Full A-Z Windows CMD Command List

 addusers    Used to add and list users in a CSV file
 admodcmd    Used for bulk modifying contents in an active directory
 arp     Address Resolution Protocol is used to map IP address to the hardware address
 assoc   Used to change associations for file extensions
 associat    One step file association
 at      Run a command at a specific time
 atmadm      Display connection info of the ATM adapter
 attrib      Used to change file attributes
B
 bcdboot     Used to create and repair a system partition
 bcdedit     Used to manage boot configuration data
 bitsadmin   Used to manage the Background Intelligent Transfer Service
 bootcfg     Used to edit boot configuration in Windows
 break   Enable/Disable break capability (CTRL+C) in CMD
C
 cacls   Used to change permissions of files
 call    Used one batch program to call another
 certreq     Used to request a certificate from a certification authority
 certutil    Manage Certification Authority files and services
 cd      Used to change folder (directory) or go to a specific one
 change      Used to change terminal services
 chcp    Displays the number of active console code page
 chdir   Same as cd command
 chkdsk      Used to check and repair issues in the disk
 chkntfs     Used to check the NTFS file system
 choice      Accept user input (via keyboard) to a batch file
 cipher      Used to encrypt/decrypt files and folder
 cleanmgr    Used clean temp files and recycle bin automatically
 clip    Copy result of any command (stdin) to Windows clipboard
 cls     Clear CMD screen
 cmd     Used to start a new CMD shell
 cmdkey      Used to manage stored usernames and passwords
 cmstp   Used to install or remove a connection manager service profile
 color   Change the color of the CMD shell using options
 comp    Compare contents of two files or two sets of files
 compact     Compress files and folders on an NTFS partition
 compress    Compress one or more files
 convert     Convert a FAT partition to NTFS
 copy    Copy one or more files to another location
 coreinfo    Show the mapping between logical and physical processors
 cprofile   Cleans specified profiles of wasted space and disabled user-specific file associations
 cscmd   Configure offline files on a client computer
 csvde   Import or Export the data of an active directory
D
 date    Used to display the date or change it
 defrag      Used to defragment system hard drive
 del     Used to delete a file(s)
 delprof     Used to delete user profile(s)
 deltree     Used to delete a folder and its sub-folders
 devcon      Access the command line device manager utility
 dir     Used to display files and folders list
 dirquota    Manage File Server Resource Manager quotas
 diruse      Used to display disk usage
 diskcomp    Compare contents of two floppy disks
 diskcopy    Copy data of one floppy disk to another
 diskpart    Make changes to partitions of storage, both internal and connected
 diskshadow      Access the Disk Shadow Copy Service
 diskuse     View used space in folder(s)
 doskey      Used to edit command line, recall commands, and create macros
 driverquery     Display a list of installed device drivers
 dsacls      View and edit access control entries for objects in active directory
 dsadd   Used to add objects to active directory
 dsget   View objects in active directory
 dsquery     Find objects in an active directory
 dsmod   Used to modify objects in an active directory
 dsmove      Rename or move an active directory object.
