DOS/command line commands

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: cubby1223
Run this:
%Windir%\Help\ntcmds.chm

This will show you all commands with instructions, so you don't have to reference a website. My favorite is of course: format c: /u

RTFM, I love it!!!

Do take a sec to turn your autocompletion (ala *nix) on though. It's the way to go.

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: hopejr

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Frankly the windows CLI tools are terrible. Grab a copy of Knoppix or Gnoppix and boot into Linux, get a feel for what real CLI tools should be like. Sometimes even when the tools are the same the Windows ones find areas to suck in, like traceroute (tracert on Windows) on unix takes 0.5s to go 8 hops but on Windows that would take easily 10s.

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

You might try Pathping instead of tracert. Depending on what you're trying to accomplish it works much better.

couple commands I like simply because they are more usefull or powerful than their GUI counterparts:

diskpart (especially with the 'extend' sub command)
cacls (especially with the /E switch)
ntdsutil
pushd (for that quick jump to a UNC path without doing a Net Use *)
popd
net start, net stop (Pretty much all the net commands actually)
runas (to leverage your admin account)
start (launch stuff with pre-set priorities etc)
xcopy (especially with the /X and implied /O switch. It's rare I need robocopy anymore)

I use a lot of commands from the run line that aren't necessarily dos too.
compmgmt.msc
gpedit.msc
etc..

 

[hopejr]

Originally posted by: Slaughter
doskey baby. Gotta love finger saving commands.

Forgot about that one, prolly because I just stuck it in autoexec.bat.

 

[LatinJones]

netsh

useful for network config scripts

netsh interface ip set address local static 192.168.XXX.XXX 255.255.255.0 192.168.XXX.XXX 1 (sets the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway. HINT: replace the X's : )
netsh interface ip set dns local static 192.168.XXX.XXX primary (sets your primary DNS to a static address)
netsh interface ip add dns local 192.168.XXX.XXX index=2 (sets your secondary DNS)

netsh interface ip set address local source=dhcp - sets local area connection to obtain IP automatically
netsh interface ip set dns local source=dhcp - sets local area connection to obtain DNS automatically

couple notes:

I'm not sure why you have to use the command add instead of set for the seconadry DNS....I just couldn't get it to work any other way.
The word 'local' in the command refers to the name of the connection 'local area connection' if you have it named something else like 'my lan connection' you'll have to specify that

I've used these commands to create a script that will allow people to easily go from our network that uses static IP's to their home connection or hotel connection where most people use DHCP....That way they don't have to remember their settings or even know how to change them.

 

[LatinJones]

tasklist....

Another good one.

 

[Tarrant64]

I think "net file" was forgotten? I believe it tells you what files on your computer are being accessed by other people on your network/domain. Correct me if I'm wrong. Just one I didn't see int he list.

 

[Woodie]

net sess also useful (more so on servers).

 

[santuitman]

How 'bout the "park" command

 

[mjquilly]

exit

 

[SectorZero]

Find myself using the SET command a lot.
Lots of usefull info

 

[hopejr]

ship was one used on PC-DOS2.1 to drive heads for shipment. lol