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'''Command Prompt''' is the name for the [[Windows]] program which allows the user to access the [[computer shell]], that is, a text-based (command-line) control system.
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==Some Commands==
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These commands are applicable in [[Windows 7]] [[operating system]]s and later.
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ASSOC          Displays or modifies file extension associations.
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ATTRIB        Displays or changes file attributes.
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BREAK          Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
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BCDEDIT        Sets properties in boot database to control boot loading.
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CACLS          Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
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CALL          Calls one batch program from another.
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CD            Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
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CHCP          Displays or sets the active code page number.
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CHDIR          Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
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CHKDSK        Checks a disk and displays a status report.
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CHKNTFS        Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
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CLS            Clears the screen.
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CMD            Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
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COLOR          Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
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COMP          Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
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COMPACT        Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.
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CONVERT        Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.  You cannot convert the
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              current drive.
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COPY          Copies one or more files to another location.
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DATE          Displays or sets the date.
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DEL            Deletes one or more files.
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DIR            Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
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DISKCOMP      Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
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DISKCOPY      Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
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DISKPART      Displays or configures Disk Partition properties.
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DOSKEY        Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and
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              creates macros.
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DRIVERQUERY    Displays current device driver status and properties.
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ECHO          Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
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ENDLOCAL      Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.
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ERASE          Deletes one or more files.
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EXIT          Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).
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FC            Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the
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              differences between them.
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FIND          Searches for a text string in a file or files.
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FINDSTR        Searches for strings in files.
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FOR            Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
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FORMAT        Formats a disk for use with Windows.
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FSUTIL        Displays or configures the file system properties.
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FTYPE          Displays or modifies file types used in file extension
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              associations.
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GOTO          Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in
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              a batch program.
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GPRESULT      Displays Group Policy information for machine or user.
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GRAFTABL      Enables Windows to display an extended character set in
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              graphics mode.
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HELP          Provides Help information for Windows commands.
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ICACLS        Display, modify, backup, or restore ACLs for files and
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              directories.
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IF            Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
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LABEL          Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
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MD            Creates a directory.
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MKDIR          Creates a directory.
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MKLINK        Creates Symbolic Links and Hard Links
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MODE          Configures a system device.
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MORE          Displays output one screen at a time.
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MOVE          Moves one or more files from one directory to another
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              directory.
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OPENFILES      Displays files opened by remote users for a file share.
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PATH          Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
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PAUSE          Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
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POPD          Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by
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              PUSHD.
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PRINT          Prints a text file.
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PROMPT        Changes the Windows command prompt.
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PUSHD          Saves the current directory then changes it.
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RD            Removes a directory.
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RECOVER        Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
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REM            Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
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REN            Renames a file or files.
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RENAME        Renames a file or files.
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REPLACE        Replaces files.
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RMDIR          Removes a directory.
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ROBOCOPY      Advanced utility to copy files and directory trees
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SET            Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.
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SETLOCAL      Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
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SC            Displays or configures services (background processes).
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SCHTASKS      Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
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SHIFT          Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
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SHUTDOWN      Allows proper local or remote shutdown of machine.
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SORT          Sorts input.
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START          Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
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SUBST          Associates a path with a drive letter.
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SYSTEMINFO    Displays machine specific properties and configuration.
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TASKLIST      Displays all currently running tasks including services.
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TASKKILL      Kill or stop a running process or application.
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TIME          Displays or sets the system time.
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TITLE          Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
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TREE          Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or
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              path.
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TYPE          Displays the contents of a text file.
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VER            Displays the Windows version.
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VERIFY        Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written
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              correctly to a disk.
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VOL            Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
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XCOPY          Copies files and directory trees.
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WMIC          Displays WMI information inside interactive command shell.
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