Windows Command lines Tools

Question 1

> help dir
help chkdsk

or [command] /?

Answer 1

when you’re not sure or need help

Question 2

dir

Answer 2

List files and directories

Question 3

cd / chdir

Answer 3

Change working directory
– Use backslash \ to specify volume or folder name

Question 4

md / mkdir

Answer 4

– Make a directory

Question 5

*rd / rmdir

Answer 5

– Remove directory

Question 6

hostname

Answer 6

View the name of the device

Question 7

rd / rmdir

Answer 7

– Remove directory

Question 8

hostname

Answer 8

View the name of the device
– This is very useful when there are 10 different
terminal screen tabs in use

Question 9

format

Answer 9

Formats a disk for use with Windows
*format c:

Question 10

xcopy

Answer 10

Copies files and directory trees
xcopy /s Documents m:\backups

Question 11

copy (/v, /y)

Answer 11

Copy files from one location to another
/v - Verifies that new files are written correctly
/y - Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to
overwrite an existing destination file

Question 12

robocopy

Answer 12

A better Xcopy

Question 13

gpupdate

– gpupdate /target:{computer|user} /
force
– gpupdate /target:professor /force

Answer 13

Force a Group Policy update

Question 14

gpresult

Answer 14

– Verify policy settings for a computer or user

Question 15

shutdown

Answer 15

Shutdown a computer

Question 16

shutdown /s /t nn

Answer 16

– Wait nn seconds, then shutdown

Question 17

shutdown /r /t nn

Answer 17

– Shutdown and restart after nn seconds

Question 18

shutdown /a

Answer 18

– Abort the countdown!

Question 19

sfc /scannow

Answer 19

• System File Checker
  – Scan integrity of all protected system files

Question 20

chkdsk /f

Answer 20

– Fixes logical file system errors on the disk

Question 21

chkdsk /r

Answer 21

Locates bad sectors and recovers readable informatio

Question 22

diskpart

Answer 22

start the DiskPart command interpreter

Question 23

winver

Answer 23

View the About Windows dialog
– A quick check