Vista's Commands

ASSOC -

Displays or modifies file extension associations.
ATTRIB -

Displays or changes file attributes.
BCDEDIT -

Sets properties in boot database to control boot loading.
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.
DISKPART -

Displays or configures Disk Partition properties.
DOSKEY -

Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.
DRIVERQUERY -

Displays current device driver status and properties.
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.
FSUTIL -

Displays or configures the file system properties.
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.
GPRESULT -

Displays the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) information for a target user and computer.
GRAFTABL -

Enables Windows to display an extended character set in graphics mode.
ICACLS -

Display, modify, backup, or restore ACLs for files and directories.
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.
MKLINK -

Creates Symbolic Links and Hard Links
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.
OPENFILES -

Displays files opened by remote users for a file share.
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.
ROBOCOPY -

Advanced utility to copy files and directory trees
SC -

Displays or configures services (background processes).
SCHTASKS -

Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
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.
SHUTDOWN -

Allows proper local or remote shutdown of machine.
SORT -

Sorts input.
START -

Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
SUBST -

Associates a path with a drive letter.
SYSTEMINFO -

Displays machine specific properties and configuration.
TASKKILL -

Kill or stop a running process or application.
TASKLIST -

Displays all currently running tasks including services.
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.
WMIC -

Displays WMI information inside interactive command shell.
XCOPY -

Copies files and directory trees.