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How To Use Windows Command Prompt - What It Is and How to Use It



In Windows operating systems, the Command Prompt is a program that emulates the input field in a text-based user interface screen with the Windows graphical user interface (GUI). It can be used to execute entered commands and perform advanced administrative functions

Command Prompts: Basic CMD





1. List installed drivers: use "driverquery"
   use "driverquery -v" for more information

2. "ipconfig" - provides ip address along with local network information

3. "systeminfo"  - provide information about PC's hardware like motherboard, ram, & processor

4. "ping <site address/ ip/ domain>" - lets know how long it took to transmit that data and get a response

5. "sfc/scannow" - scan and repair window system files, but the console must be run as an administrator
                  /VERIFYONLY: Check the integrity but don’t repair the files.
                  /SCANFILE: Scan the integrity of specific files and fix if corrupted.
                  /VERIFYFILE: Verify the integrity of specific files but don’t repair them.
                  /OFFBOOTDIR: Use this to do repairs on an offline boot directory.
                  /OFFWINDIR: Use this to do repairs on an offline Windows directory.
                  /OFFLOGFILE: Specify a path to save a log file with scan results.

6  "tasklist" - provides list of all tasks running on your pc
                use "tasklist -v" for more details

7. Change the directory/folder-
    "cd\" - to go to top of the directory tree
    use "cd <folder_name>" - to go to specific folder, the subfolder must be seperated by backslash character: \
    use  "cd.." to go one folder up

8.  change the drive: use "d:" to change the drive from "C:" to "D:", type d: and then press Enter

                      if u r now on the "D:" drive and you want to go to the window folder from the "C:" drive, type "cd/d C:\windows" and press Enter

9. Create a new directory/folder;
    use "mkdir <folder_name>"
    if u r working on "C:", to create a new folder in "D:", type "mkdir d:\<folder_name>"  and press Enter;

10. use "cls" to clear existing commands

11. "tracert <domain/ip/siteaddress>" - it provides 1.no of hops(inermediate servers) before getting into the destination 2.time it takes to get to each hop 3. The IP and sometimes name of each hops

12. Power Configuration: use "powercgf -energy"
13. Shutdown: use "shutdown/i" for whether to restart or full shutdown
              use "shutdown/s" for full shutdown
              use "shutdown" to see full of parameters like log off, hibernate, restart and more

14. "chkdsk/f C: " used to scan an entire drive
                   This command checks for things like:
                   File fragmentation
                   Disk errors
                   Bad sectors

15. SCHTASKS: schedule tasks
16. ATTRIB: change file attribute

And some other useful commands are:

BITSADMIN: Initiate upload or download jobs over the network or internet and monitor the current state of those file transfers.
COLOR: Change the background color of the command prompt window.
COMP: Compare the contents of any two files to see the differences.
FIND/FINDSTR: Search for strings inside of any ASCII files.
PROMPT: Change the command prompt from C:\> to something else.
TITLE: Change the title of the command prompt window.
REGEDIT: Edit keys in the Windows registry (use with caution).
ROBOCOPY: A powerful file copy utility built right into Windows.

More could be found here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/windows-commands                  

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