)

Question 28

netstat -n

Answer 28

Do not resolve names

Question 29

nslookup

Answer 29

Lookup information from DNS servers Lookup names and IP addresses

Question 30

net

Answer 30

Windows network commands View network resources – net view \\ – net view /workgroup: Map a network share to a drive letter – net use h: \\\ View user account information and reset passwords – net user – net user * /domain

Question 31

tracert

Answer 31

Determine the route a packet takes to a destination

Question 32

pathping

Answer 32

Combine ping and traceroute First phase runs a traceroute Second phase measures round trip time and packet loss at each hop