DOS Commands List

• 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