 dsrm    Remove objects from an active directory
 dsmgmt      Manage Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
E
echo    Turn command-echoing feature on/off, display a message on the screen
endlocal    End localization environment changes in a batch file
erase   Used to delete on or more file(s)
eventcreate     Add custom event to Windows event log (Admin rights required)
eventquerry     Display list of events and their properties from event logs
eventtriggers   Display and configure event triggers on local and remote machines
exit    Exit the command line (Quit current batch script)
expand  Uncompress one or more .CAB file(s)
explorer    Open Windows Explorer
extract     Uncompress one or more Windows cabinet file(s)
F
fc  Used to compare two files
find    Used to search a specified text string in a file
findstr     Used to find string patterns in files
finger  Display information about user(s) on a specified remote computer
flattemp    Used to enable/disable flat temporary folders
For     Run a command in a loop for a file(s) for defined parameter
forfiles    Used for batch processing of selected file(s)
format  Used to format a disk
freedisk    Used to check free space on a disk
fsutil  File system utility to manage file and drive properties
ftp     Use FTP service to transfer files from one PC to another
ftype   Display/ Modify file extension type associations
G
getmac  Used to display the MAC address of your network adapter
goto    Used to direct a batch program to a line identified by a label
gpresult    Display Group Policy Settings and Resultant Set of Policy for a user
gpupdate    Update local and active directory based on group policy settings
graftabl    Turn on the ability to display an extended character in graphics mode
H
help    Display a list of commands and see online information for them
hostname    Used to display host name of the computer
I
icacls  Used to change permissions of files and folders
iexpress    Used to create a self-extracting zip archive
if  Used for conditional processing in batch programs
ifmember    Display the group(s) an active user belongs to
inuse   Replace the files which the OS is currently using (restart required)
ipconfig    Display and change Windows IP configuration
ipseccmd    Used to configure IP Security policies
ipxroute    Display and modify routing table information used by IPX protocol
irftp   Used to send files over an infrared link (infrared functionality required)
L
label   Used to change the name of a disk
lodctr  Update registry values with latest performance counters
logman  Used to manage performance monitor logs
logoff  Log a user off
logtime     Add the date, time, and a message to a text file
lpq     Displays print queue status
lpr     Used to send a file to a computer running the Line Printer Daemon service
M
macfile     Manage files server for Mackintosh
makecab     Used to create .cab files
mapisend    Used to send email from command line
mbsacli     Microsoft Baseline Security Analyser
mem     Used to show memory usage
md  Used to create directories and sub-directories
mkdir   Used to create directories and sub-directories
mklink  Used to create symbolic link to a directory
mmc     Access Microsoft Management Console
mode    Configure COM, LPT, CON system devices
more    Display one screen of output at time
mountvol    Create, list, or delete a volume mount point
move    Used to move files from one folder to another
moveuser    Move user account to a domain or between machines
msg     Used to send a pop-up message to a user
msiexec     Install, modify, configure using Windows Installer
msinfo32    Display system information
mstsc   Create a remote desktop connection
N
nbstat  Display NetBIOS over TCP/IP information
net     Used to manage network resources and services
netdom  Network Domain Manager utility
netsh   Display or modify network configuration
netstat     Display active TCP/IP connections
nlsinfo     Used to display locale information
nltest  List domain controllers, force remote shutdown, etc
now     Display date and time
nslookup    Check IP address on a Name Server
ntbackup    Backup data to tape using CMD or batch file
ntcmdprompt     Runs cmd.exe instead of command.exe in an MS-DOS application
ntdsutil    Manage Active Directory Domain Services
ntrights    Used to edit user account privileges
ntsd    Only for system developers
nvspbind    Used to modify network bindings
O
openfiles   Queries or displays open files
P
pagefileconfig  Display and configure Virtual memory settings
path    Set PATH environment variable for executable files
pathping    Latency and Packet loss info for each node in the network path
pause   Used to stop processing of a batch file
pbadmin     Starts Phone Book Administrator
pentnt  Detect Floating Point Division error in the Pentium chip
perfmon     Access performance monitor in CMD
perms   Display a user\’s ACL permissions for a file
ping    Test network connection to a computer
popd    Go to the latest path/folder stored by PUSHD command
portqry     Display TCP and UDP port status
powercfg    Used to configure power settings and know battery health
print   Used to print a text file(s) from CMD
printbrm    For backup/recovery/migration of the print queue
prncnfg     Used to configure/rename a printing device
prndrvr     List/add/delete printer drivers
prnjobs     List/pause/resume/cancel print jobs
prnmngr     List/add/delete printers, display/set default printer
