Windows Command Line Cheat Sheet
Basic IO
Description | Command | args | Example |
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Make new directory | mkdir <new directory name> |
/? | mkdir photos |
Remove directory | rmdir /s <directory to be deleted> |
/? | rmdir /s photos |
Rename file | ren <old name> <new name> |
/? | ren photos my_photos |
Basic Navigation
Description | Command | args | Example |
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Change current directory | cd <destination> |
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Go to parent directory | cd .. |
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Go to user profile | cd %userprofile% |
User Input
Description | Command | args | Example |
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Collect user input | set /p <var name>=<prompt text> |
set /p id="Enter ID: " |
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Running DLLs
Description | Command | args | Example |
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Run classic credentials manager | rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr |
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System
Description | Command | args | Example |
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Shutdown | shutdown /s /t 0 |
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Restart | shutdown /r /t 0 |
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