Ms dos commands

All MS DOS Commands

ADDUSERS Add or list users to/from a CSV file


ARP Address Resolution Protocol


ASSOC Change file extension associations


ASSOCIAT One step file association


AT Schedule a command to run at a later time\


ATTRIB Change file attributes


BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings
BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info 


CACLS Change file permissions


CALL Call one batch program from another


CD Change Directory - move to a specific Folder


CHANGE Change Terminal Server Session properties


CHKDSK Check Disk - check and repair disk problems


CHKNTFS Check the NTFS file system


CHOICE Accept keyboard input to a batch file


CIPHER Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders


CleanMgr Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin


CLEARMEM Clear memory leaks


CLIP Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard.


CLS Clear the screen


CLUSTER Windows Clustering


CMD Start a new CMD shell


COLOR Change colors of the CMD window


COMP Compare the contents of two files or sets of files


COMPACT Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition


COMPRESS Compress individual files on an NTFS partition


CON2PRT Connect or disconnect a Printer


CONVERT Convert a FAT drive to NTFS.


COPY Copy one or more files to another location
CSVDE Import or Export Active Directory data 




DATE Display or set the date


Dcomcnfg DCOM Configuration Utility


DEFRAG Defragment hard drive


DEL Delete one or more files


DELPROF Delete NT user profiles


DELTREE Delete a folder and all subfolders


DevCon Device Manager Command Line Utility


DIR Display a list of files and folders


DIRUSE Display disk usage


DISKCOMP Compare the contents of two floppy disks


DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one floppy disk to another


DNSSTAT DNS Statistics


DOSKEY Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros


DSADD Add user (computer, group..) to active directory


DSQUERY List items in active directory
DSMOD Modify user (computer, group..) in active directory 




ECHO Display message on screen


ENDLOCAL End localisation of environment changes in a batch file


ERASE Delete one or more files


EXIT Quit the CMD shell


EXPAND Uncompress files
EXTRACT Uncompress CAB files 




FC Compare two files


FDISK Disk Format and partition


FIND Search for a text string in a file


FINDSTR Search for strings in files


FOR Conditionally perform a command several times


FORFILES Batch process multiple files


FORMAT Format a disk


FREEDISK Check free disk space (in bytes)


FSUTIL File and Volume utilities


FTP File Transfer Protocol
FTYPE Display or modify file types used in file extension associations 




GLOBAL Display membership of global groups
GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line 




HELP Online Help
HFNETCHK Network Security Hotfix Checker


IF Conditionally perform a command


IFMEMBER Is the current user in an NT Workgroup
IPCONFIG Configure IP


KILL Remove a program from memory 




LABEL Edit a disk label


LOCAL Display membership of local groups


LOGEVENT Write text to the NT event viewer.


LOGOFF Log a user off
LOGTIME Log the date and time in a file 




MAPISEND Send email from the command line


MEM Display memory usage


MD Create new folders


MODE Configure a system device


MORE Display output, one screen at a time


MOUNTVOL Manage a volume mount point


MOVE Move files from one folder to another


MOVEUSER Move a user from one domain to another


MSG Send a message


MSIEXEC Microsoft Windows Installer


MSINFO Windows NT diagnostics


MSTSC Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol)


MUNGE Find and Replace text within file(s)
MV Copy in-use files 




NET Manage network resources


NETDOM Domain Manager


NETSH Configure network protocols


NETSVC Command-line Service Controller


NBTSTAT Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP/IP)


NETSTAT Display networking statistics (TCP/IP)


NOW Display the current Date and Time


NSLOOKUP Name server lookup


NTBACKUP Backup folders to tape
 NTRIGHTS Edit user account rights 




PATH Display or set a search path for executable files


PATHPING Trace route plus network latency and packet loss


PAUSE Suspend processing of a batch file and display a message


PERMS Show permissions for a user


PERFMON Performance Monitor


PING Test a network connection


POPD Restore the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD


PORTQRY Display the status of ports and services


PRINT Print a text file


PRNCNFG Display, configure or rename a printer


PRNMNGR Add, delete, list printers set the default printer


PROMPT Change the command prompt


PsExec Execute process remotely


PsFile Show files opened remotely


PsGetSid Display the SID of a computer or a user


PsInfo List information about a system


PsKill Kill processes by name or process ID


PsList List detailed information about processes


PsLoggedOn Who's logged on (locally or via resource sharing)


PsLogList Event log records


PsPasswd Change account password


PsService View and control services


PsShutdown Shutdown or reboot a computer


PsSuspend Suspend processes
 PUSHD Save and then change the current directory 


 QGREP Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern. 




RASDIAL Manage RAS connections


RASPHONE Manage RAS connections


RECOVER Recover a damaged file from a defective disk.


REG Read, Set or Delete registry keys and values


REGEDIT Import or export registry settings


REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL


REGINI Change Registry Permissions


REM Record comments (remarks) in a batch file


REN Rename a file or files.


REPLACE Replace or update one file with another


RD Delete folder(s)


RDISK Create a Recovery Disk


RMTSHARE Share a folder or a printer


ROBOCOPY Robust File and Folder Copy


ROUTE Manipulate network routing tables


RUNAS Execute a program under a different user account
 RUNDLL32 Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections) 




SC Service Control


SCHTASKS Create or Edit Scheduled Tasks


SCLIST Display NT Services


ScriptIt Control GUI applications


SET Display, set, or remove environment variables


SETLOCAL Begin localisation of environment changes in a batch file


SETX Set environment variables permanently


SHARE List or edit a file share or print share


SHIFT Shift the position of replaceable parameters in a batch file


SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file)


SHOWGRPS List the NT Workgroups a user has joined


SHOWMBRS List the Users who are members of a Workgroup


SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer


SLEEP Wait for x seconds


SOON Schedule a command to run in the near future


SORT Sort input


START Start a separate window to run a specified program or command


SU Switch User


SUBINACL Edit file and folder Permissions, Ownership and Domain


SUBST Associate a path with a drive letter
 SYSTEMINFO List system configuration 




TASKLIST List running applications and services


TIME Display or set the system time


TIMEOUT Delay processing of a batch file


TITLE Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session


TOUCH Change file timestamps


TRACERT Trace route to a remote host


TREE Graphical display of folder structure
 TYPE Display the contents of a text file 


 USRSTAT List domain usernames and last login 




VER Display version information


VERIFY Verify that files have been saved
 VOL Display a disk label 




WHERE Locate and display files in a directory tree


WHOAMI Output the current UserName and domain


WINDIFF Compare the contents of two files or sets of files


WINMSD Windows system diagnostics


WINMSDP Windows system diagnostics II
 WMIC WMI Commands 




XCACLS Change file permissions
 XCOPY Copy files and folders