prnport     List/create/delete TCP printer ports, display/change port configuration
prnqctl     Clear printer queue, print a test page
procdump    Monitor system for CPU spikes, generate a crash report during a spike
prompt  Used to change the Prompt in CMD
psexec  Run a CMD process on a remote computer
psfile  Display remotely opened files, close an open file
psinfo  List system information about a local/remote machine
pskill  Kill a process(es) using its name or process ID
pslist  Display process status and info about active processes
psloggedon  See active users on machine
psloglist   Display event log records
pspasswd    Used to change account password
psping  Used to measure network performance
psservice   Display and control services on a machine
psshutdown  Shutdown/restart/logoff/lock a local or remote machine
pssuspend   Used to suspend a process on a local or remote computer
pushd   Change current folder and store previous folder for use by POPD
Q
qgrep   Search file(s) for a given string pattern
query process or qprocess   Display information about processes
R
rasdial     Display Remote Access Service Status
rasphone    Manage RAS connections
rcp     Copy files to a computer running remote shell service
recover     Recover readable data from a defective disk
reg     Display/add/change registry keys and values in Windows registry
regedit     Import/export/delete settings from a .reg text file
regsvr32    Used to register/unregister a DLL file
regini  Used to change registry permissions
relog   Export performance counters to other formats like TSV, CSV, SQL
rem     Add comments in batch file
ren     Used to rename a file(s)
replace     Used to replace a file with another file of same name
reset session   Used to reset a remote desktop session
rexec   Run commands on remote machines running Rexec service
rd  Used to delete a folder(s)
rmdir   Used to delete a folder(s)
rmtshare    Manage file and printer shares local or remote servers
robocopy    Used to copy files and folders that have changed
route   Display/change the local IP routing table
rsh     Run commands on remote servers running RSH service
rsm     Manage media resources using Removable storage
runas   Run a program as a different user
rundll32    Used to run a DLL program
S
sc  Use Service Controller to manage Windows services
schtasks    Schedule command(s) to run at a specific time
secedit     Configure system security
set     Display/set/remove environment variables in CMD
setlocal    Control visibility of environment variables in a batch file
setspn  Manage Service Principal Names for an Active Directory service account
setx    Set Environment Variables permanently
sfc     System File Checker
share   List/edit a file share or print on any computer
shellrunas  Used to run a command as a different user
shift   Change the position of the batch parameters in a batch file
shortcut    Create a Windows shortcut
shutdown    Shutdown the computer
sleep   Put computer to sleep for specified number of seconds
slmgr   Software Licensing Management tool for activation and KMS
sort    Used to sort and display a redirected or piped input
start   Start a program, command, or batch file
strings     Find ANSI and UNICODE strings in binary files
subinacl    Display/modify ACEs for file and folder permissions
subst   Associate a path with a drive letter
sysmon  Monitor and log system activity to Windows event log
systeminfo  Display detailed configuration information about the computer
T
takeown     Used to take the ownership of a file
taskkill    Used to terminate on or more running processes
tasklist    Display a list of running apps and services.
tcmsetup    Enable/disable TAPI client
telnet  Communicate with a remote machine using TELNET protocol
tftp    Transfer files to and from a remote machine running TFTP protocol
time    Display/change system time
timeout     Delay a batch file execution for specified seconds
title   Change the text on top of CMD window
touch   Change file timestamps
tracerpt    Process event trace logs and generate trace analysis report
tracert     Trace route to a remote host by sending ICMP request messages
tree    Display a folder structure in the form of a graphical tree
tsdiscon    Terminate a remote desktop connection
tskill  Terminate a running process on a RD Session Host server
tssutdn     Shutdown/reboot a terminal server remotely
type    Show contents of a text file
typeperf    Write performance data to a CMD window or a log file
tzutil  Time Zone Utility
U
unlodctr    Remove performance counter names and explain text for a service from the registry
V
ver     Show version number of installed OS
verify  Verify whether files are saved correctly on the disk
vol     Show disk volume label and serial number
vssadmin    Show shadow copy backups, installed shadow copy writers and providers
W
w32tm   Access Windows Time Service Utility
waitfor     Used to synchronize events between networked computer(s)
wevtutil    Retrieve information about event logs and publishers
where   Find and display file(s) in the current directory
whoami  Display information about the active user
windiff     Compare contents of two files or sets of files
winrm   Windows Remote Management
winrs   Windows Remote Shell
wmic    Windows Management Instrumentation Command
wuauclt     Windows Update Agent to download new update files
X
xcalcs  Change ACLs for files and folders
xcopy   Copy files or directory trees to another folder
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