CLI Commands
pwd
Print working directory.
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cd
Change directory.
ls
List files and directories in the current directory.
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dir
List files and folders.
cd
Change directory.
3
cls
Clear the screen.
touch
Create an empty file.
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md
Create a new directory.
mkdir
Create a new directory.
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rd
Remove a directory.
rmdir
Remove an empty directory.
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copy
Copy files.
rm
Remove files or directories.
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move
Move files.
cp
Copy files or directories.
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rename
Rename files or folders.
mv
Move or rename files and directories.
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del
Delete files.
cat
Concatenate and display file content.
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type
Display the contents of a text file.
more
Display file content page by page.
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echo
Display a message or enable/disable echoing.
less
Display file content with backward navigation.
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ipconfig
Display network configuration.
head
Display the beginning of a file.
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ping
Test network connectivity.
tail
Display the end of a file.
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netstat
Display network statistics.
nano
A simple text editor.
15
tracert
Trace the route to a remote host.
vim
A powerful text editor.
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shutdown
Shut down or restart the computer.
grep
Search for text using patterns.
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tasklist
List running processes.
find
Search for files and directories.
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taskkill
Terminate running processes.
locate
Quickly find files by name.
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systeminfo
Display system information.
df
Display disk space usage.
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hostname
Display the computer's hostname.
du
Display directory space usage.
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sfc /scannow
Check and repair system files.
ps
Display running processes.
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chkdsk
Check and repair disk errors.
top
Monitor system processes.
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format
Format a disk.
kill
Terminate processes.
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xcopy
Copy files and directories with extended options.
shutdown
Shutdown or restart the system.
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robocopy
Robust file and directory copying tool.
reboot
Reboot the system.
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diskpart
Disk partition management tool.
ifconfig
Configure network interfaces.
27
net use
Connect to or disconnect from shared resources.
ping
Test network connectivity.
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net user
Manage user accounts.
ssh
Securely log in to remote servers.
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net group
Manage groups.
scp
Securely copy files between systems.
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net view
List shared resources on a network.
chmod
Change file permissions.
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net start
Start a service.
chown
Change file ownership.
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net stop
Stop a service.
tar
Archive files and directories.
33
netsh
Network configuration tool.
gzip
Compress files.
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sc
Service Control Manager.
gunzip
Decompress files.
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regedit
Registry Editor.
zip
Create compressed zip archives.
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gpupdate
Update Group Policy settings.
unzip
Extract files from zip archives.
37
taskmgr
Open Task Manager.
wget
Download files from the internet.
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msconfig
System Configuration Utility.
curl
Transfer data with URLs.
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calc
Calculator.
ps aux
List all running processes.
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notepad
Open Notepad.
passwd
Change user password.
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wmic
Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line.
useradd
Add a new user.
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powercfg
Power Configuration tool.
userdel
Delete a user.
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shutdown
Shutdown or restart the computer.
groupadd
Add a new group.
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systeminfo
Display detailed system information.
groupdel
Delete a group.
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eventvwr
Event Viewer.
sudo
Execute commands with superuser privileges.
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gpedit.msc
Group Policy Editor.
su
Switch to a different user.
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control
Open Control Panel.
history
View command history.
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msinfo32
System Information.
date
Display the current date and time.
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schtasks
Task Scheduler.
cal
Display a calendar.
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subst
Associate a path with a drive letter.
hostname
Display or set the system's hostname.
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netstat -an
Display all active network connections.
who
Display logged-in users.
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telnet
Telnet client for connecting to remote systems.
w
Display information about users.
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nslookup
Look up IP addresses or domain names.
man
Display manual pages for commands.
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assoc
Display or modify file extension associations.
which
Display the location of a command.
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attrib
Display or change file attributes.
alias
Create command shortcuts.
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tree
Display folder structure as a tree.
export
Set environment variables.
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fc
Compare two files or sets of files.
echo
Print text to the terminal.
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find
Search for text within files.
touch
Create an empty file.
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gpupdate /force
Force an immediate Group Policy update.
uptime
Display system uptime.
60
cipher
Encrypt or decrypt files and folders.
df -h
Display disk space usage in a human-readable format.
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perfmon
Performance Monitor.
du -h
Display directory space usage in a human-readable format.
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reg add
Add a new registry entry.
whoami
Display the current user.
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reg delete
Delete a registry entry.
free
Display memory usage.
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reg query
Query the registry for information.
ln
Create links between files.
65
reg export
Export registry keys and values.
lspci
List PCI devices.
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reg import
Import registry keys and values.
lsusb
List USB devices.
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reg save
Save a copy of the registry.
lsmod
List loaded kernel modules.
68
reg restore
Restore the registry from a backup.
mount
Mount filesystems.
69
sc config
Configure a service.
umount
Unmount filesystems.
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sc delete
Delete a service.
shutdown -h now
Shutdown the system immediately.
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sc query
Query service status.
shutdown -r now
Restart the system immediately.
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sc start
Start a service.
ip addr
Display network interface information.
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sc stop
Stop a service.
netstat
Display network connections.
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sc create
Create a new service.
route
Display or manipulate the IP routing table.
75
convert
Convert file systems (e.g., FAT to NTFS).
crontab
Schedule recurring tasks.
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sfc /verifyonly
Verify system files without repairing them.
at
Schedule one-time tasks.
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tasklist /svc
List processes with services.
df -i
Display inode usage.
78
driverquery
List installed device drivers.
chroot
Change the root directory for a command.
79
wmic process
Manage processes using WMI.
watch
Execute a command repeatedly.
80
wmic logicaldisk
Manage disk drives using WMI.
nc
Netcat, for networking and port scanning.
81
wmic startup
Manage startup programs using WMI.
dd
Convert and copy files.
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wmic useraccount
Manage user accounts using WMI.
htop
Interactive process viewer.
83
wmic bios
Access BIOS information using WMI.
passwd [username]
Change another user's password (requires sudo).
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wmic os
Access operating system information using WMI.
chmod +x
Make a file executable.
85
wmic diskdrive
Access disk drive information using WMI.
dd if=/dev/zero of=file bs=1M count=100
Create a 100MB file of zeros.
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wmic printer
Manage printers using WMI.
mkfs
Create a filesystem.
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wmic service
Manage services using WMI.
fsck
Check and repair filesystems.
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wbadmin
Windows Backup and Restore tool.
lsof
List open files and processes.
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netsh firewall
Configure Windows Firewall.
rename
Rename files using patterns.
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netsh wlan
Manage wireless networks.
sed
Stream editor for text manipulation.
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netsh interface
Configure network interfaces.
awk
Text processing tool.
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regsvr32
Register or unregister DLL files.
grep -r
Recursively search for text in files.
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assoc
Display or change file associations.
ls -l
List files in long format (with details).
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cacls
Display or modify file or directory permissions.
tar -xvf
Extract files from a tarball.
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subst
Map a drive letter to a folder path.
tar -cvf
Create a tarball.
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wmic product
List installed software.
wc
Word, line, character, and byte count.
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wmic qfe
List installed Windows updates.
uptime
Show how long the system has been running.
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bcdedit
Edit boot configuration data.
history | grep [keyword]
Search command history for a keyword.
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chkntfs
Check the NTFS file system.
chsh
Change your default shell.
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fsutil
File and volume utilities.
101
clip
Copy all the data in clipboard.
102
findstr
Find a particular string in output.
103
Explorer .
Open Folder for the current location.
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prompt name$G
Change prompt name.
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title
Change title name.
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