Command Line Commands Flashcards
To become fluent in the various commands in the Windows PowerShell command line. (29 cards)
0
Q
pwd
A
Print working directory
1
Q
hostname
A
my computer’s network name
2
Q
mkdir
A
make directory
3
Q
cd
A
change directory
4
Q
ls
A
list directory
5
Q
rmdir
A
remove directory
6
Q
pushd
A
push directory
7
Q
popd
A
pop directory
8
Q
cp
A
copy a file or directory
9
Q
robocopy
A
robust copy
10
Q
mv
A
move a file or directory
11
Q
more
A
page through a file
12
Q
type
A
print the whole file
13
Q
for files
A
run a command on lots of files
14
Q
dir -r
A
find files
15
Q
select -string
A
finds things inside files
16
Q
help
A
read a manual page
17
Q
helpctr
A
find what man page is appropriate
18
Q
echo
A
print some arguments
19
Q
set
A
export/set a new environment variable
20
Q
exit
A
exit the shell
21
Q
runas
A
DANGER! become superuser root DANGER!
22
Q
attrib
A
change permission modifiers
23
Q
iCACLS
A
change ownership
24
| (pipe)
takes output from command on the left, and runs command on the right on it
25
\>
Takes command of the file on the left, and writes it to the file on the right.
26
\>\>
Takes ouput from command on the left, and appends it to the file on the right.
27
\*
matches anything in a wildcard like \*.txt
28
dir -r -filter
finds all files that fill filter parameters, for instance "\*.mp4" finds all mp4 files
