Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Tim Fisher. VP and General Manager, Lifewire. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn. Updated on February 24, Tweet Share Email. Command Prompt Commands for Windows XP Command Description Append The append command can be used by programs to open files in another directory as if they were located in the current directory. The append command is not available in bit versions of Windows XP. Arp The arp command is used to display or change entries in the ARP cache.
Assoc The assoc command is used to display or change the file type associated with a particular file extension. At The at command is used to schedule commands and other programs to run at a specific date and time.
Atmadm The atmadm command is used to display information related to asynchronous transfer mode ATM connections on the system. Attrib The attrib command is used to change the attributes of a single file or a directory. Bootcfg The bootcfg command is used to build, modify, or view the contents of the boot. Cacls The cacls command is used to display or change access control lists of files.
Call The call command is used to run a script or batch program from within another script or batch program. Cd The cd command is the shorthand version of the chdir command. Chcp The chcp command displays or configures the active code page number. Chdir The chdir command is used to display the drive letter and folder that you are currently in. Chkdsk The chkdsk command often referred to as check disk , is used to identify and correct certain hard drive errors.
Chkntfs The chkntfs command is used to configure or display the checking of the disk drive during the Windows boot process. Cipher The cipher command shows or changes the encryption status of files and folders on NTFS partitions.
Cls The cls command clears the screen of all previously entered commands and other text. Cmd The cmd command starts a new instance of the command interpreter. Cmstp The cmstp command installs or uninstalls a Connection Manager service profile. Color The color command is used to change the colors of the text and background within the Command Prompt window.
Command The command command starts a new instance of the command. The command command is not available in bit versions of Windows XP.
Comp The comp command is used to compare the contents of two files or sets of files. Compact The compact command is used to show or change the compression state of files and directories on NTFS partitions. Copy The copy command does simply that - it copies one or more files from one location to another.
Cscript The cscript command is used to execute scripts via Microsoft Script Host. The cscript command is most popularly used to manage printers from the command line in Windows XP using scripts like prncnfg. Other popular scripts include eventquery. Date The date command is used to show or change the current date. Debug The debug command starts Debug, a command line application used to test and edit programs.
The debug command is not available in bit versions of Windows XP. Defrag The defrag command is used to defragment a drive you specify. The defrag command is the command line version of Microsoft's Disk Defragmenter. Del The del command is used to delete one or more files.
The del command is the same as the erase command. Diantz The diantz command is used to losslessly compress one or more files. The diantz command is sometimes called Cabinet Maker. The diantz command is the same as the makecab command. Dir The dir command is used to display a list of files and folders contained inside the folder that you are currently working in. The dir command also displays other important information like the hard drive's serial number , the total number of files listed, their combined size, the total amount of free space left on the drive, and more.
Diskcomp The diskcomp command is used to compare the contents of two floppy disks. Diskcopy The diskcopy command is used to copy the entire contents of one floppy disk to another. Diskpart The diskpart command is used to create, manage, and delete hard drive partitions. Diskperf The diskperf command is used to manage disk performance counters remotely. Doskey The doskey command is used to edit command lines , create macros, and recall previously entered commands.
The dosx command is not available in bit versions of Windows XP. Driverquery The driverquery command is used to show a list of all installed drivers. Echo The echo command is used to show messages, most commonly from within script or batch files. The echo command can also be used to turn the echoing feature on or off.
The edit command is not available in bit versions of Windows XP. Edlin The edlin command starts the Edlin tool which is used to create and modify text files from the command line. The edlin command is not available in bit versions of Windows XP. Endlocal The endlocal command is used to end the localization of environment changes inside a batch or script file.
Erase The erase command is used to delete one or more files. The erase command is the same as the del command. Esentutl The esentutl command is used to manage Extensible Storage Engine databases. Eventcreate The eventcreate command is used to create a custom event in an event log. Eventtriggers The eventtriggers command is used to configure and display event triggers. Exe2bin The exe2bin command is used to convert a file of the EXE file type executable file to a binary file.
