A to Z List of All Windows CMD Commands
List of Windows CMD Commands:
CMD is a command-line interpreter of operating systems created by Microsoft Corporation. Here the List of Windows CMD Commands is given below:
1. CLS: It clears the screen.
Syntax:
cls↩
2. CD: It displays the name of or changes the current directory.
Syntax:
cd directory or sub-directory-name↩
3. DIR: It displays a list of files and sub-directories in a directory.
Syntax:
dir↩
4. MD: It creates a directory.
Syntax:
md new directory-name↩
5. RD: It removes (deletes) a directory.
Syntax:
rd directoy-name↩
6. COPY: It copies one or more files to another location.
Syntax:
copy file-name path of destination-directory↩
7. XCOPY: It copies directory and sub-directory.
Syntax:
xcopy source-directory-name path of destination-directory-name↩
8. DEL: It deletes one or more files.
Syntax:
del file-name↩
9. DATE: It displays or sets the date.
Syntax:
date↩
10. TYPE: It displays the contents of text files.
Syntax:
type text-filename↩
11. WIN: It is used to Start Windows.
12. TIME: It displays the current time.
Syntax:
time↩
13. DELTREE: It deletes a directory and all the sub-directories and files in it.
Syntax:
deltree /Y drive1-path drive2-path↩
14. MOVE: It renames files and directories.
Syntax:
move source-directory-name path of renaming directory↩
15. ATTRIB: It displays or changes file attributes.
Syntax:
attrib drive: path-of-filename /s /d /l↩
16. CHOICE: It waits for the user to choose one of a set of choices.
Syntax:
choice /C YN /M "Message1, Message2"
17. FC: It compares two files or sets of files and displays the differences between them.
Syntax:
fc file-name1 file-name2↩
18. CHKDSK: It checks a disk and displays a status report. At first, right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.
Syntax:
chkdsk↩
19. DISKCOPY: It copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
Syntax:
diskcopy [drive1: [drive2:]] [/v]↩
20. FDISK: It configures a hard disk for use with MS-DOS.
Syntax:
fdisk /status↩
21. SCANDISK: It scans your disk for errors and removes them. At first, right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.
Syntax:
sfc/scannow↩
22. FIND: It searches for a text string in a file or files.
Syntax:
find "text" path of file-name↩
23. FORMAT: It formats a disk for use with MS-DOS.
Syntax:
format drive-name: /q /fs:file-system↩
24. START: It runs a Windows program or an MS-DOS program.
Syntax:
start↩
25. LABEL: It creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
Syntax:
label drive: volume-label↩
26. SYS: It copies MS-DOS system files and command interpreter to a disk you specify.
Syntax:
SYS source-drive: destination-drive:↩
27. MEM: It displays the amount of used and free memory in your system.
Syntax:
mem /f↩
28. SORT: It sorts input and writes results to the screen, a file, or another device
Syntax:
sort file-name↩
29. SHUTDOWN: It shutdown or reboots your computer system.
Syntax:
shutdown /s↩
or
shutdown /r↩
30. EXIT: It quits the command interpreter program.
Syntax:
exit↩