Commands Promts DOS
Commands Promts DOS
Some of these commands use switches which are different options that will make the command do different things. Switches are usually used by typing a / and then the switch after the command. For example: Command /switch. You can also type Command /? for help on that particular command such as the available switches and how to use them.
Chkdsk - Creates and displays a status report for a hard drive based on the file system and also lists and corrects errors on the disk. /f : Fixes errors on the disk. /r : Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information./blockquote
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Copy - Copies one or more files from one location to another Del - Deletes specified files. /p : Prompts you for confirmation before deleting the specified file.
Dir - Displays a list of a directory's files and subdirectories. /p : Displays one screen of the listing at a time.
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Exit Exits the command prompt utility. Gpupdate - Refreshes local and Active Directory-based Group Policy settings, including security settings. Hostname - Displays the host name portion of the full computer name of the computer. Ipconfig - Displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values and refreshes Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS) settings.
/all Displays the full TCP/IP configuration for all adapters. /renew : Renews DHCP configuration for all adapters. /release : Sends a DHCPRELEASE message to the DHCP server to release the current DHCP configuration and discard the IP address configuration.
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Mkdir - Creates a directory or subdirectory. Mmc - Opens Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Move - Moves one or more files from one directory to the specified directory. Nbtstat - Displays NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) protocol statistics, NetBIOS name tables for both the local computer and remote computers, and the NetBIOS name cache.
-A IPAddress : Displays the NetBIOS name table of a remote computer, specified by the IP address. -n : Displays the NetBIOS name table of the local computer. -RR : Releases and then refreshes NetBIOS names for the local computer that is registered with WINS servers.
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Netstat - Displays active TCP connections. Ping - Verifies IP-level connectivity to another TCP/IP computer by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages. Print - Sends a text file to a printer. Rename - Changes the name of a file or a set of files. Shutdown - Allows you to shut down or restart a local or remote computer. Used without parameters, shutdown will logoff the current user.
-l : Logs off the current user. -s : Shuts down the local computer. -r : Reboots after shutdown.
-a : Aborts shutdown. -f : Forces running applications to close. -m [\\ComputerName] : Specifies the computer that you want to shut down. -t xx : Sets the timer for system shutdown in xx seconds. The default is 20 seconds./blockquote
Sfc - Scans and verifies the versions of all protected system files after you restart your computer.
/scannow : Scans all protected system files immediately. /scanonce : Scans all protected system files once. /scanboot : Scans all protected system files every time the computer is restarted. /revert : Returns the scan to its default operation./blockquote
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Time - Displays or sets the system time. Ver - Displays the Windows XP version number. Xcopy - Copies files and directories, including subdirectories.