Windows Server 2008 Command-line Tool Summary

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The following table provides a list of each command line tool together with a brief explanation:
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[TD]Arp[/TD]
[TD]Display and modify the IP to physical address translation tables used by the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP).[/TD]
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[TD]Assoc[/TD]
[TD]Display and modify file extension associations.[/TD]
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[TD]Attrib[/TD]
[TD]Display and change file attributes.[/TD]
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[TD]Break[/TD]
[TD]Configure extended Ctrl-C checking.[/TD]
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[TD]Bcdedit[/TD]
[TD]Configure properties in name database to control boot loading.[/TD]
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[TD]Cacls[/TD]
[TD]Display or modify access control lists of files.[/TD]
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[TD]Call[/TD]
[TD]Call a script or script label as a procedure.[/TD]
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[TD]CD/Chdir[/TD]
[TD]Display the name of or changes the current directory.[/TD]
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[TD]Chcp[/TD]
[TD]Display or set the active code page number.[/TD]
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[TD]Chkdsk[/TD]
[TD]Check a disk for errors and display a report.[/TD]
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[TD]Chkntfs[/TD]
[TD]Display the status of volumes. Set or exclude volumes from automatic system checking during system boot.[/TD]
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[TD]Choice[/TD]
[TD]Create a selection list from which users can select a choice in batch scripts.[/TD]
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[TD]Cls[/TD]
[TD]Clear the console window.[/TD]
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[TD]Cmd[/TD]
[TD]Start a new instance of the Windows command shell.[/TD]
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[TD]Color[/TD]
[TD]Set the colors of the command-shell window.[/TD]
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[TD]Comp[/TD]
[TD]Compare the contents of two files or sets of files.[/TD]
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[TD]Compact[/TD]
[TD]Display or modify the compression of files or sets of files.[/TD]
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[TD]Convert[/TD]
[TD]Convert FAT volumes to NTFS.[/TD]
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[TD]Copy[/TD]
[TD]Copy or combine files.[/TD]
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[TD]Date[/TD]
[TD]Display or set the system date.[/TD]
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[TD]Del[/TD]
[TD]Delete one or more files.[/TD]
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[TD]Dir[/TD]
[TD]Display a list of files and subdirectories within a directory.[/TD]
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[TD]Diskcomp[/TD]
[TD]Compare the contents of two floppy disks.[/TD]
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[TD]Diskcopy[/TD]
[TD]Copy the contents of one floppy disk to another.[/TD]
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[TD]Diskpart[/TD]
[TD]Invoke a text-mode command interpreter so that you can manage disks, partitions, and volumes using a separate command prompt and commands that are internal to Diskpart.[/TD]
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[TD]Doskey[/TD]
[TD]Edit command lines, recall Windows commands, and create macros.[/TD]
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[TD]Driverquery[/TD]
[TD]Display the current device driver properties and status.[/TD]
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[TD]Echo[/TD]
[TD]Display messages, or turns command echoing on or off.[/TD]
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[TD]Endlocal[/TD]
[TD]End localization of environment changes in a batch file.[/TD]
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[TD]Erase[/TD]
[TD]See Del.[/TD]
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[TD]Exit[/TD]
[TD]Exit the command interpreter.[/TD]
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[TD]Expand[/TD]
[TD]Uncompress files.[/TD]
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[TD]FC[/TD]
[TD]Compare two files and display the differences between them.[/TD]
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[TD]Find/Findstr[/TD]
[TD]Search for a text string in files.[/TD]
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[TD]For[/TD]
[TD]Run a specified command for each file in a set of files.[/TD]
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[TD]Format[/TD]
[TD]Format a floppy disk or hard drive.[/TD]
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[TD]Fsutil[/TD]
[TD]File system utility - displays and configures file system properties.[/TD]
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[TD]Ftp[/TD]
[TD]Transfer files.[/TD]
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[TD]Ftype[/TD]
[TD]Display or modify file types used in file extension associations[/TD]
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[TD]Goto[/TD]
[TD]Direct the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a script.[/TD]
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[TD]Gpresult[/TD]
[TD]Display Group Policy information for a machine or user.[/TD]
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[TD]Graftabl[/TD]
[TD]Enable Windows to display extended character sets in graphics mode.[/TD]
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[TD]Help[/TD]
[TD]Display Help information for Windows commands.[/TD]
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[TD]Hostname[/TD]
[TD]Display the computer name.[/TD]
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[TD]ICACLS[/TD]
[TD]Display, modify, backup, and restore ACLs for files and directories.[/TD]
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[TD]IF[/TD]
[TD]Perform conditional processing in batch programs.[/TD]
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[TD]Ipconfig[/TD]
[TD]Display TCP/IP configuration.[/TD]
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[TD]Label[/TD]
[TD]Create, change, or delete the volume label of a disk.[/TD]
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[TD]Md/Mkdir[/TD]
[TD]Create a directory or subdirectory.[/TD]
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[TD]Mklink[/TD]
[TD]Create symbolic and hard links.[/TD]
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[TD]Mode[/TD]
[TD]Configure a system device.[/TD]
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[TD]More[/TD]
[TD]Display output one screen at a time.[/TD]
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[TD]Mountvol[/TD]
[TD]Manage a volume mount point.[/TD]
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[TD]Move[/TD]
[TD]Move files from one directory to another directory on the same drive.[/TD]
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[TD]Openfiles[/TD]
[TD]Display files opened by remote users for a file share.[/TD]
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[TD]Nbtstat[/TD]
[TD]Display status of NetBIOS.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Accounts[/TD]
[TD]Manage user account and password policies.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Computer[/TD]
[TD]Add or remove computers from a domain.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Config Server[/TD]
[TD]Display or modify configuration of Server service.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Config Workstation[/TD]
