Heres a list of some useful commands, there are many options of each command which are
displayed by typing /? at the end.
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Networking
route - Views and modifies the IP routing table.
netsh - A tool to configure network settings.
netstat - Network statistics
net - Displays or modifies the network settings.
net user - Adds or modifies user accounts, or displays user account
information.
net view - Displays network resources or computers.
net localgroup - Adds, displays, or modifies local groups.
net start / net stop - Starts or stops a network service.
netdiag - run networking diagnostics tests
telnet - Communicates with another host using the Telnet protocol
ping - Checks network connectivity to another IP address.
tracert - Traces the route packets take to a specified host.
ipconfig - Displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values.
netstat - Displays active TCP connections, ports, etc.
nslookup - Queries DNS to obtain domain name or IP address mapping.
pathping - Combines the functions of `ping` and `tracert`.
arp - Displays and modifies the IP-to-Physical address translation tables.
getmac - Shows the MAC address of network adapters.
Services
sc - Manages services (start, stop, query, etc.).
tasklist - Displays all currently running processes.
taskkill - Terminates tasks by process ID or image name.
Maintenance
sfc - Scans and verifies the integrity of system files.
chkdsk - Checks disk for errors and displays status.
diskpart Disk partitioning utility.
fsutil - Displays or configures file system properties.
System Info
systeminfo - Displays system configuration information.
whoami - Displays user, group, and privileges information.
wevtutil - Retrieves information about event logs and publishers.
File Management
xcopy - Copies files and directory trees.
robocopy - Advanced utility for copying files and directories.
attrib - Displays or changes file attributes.
find / findstr - Searches for strings in files.
fc - Compares two files and displays the differences.
openfiles- Displays files opened by remote users.
replace - Replaces files.
Disk Management
diskpart - Disk management from the command line.
bcdedit - Manages Boot Configuration Data.dr
bootrec - Utility for repairing boot configuration.
Misc
echo off ¦ clip - Clears the clipboard cache memory.
cipher - Encrypts/decrypts files and folders.
certutil - Utility for certification authority (CA) files and services.
cacls / icacls - Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
shutdown - Allows proper shutdown or restart of the computer.
reg - Console tool for editing the registry.
wmic - Displays WMI information inside interactive command shell.
powercfg - Configures power settings.
timeout - Pauses command processing for a specified period of time.
driverquery - Displays current device driver status and properties.
recover - Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
set - Displays, sets, or removes environment variables
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