30 Windows

Command Line
Cheat Sheet
a. opening and managing files/folders
Always open command prompt in admninistrator Mode Show all wifi passwords

netsh wlan show profile

runas /user:Administrator cmd
Hide zip or rar files inside an image netsh wlan show profile wifinetwork key=clear |
copy /b image.extension+folder.zip image.extension findstr “Key Content”

Encrypt files in a folder

for /f "skip=9 tokens=1,2 delims=:" %i in ('netsh wlan
cipher /E show profiles') do @if "%j" NEQ "" (echo SSID: %j &
netsh wlan show profiles %j key=clear | findstr "Key
Hide a folder from everyone Content") & echo.
attrib +h +s +r foldername Save Output of a Command to a File
command >> output.txt
attrib -h -s -r foldername
Create a batch file
for /F "tokens=2 delims=:" %a in ('netsh wlan show
profile') do @(set wifi_pwd= & for /F "tokens=2 delims=:
usebackq" %F IN (`netsh wlan show profile %a key^=clear
^| find "Key Content"`) do @(set wifi_pwd=%F) & echo %a :
!wifi_pwd!)

B. System Information

Display detailed system operating and configuration Remove the Mounted Drive
info
subst /d q:
systeminfo
Change the Background and Text color in command
Securely Copy files between remote hosts prompt
scp file.txt root@serverip:~/file.txt color 07 [background:text]

Open CMD inside a windows directory Change the Prompt Text

“CMD” in the search bar prompt {text}$G

Open Explorer from the windows command prompt Reset the Prompt Text
explorer. prompt

Map a regular folder as a mounted drive Change the Title of command prompt window
subst q: c://filelocation title {stuff}

C. Network

Curl the Weather Check Your Public IP Address

curl wttr.in/location curl checkip.amazonaws.com

Curl Shortened Links to Figure Out the Destination Generate a QR Code

curl --head --location “<https://ntck.co/itprotv”> | curl qrenco.de/https://networkchuck.coffee
location

Check the Status of a Website

curl -IsL <http://networkchuck.com/> | findstr ^Location
D. Social Media and ChatGPT

Check Social Media Use ChatGPT in CMD with Curl

curl <https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions> -H
"Authorization: Bearer sk-
curl -s https://decapi.me/youtube/latest_video? FZ75cesnv4FnuQqI2NIbT3BlbkFJC4UbZ8MEfRLE5uFkIxS7" -H
user=networkchuck "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\\"model\\": \
\"gpt-3.5-turbo\\", \\"messages\\": [{\\"role\\": \
\"user\\", \\"content\\": \\"Who is NetworkChuck?\\"}]}"

curl -s https://decapi.me/twitter/latest?
name=networkchuck Create a batch file

Define a word “I want you to act as a Windows command terminal. I will

type commands and you will reply with what the terminal
curl dict.org/d:contretemps should show. I want you to only reply with the terminal
output inside one unique code block, and nothing else. Do
not write explanations. Do not type commands unless I
instruct you to do so. When I need to tell you something
in English I will do so by putting text inside curly
brackets {like this}. My first command is pwd.”

E.File and Folder Management

Visit a website Telnet Telehack.com

start networkchuck.com

Delete Temporary Files to Clear Space telnet telehack.com

del /q /f /s %temp%\\*

del /s /q C:\\Windows\\temp\* History of Commands

doskey / history

F. WindowS terminal

Use Windows Terminal Instead of Command Prompt Open Terminal from Any Folder

1. Download and install Windows Terminal from the Shift-right-click on the folder and select Terminal
Microsoft Store or GitHub. 2. Launch Windows Terminal. 3.
Click on the down arrow icon at the top of the window,
next to the plus sign, and select "Settings". 4. In the Get help from Terminal
"Settings" window, find the "defaultProfile" setting and
set its value to the GUID of the terminal you want to use help
as the default (e.g. PowerShell, Command Prompt, or WSL).
5. Save the settings and close the "Settings" window. 6. Use PowerShell for advanced tasks beyond Command
To open a new terminal window, press "Ctrl+Shift+T" or Prompt
click on the plus sign in the tab bar and select the
terminal you want to open. PowerShell is a powerful task automation and
configuration management framework from Microsoft,
consisting of a command-line shell and scripting
Using Windows Terminal, You Can Drag and Drop Files language. It can perform advanced tasks beyond the
to the Terminal When You Need the File Location capabilities of the Command Prompt.
1. Open Windows Terminal and navigate to the directory
where you want to run the command. 2. Oen File Explorer
and locate the file you want to get the location of. 3.
Drag and drop the file onto the terminal window, and the
full file path will be pasted into the terminal at the
current cursor position.