[TD]Display or modify configuration of Workstation service.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Continue[/TD]
[TD]Resume a paused service.[/TD]
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[TD]Net File[/TD]
[TD]Display or manage open files on a server.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Group[/TD]
[TD]Display or manage global groups.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Localgroup[/TD]
[TD]Display or manage local group accounts.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Pause[/TD]
[TD]Suspend a service.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Print[/TD]
[TD]Display or manage print jobs and shared queues.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Session[/TD]
[TD]List or disconnect sessions.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Share[/TD]
[TD]Display or manage shared printers and directories.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Start[/TD]
[TD]List or start network services.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Statistics[/TD]
[TD]Display workstation and server statistics.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Stop[/TD]
[TD]Stop services.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Time[/TD]
[TD]Display or synchronize network time.[/TD]
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[TD]Net Use[/TD]
[TD]Display or manage remote connections.[/TD]
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[TD]Net User[/TD]
[TD]Display or manage local user accounts.[/TD]
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[TD]Net View[/TD]
[TD]Display network resources or computers.[/TD]
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[TD]Netsh[/TD]
[TD]Invoke a separate command prompt that allows you to manage the configuration of various network services on local and remote computers.[/TD]
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[TD]Netstat[/TD]
[TD]Display status of network connections.[/TD]
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[TD]Path[/TD]
[TD]Display or set a search path for executable files in the current command window.[/TD]
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[TD]Pathping[/TD]
[TD]Trace routes and provides packet loss information.[/TD]
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[TD]Pause[/TD]
[TD]Suspend processing of a script and wait for keyboard input.[/TD]
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[TD]Ping[/TD]
[TD]Determine if a network connection can be established.[/TD]
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[TD]Popd[/TD]
[TD]Change to the directory stored by Pushd.[/TD]
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[TD]Print[/TD]
[TD]Print a text file.[/TD]
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[TD]Prompt[/TD]
[TD]Change the Windows command prompt.[/TD]
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[TD]Pushd[/TD]
[TD]Save the current directory then changes to a new directory.[/TD]
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[TD]Rd/Rmdir[/TD]
[TD]Remove a directory.[/TD]
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[TD]Recover[/TD]
[TD]Recover readable information from a bad or defective disk.[/TD]
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[TD]Reg Add[/TD]
[TD]Add a new subkey or entry to the Registry.[/TD]
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[TD]Reg Compare[/TD]
[TD]Compare Registry subkeys or entries.[/TD]
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[TD]Reg Copy[/TD]
[TD]Copy a Registry entry to a specified key path on a local or remote system.[/TD]
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[TD]Reg Delete[/TD]
[TD]Delete a subkey or entries from the Registry.[/TD]
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[TD]Reg Query[/TD]
[TD]List the entries under a key and the names of subkeys (if any).[/TD]
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[TD]Reg Restore[/TD]
[TD]Write saved subkeys and entries back to the Registry.[/TD]
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[TD]Reg Save[/TD]
[TD]Save a copy of specified subkeys, entries, and values to a file.[/TD]
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[TD]Regsvr32[/TD]
[TD]Register and unregister DLLs.[/TD]
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[TD]Rem[/TD]
[TD]Add comments to scripts.[/TD]
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[TD]Ren[/TD]
[TD]Rename a file.[/TD]
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[TD]Replace[/TD]
[TD]Replace a file.[/TD]
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[TD]Route[/TD]
[TD]Manage network routing tables.[/TD]
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[TD]Rmdir[/TD]
[TD]Remove a directory.[/TD]
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[TD]Set[/TD]
[TD]Display or modify Windows environment variables. Also used to evaluate numeric expressions at the command line.[/TD]
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[TD]Setlocal[/TD]
[TD]Begin localization of environment changes in a batch file.[/TD]
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[TD]Sc[/TD]
[TD]Display and configure background processes (services).[/TD]
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[TD]Schtasks[/TD]
[TD]Schedule commands and programs to run on a system.[/TD]
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[TD]Sfc[/TD]
[TD]Scans and verifies protected operating system files.[/TD]
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[TD]Shift[/TD]
[TD]Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in scripts.[/TD]
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[TD]Shutdown[/TD]
[TD]Perform system shutdown.[/TD]
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[TD]Sort[/TD]
[TD]Sort input.[/TD]
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[TD]Start[/TD]
[TD]Start a new command-shell window to run a specified program or command.[/TD]
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[TD]Subst[/TD]
[TD]Maps a path to a drive letter.[/TD]
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[TD]Systeminfo[/TD]
[TD]Display machine properties and configuration.[/TD]
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[TD]Tasklist[/TD]
[TD]Display currently running tasks and services.[/TD]
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[TD]Taskkill[/TD]
[TD]Kill or stop a running process or application.[/TD]
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[TD]Time[/TD]
[TD]Display or sets the system time.[/TD]
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[TD]Title[/TD]
[TD]Sets the title for the command-shell window.[/TD]
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[TD]Tracert[/TD]
[TD]Display the path between computers.[/TD]
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[TD]Tree[/TD]
[TD]Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.[/TD]
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[TD]Type[/TD]
[TD]Display the contents of a text file.[/TD]
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[TD]Ver[/TD]
[TD]Display the Windows version.[/TD]
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[TD]Verify[/TD]
[TD]Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.[/TD]
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[TD]Vol[/TD]
[TD]Display a disk volume label and serial number.[/TD]
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[TD]Xcopy[/TD]
[TD]Copy files and directories.[/TD]
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[TD]WMI[/TD]
[TD]Display WMI information.[/TD]
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