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Command Prompt
List of command prompt commands for XP
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08/20/2007

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ASSOC
Definition
Displays or modifies file extension associations.
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ATTRIB
Definition
Displays or changes file attributes.
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CALL
Definition
Calls one batch program from another.
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CD
Definition
Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
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CHDIR
Definition
Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
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CHKDSK
Definition
Checks a disk and displays a status report.
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CLS
Definition
Clears the screen.
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CMD
Definition
Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
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COLOR
Definition
Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
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COMP
Definition
Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
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COPY
Definition
Copies one or more files to another location.
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DATE
Definition
Displays or sets the date.
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DEL
Definition
Deletes one or more files.
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DIR
Definition
Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
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DOSKEY
Definition
Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.
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ECHO
Definition
Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
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ERASE
Definition
Deletes one or more files.
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EXIT
Definition
Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).
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FC
Definition
Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them.
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FIND
Definition
Searches for a text string in a file or files.
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FOR
Definition
Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
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FORMAT
Definition
Formats a disk for use with Windows.
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GOTO
Definition
Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a batch program.
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HELP
Definition
Provides Help information for Windows commands.
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IF
Definition
Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
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LABEL
Definition
Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
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MD
Definition
Creates a directory.
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MKDIR
Definition
Creates a directory.
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MORE
Definition
Displays output one screen at a time.
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MOVE
Definition
Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.
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PATH
Definition
Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
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PAUSE
Definition
Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
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PROMPT
Definition
Changes the Windows command prompt.
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RD
Definition
Removes a directory.
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REM
Definition
Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
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REN
Definition
Renames a file or files.
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RENAME
Definition
Renames a file or files.
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RMDIR
Definition
Removes a directory.
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SET
Definition
Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.
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SHIFT
Definition
Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
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SORT
Definition
Sorts input.
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START
Definition
Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
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SUBST
Definition
Associates a path with a drive letter.
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TIME
Definition
Displays or sets the system time.
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TREE
Definition
Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.
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TYPE
Definition
Displays the contents of a text file.
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VER
Definition
Displays the Windows version.
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VOL
Definition
Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
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XCOPY
Definition
Copies files and directory trees.
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