Windows Command Line

Learn the essential Windows commands.

ver

command to determine the operating system (OS) version.

systeminfo

command to list various information about the system such as OS information, system details, processor and memory.

more

Command to use with other commands to view results in a page format. Navigate pages by pressing the space bar button.

ie. systeminfor | more

ipconfig

Command to check your network information. The terminal output below shows our IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.

/all for more information about your network configuration.

ping

checking if the machine can access a particular server on the Internet and how quickly you get a response.

tracert

Stands for trace route. Command traces the network route traversed to reach the target.

nslookup

Command looks up a host or domain and returns its IP address.

netstat

Command displays current network connections and listening ports.

Working With Directories

cd - Change directory

dir - View the child directories. /a to view all files, /s to display all child directories.

tree - Visually represent the child directories and subdirectories.

mkdir - To create a directory.

rmdir - To delete a directory.

copy - Allows you to copy files from one location to another.

move - Move files.

del - Delete a file.

type - This command will dump the contents of the text file on the screen. Best used with more .

tasklist

Command lists the running processes.

taskkill /PID target_pid

Command to terminate a task using PID.