List of Useful CMD Commands - Part 1 | HackThatCORE

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Hello Friends, Today I have complete list of all the useful command of CMD i.e., Command Prompt. I have divided it into three parts. Here's the Part 1 of it.
First of all, Command Prompt, also known as cmd.exe or cmd, is the command-line interpreter on Windows NT, Windows CE, OS/2 and eComStation operating systems. You can use various commands to operate certain operations on cmd.

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A

• addusers => Used to add and list users in a CSV file.
• admodcmd => Used for bulk modifying contents in an active directory.
• arp => Address Resolution Protocol is used to map IP address to the hardware address.
• assoc => Used to change associations for file extensions.
• associat => One step file association.
• at => Run a command at a specific time.
• atmadm => Display connection info of the ATM adapter.
• attrib => Used to change file attributes.

B

• bcdboot => Used to create and repair a system partition.
• bcdedit => Used to manage boot configuration data.
• bitsadmin => Used to manage the Background Intelligent Transfer Service.
• bootcfg => Used to edit boot configuration in Windows.
• break => Enable/Disable break capability (ctrl + C) in CMD.

C

• cacls => Used to change permisssions of files.
• call => Used one batch program to call another.
• certreq => Used to request a certificate from a certification authority.
• certutil => Manage Certification Authority files and services.
• cd => Used to change folder (directory) or go to a specific one.
• change => Used to change a terminal services.
• chcp => Displays the number of active console code page.
• chdir => It is same as cd command.
• chkdsk => Used to check and repair issues in the disk.
• chkntfs => Used to check the NTFS file system.
• choice => Accept user input (via keyboard) to a batch file.
• cipher => Used to encrypt/decrypt files and folders.
• cleanmgr => Used to clean temp files and recycle bin automatically.
• clip => Copy result of any command (stdin) to Windows clipboard.
• cls => Clear CMD screen.
• cmd => Used to start a new cmd shell.
• cmdkey => Used to manage stored usernames and passwords.
• cmstp => Used to install or remove a connection manager service profile.
• color => Change the color of the CMD using shell options.
• comp => Compare contents of two files or two set of files.
• compact => Compress files and folders on an NTFS partition.
• compress => Compress one or more files
• convert => Convert a FAT partition to NTFS partition.
• copy => Copy one or more files to one another.
• coreinfo => Show the mapping between logical and physical processors.
• cprofile => Cleans specified profiles of wasted space and disabled user-specific file associations.
• cscmd => Configure offline files on a client computer.
• csvde => Inport or Export the data of an active directory.

D

• date => Used to display the date or change it.
• defrag => Used to defragment system hard drive.
• del => Used to delete a file.
• delprof => Used to delete user profiles.
• deltree => Used to delete a folder and its sub-folders.
• devcon => Access the command line device manager utility.
• dir => Used to display files and folders list.
• dirquota => Manage File Server Resource Manager quotas.
• diruse => Used to display disk usage.
• diskcomp => Compare contents of two floppy disks.
• diskcopy => Copy data of one floppy disk to another.
• diskpart => Make changes to partitions of storage, both internal and connected.
• diskshadow => Access the Disk Shadow Copy Service.
• diskuse => View used space in folder.
• doskey => Used to edit command line, recall commands, and create macros.
• driverquery => Display a list of installed device drivers.
• dsacls => View and edit access control entries for objects in active directory.
• dsadd => Used to add objects to active directory.
• dsget => View objects in active directory.
• dsquery => Find objects in an active directory.
• dsmod => Used to modify objects in an active directory.
• dsmove => Rename or move an active directory object.
• dsrm => Remove objects from an active directory.
• dsmgmt => Manage Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services.

E

• echo => Turn command-echoing feature on/off, display a message on the screen.
• endlocal => End localization environment changes in a batch file.
• erase => Used to delete one or more files.
• eventcreate => Add custom event to Windows event log (Admin right required).
• eventquerry => Display list of events and their properties from event logs.
• eventtriggers => Display and configure event triggers on local and remote machines.
• exit => Exit the command line (Quit current batch script).
• expand => Uncompress one or more .CAB files.
• explorer => Open Windows Explorer.
• extract => Uncompress one or more Windows cabinet files.

F

• fc => Used to compare two files.
• find => Used to search a specified text string in a file.
• findstr => Used to search a specified text string in a file.
• finger => Display information about user on a specified remote computer.
• flattemp => Used to enable/disable flat temporary folders.
• For => Run a command in a loop for a file for defined parameter.
• forfiles => Used for batch processing of selected file.
• format => Used to format a disk.
• freedisk => Used to check free space on a disk.
• fsutil => File system utility to manage file and drive properties.
• ftp => Use FTP service to transfer files from one PC to another.
• ftype => Display/Modify file extension type associations.

G

• getmac => Used to display the MAC address of your network adapter.
• goto => Used to direct a batch program to a line identified by a label.
• gpresult => Display Group Policy Settings and Resultant Set of Policy for a user.
• gpupdate => Update local and active directory based on group policy settings.
• graftabl => Turn on the ability to display an extended character in graphics mode.

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