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Khaled Md Saifullah
Khaled Md Saifullah

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Essential cmd commands for windows users

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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