Windows CMD line tools

CD

Can also be written as CHDIR, Used to change the working directory, use /D to change drive, CD .. specifies you want to change to the parent directory.

DIR

Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory. /A filter files by certain attributes, /B uses bare format, /C displays the comma in file sizes /-C will disable this, /D same as wide but files are list sorted by column, /L uses lowercase, /P pauses after each screenful of information, /Q displays owner of the file, /O list be files in sorted order /O:[letter] multiple ordering choices, /T sort by time field /T:[letter], /W uses wide list format

MD

Can also be written MKDIR, Creates a directory if command extensions are enabled intermediate directories will be made in the path if needed.

RD

Can also be written RMDIR, removes a directory, /S removes all directories and files in the specified directory in addition to the directory itself, /Q doesn’t ask if its ok to remove.

ipconfig

Displays IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for each adapter bound to TCP/IP. /all displays full configuration info, /release|/release6 release the IP address for the specified adapter, /renew|/renew6 renew the IP address for the specified adapter, /flushdns purges the DNS resolver cache, /registerdns refreshes all DHCP leases and re-registers DNS names,

ping

Used to ping an IP address

hostname

Prints the host name of the current machine

netstat

Displays protocol stats and current TCP/IP network connections

nslookup

Name server lookup, used to look up information from DNS servers

chkdsk

Checks a disk and displays a status report.

Net user

view user account information and reset passwords

Net use