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Khaled Md Saifullah
Khaled Md Saifullah

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Essential cmd commands for windows users

#cmd #powershell #windows #cli

Check System Information 

systeminfo
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Check Date 

date
date /t
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Check Time 

time
time /t
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Change Drive 

c:
d:
e:
f:
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Check Current Directory 

dir
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Clear Command Screen 

cls
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Change Directory 

cd [directory/folder name]
cd ../ --> One step back 
cd ../../ --> 2 step back
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Create Directory 

mkdir [diretory name]
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Delete Directory 

rmdir [directory name]
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Create an Empty File 

type nul > [file name]
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Rename a File 

re [file name] [new file name]
rename [file name] [new file name]
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Edit File Using Notepad 

notepad [file name]
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Copy Text from a File to Another File 

copy [first file name] [second file name]
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Delete a File 

del [file name]
erase file name
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Move a File 

move [file name] [new path name]
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Display Contents of a File 

type [file name]
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