Common Command Line tools

Question	Answer
cmd	command opens the command line tool when opening the command prompt
taskkill.exe	used to terminate processes
shutdown.exe	schedule a shutdown (complete/restart) locally/remotely
cd	short for chdir changes or displays directory
md	short for mkdir makes a directory
rd	short for rmdir removes directory
format	wipes data off disks and prepares them for new use
copy	makes a copy
xcopy	like copy but adds copying folders AND files
robocopy	Robust File Copy can do more with copying files in new versions of windows (ex. keeping NTFS permissions)
diskpart	shows partitions and manage them on the hard drive
sfc	System File Checker checks and verifies the version of system files replaces corrupted files with new versions
chkdsk	check disk create and display status reports for the hard disk
gpupdate	used to update Group Policy settings
gpresult	used to show the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) report/value for a remote user
dir	used to display a list of the files and folders/subdirectories within a directory
dism	Deployment Image Servicing and Management used for the management of windows image (.wim) files
net use	used to map drive letters to network shares
net user	used to allow administrators to list all the local accounts on a windows installation
ipconfig	this command assists in diagnoses of network problems with the OS
ping	allows to verify network connectivity
tracert	used to verify the path a network packet travels to its destination
netstat	used to view listening and established network connections for the OS
nslookup	used to verify the DNS is working correctly and the correct results are being returned
help and /?	help gives general help /? is slightly faster and will give you a bit more info

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