The exe2bin command is not available in bit versions of Windows XP. Exit The exit command is used to end the Command Prompt session that you're currently working in. Expand The expand command is used to extract a single file or a group of files from a compressed file.
The expand command is not available in bit versions of Windows XP. The extrac32 command is actually a CAB extraction program for use by Internet Explorer but can be used to extract any Microsoft Cabinet file.
Use the expand command instead of the extrac32 command if possible. Fastopen The fastopen command is used to add a program's hard drive location to a special list stored in memory, potentially improving the program's launch time by removing the need for MS-DOS to locate the application on the drive.
Fc The fc command is used to compare two individual or sets of files and then show the differences between them. Find The find command is used to search for a specified text string in one or more files.
Findstr The findstr command is used to find text string patterns in one or more files. Finger The finger command is used to return information about one or more users on a remote computer that's running the Finger service. Fltmc The fltmc command is used to load, unload, list, and otherwise manage Filter drivers. For The for command is used to run a specified command for each file in a set of files. The for command is most often used within a batch or script file. Format The format command is used to format a drive in the file system that you specify.
Fsutil The fsutil command is used to perform various FAT and NTFS file system tasks like managing to reparse points and sparse files, dismounting a volume and extending a volume.
Ftp The ftp command can be used to transfer files to and from another computer over FTP. The remote computer must be operating as an FTP server.
Ftype The ftype command is used to define a default program to open a specified file type. Getmac The getmac command is used to display the media access control MAC address of all the network controllers on a system. Goto The goto command is used in a batch or script file to direct the command process to a labeled line in the script. Gpresult The gpresult command is used to display Group Policy settings.
Gpupdate The gpupdate command is used to update Group Policy settings. Graftabl The graftabl command is used to enable the ability of Windows to display an extended character set in graphics mode. The graftabl command is not available in bit versions of Windows XP.
Graphics The graphics command is used to load a program that can print graphics. The graphics command is not available in bit versions of Windows XP. Help The help command provides more detailed information on other Command Prompt commands. Hostname The hostname command displays the name of the current host. If The if command is used to perform conditional functions in a batch file. The ipconfig command can also be used to release and renew IP addresses on systems configured to receive them via a DHCP server.
Ipxroute The ipxroute command is used to display and change information about IPX routing tables. The kb16 command is not available in bit versions of Windows XP.
Label The label command is used to manage the volume label of a disk. Loadfix The loadfix command is used to load the specified program in the first 64K of memory and then runs the program. The loadfix command is not available in bit versions of Windows XP.
Lodctr The lodctr command is used to update registry values related to performance counters. The logman command also supports many functions of Performance Monitor. Logoff The logoff command is used to terminate a session. Makecab The makecab command is used to losslessly compress one or more files. The makecab command is sometimes called Cabinet Maker. The makecab command is the same as the diantz command. Md The md command is the shorthand version of the mkdir command. This is especially helpful if you like using the Run dialog box or if Windows Explorer has crashed and the Start menu is inaccessible and thus the directions above don't work.
To do this, enter cmd into the command-line interface. This program is located in the Start menu and can be opened with the command run command.
Some commands, like the sfc command that's used to repair Windows files, require that Command Prompt be opened as an administrator before they can be executed.
You'll know if this is the case if you get a message like one of these after trying to execute the command:. See How to Open an Elevated Command Prompt for help starting Command Prompt as an administrator, a process that's a bit more complicated than what's outlined above. Actively scan device characteristics for identification.
Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Tim Fisher. VP and General Manager, Lifewire. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn. Updated on September 11, Tweet Share Email. You can type that in the box or click the Browse button and navigate to the file Cmd.
Then click Next. Name the shortcut something like Command Prompt. Click Finish. The shortcut appears on the desktop as an icon. Now you can use the shortcut as it is, but you might find it convenient to modify its properties slightly. With the pointer over the shortcut's icon, press the right mouse button. Choose Properties from the context menu that appears. The property sheet appears next. Note the tabs along the top. Click the Shortcut tab.
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