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Important CMD Commands

1. System Info
systeminfo

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2. Date & Time
date
date /t
time
time /t

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3. Change directory
c:
d:
e:
f:

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4. Check Current Directory
dir

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5. Clear Command Screen

cls

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6. Create a folder or directory
mkdir [diretory name]

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*7. Remove a folder or directory
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rmdir [directory name]

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8. echo

echo <text> >>file.name
Suppose you want to write something on a file that you just created directly using the command prompt the use echo >> filename.extension
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9. Delete the file
del [file name]
erase file name

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10. Tree

C:\A>tree

C:.
├───B
│   ├───F
│   └───G
└───D

C:\A>

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11. Tasklist
tasklist

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12. Taskkill

taskkill /PID pid_number
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13. Drivers List
driverquery
driverquery -v

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14. Rename file

re [file name] [new file name]
rename [file name] [new file name]

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15. File create

type nul > [file name]

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