- ASSOC Displays or modifies file extension associations.
- AT Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
- ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes.
- BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
- CACLS Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
- CALL Calls one batch program from another.
- CD Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
- CHCP Displays or sets the active code page number.
- CHDIR Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
- CHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report.
- CHKNTFS Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
- CLS Clears the screen.
- CMD Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
- COLOR Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
- COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
- COMPACT Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.
- CONVERT Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert the
- current drive.
- COPY Copies one or more files to another location.
- DATE Displays or sets the date.
- DEL Deletes one or more files.
- DIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
- DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
- DISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
- DOSKEY Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.
- ECHO Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
- ENDLOCAL Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.
- ERASE Deletes one or more files.
- EXIT Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).
- FC Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences
- between them.
- FIND Searches for a text string in a file or files.
- FINDSTR Searches for strings in files.
- FOR Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
- FORMAT Formats a disk for use with Windows.
- FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
- GOTO Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a
- batch program.
- GRAFTABL Enables Windows to display an extended character set in graphics
- mode.
- HELP Provides Help information for Windows commands.
- IF Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
- LABEL Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
- MD Creates a directory.
- MKDIR Creates a directory.
- MODE Configures a system device.
- MORE Displays output one screen at a time.
- MOVE Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.
- PATH Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
- PAUSE Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
- POPD Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.
- PRINT Prints a text file.
- PROMPT Changes the Windows command prompt.
- PUSHD Saves the current directory then changes it.
- RD Removes a directory.
- RECOVER Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
- REM Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
- REN Renames a file or files.
- RENAME Renames a file or files.
- REPLACE Replaces files.
- RMDIR Removes a directory.
- SET Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.
- SETLOCAL Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
- SHIFT Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
- SORT Sorts input.
- START Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
- SUBST Associates a path with a drive letter.
- TIME Displays or sets the system time.
- TITLE Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
- TREE Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.
- TYPE Displays the contents of a text file.
- VER Displays the Windows version.
- VERIFY Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written
- correctly to a disk.
- VOL Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
- XCOPY Copies files and directory trees.
For more information on a specific command, type HELP command-name
