Windows Command Line¶

Reference guide for essential Windows CMD commands — system info, networking, file management, and process control.

Basic System Information¶

Command	Description
`set`	Check your path from the command line
`ver`	Determine the operating system (OS) version
`systeminfo`	List various information about the system
`cls`	Clear the screen (equivalent to `clear` in Linux)

Command	Description
`ipconfig`	Check network information
`ipconfig /all`	Detailed network configuration
`ping target_name`	Check if you can reach a particular server
`tracert target_name`	Trace the route packets take to a destination
`nslookup host`	Look up a host or domain and return the IP address

netstat displays current network connections and listening ports.

Flag	Description
`-a`	Displays all established connections and listening ports
`-b`	Shows the program associated with each connection
`-o`	Reveals the process ID (PID) associated with the connection
`-n`	Uses numerical form for addresses and port numbers

Command	Description
`cd`	Display the current drive and directory
`dir`	List child directories (`dir /a` to display hidden files)
`tree`	Visually represent the directory tree
`mkdir`	Create a directory
`rmdir`	Remove a directory
`type`	Display text file contents
`copy`	Copy files or directories
`move`	Move files
`del` / `erase`	Delete a file

The more command can be used in two ways:

:: Display a text file page by page
more file.txt

:: Pipe long output from another command
some_command | more

tasklist /FI "imagename eq sshd.exe"

This filters the task list to show only processes with the image name sshd.exe.