Comptia pls 2 command list

help

is used to list commands

dir

list files and folders

/?

Give help on the command

cd(chdir)

is used to move from one folder to another

md(mkdir)

is used to make new folders

rd(rmdir)

is used to delete empty folders

del

is used to delete files

tree

list files and folder within the current folder and all sub folders

Drive navigation inputs:

C: or D:

Winver

Shows what version of windows you are on

cls

Clear screen

copy

is used to copy files from one folder to another

xcopy

it can copy folders, subfolders, and all the files with them

robocopy

more advanced copy task than xcopy

ping

Uses ICMP to return the status of a unicast.

ping –n

change the number of pings sent.

ping –l

change the size of the ping packets.

ping –t

pings continuously

ping –4

force an IPv4 ping

ping –6

force an IPv6 ping

ipconfig

Displays interface configurations

ipconfig /all

displays more detailed information.

ipconfig /renew

request configurations from a DHCP server.

ipconfig /release

removes configurations obtained through DHCP.

ipconfig /displaydns

displays the local DNS cache.

ipconfig /flushdns

clears the local DNS cache.

net use

Used to connect to a network share • net use x: \\servername\sharename

netstat

Displays active network connections

netstat –a

displays all connections, including listening ports

tracert

Uses ICMP to return a hop count.

net user

Used to manage user accounts

pathping

Performs a ping and a traceroute at the same time

nslookup

Identifies the current DNS server and displays IP Addresses for a provided name.

hostname

displays a computer’s hostname

Chkdsk

scans a disk in hopes of recovering corrupted files

chkdsk /f

Fixes errors on the disk

chkdsk /r

Fixes errors and Locates bad sectors

Format:

erases a disk file applying a file system

format /fs

Specifies the type of the file system (FAT, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS)

format d:

/fs:ntfs will format the D drive as ntfs

format /q

Performs a quick format

format d: /fs:fat32 /q

will quick format the D drive as fat32

Convert

changes FAT/FAT32 filesystem to NTFS without erasing files

convert /fs

Specifies that the volume will be converted to NTFS• Cannot convert NTFS to any other file system

Diskpart

is a command line partition management tool

sfc

is the system file checker used to repair system files.

sfc /SCANNOW

Scans integrity of all protected system files and repairs files

sfc /VERIFYONLY

Scans system files but does not repair them.

shutdown

will send a signal to turn off the sytem

shutdown /p

Turn off the local computer with no time-out or warning.

shutdown /r

Full shutdown and restart the computer

Gpupdate

Updates the latest group policy setting

Gpresult

shows what group policy is applied to the computer