Introduction to the Command Line
Those who are new to the command line or need a refresher can read basic material on these pages:- Command Line- Introduction
- Command line list and reference
- Commands that everybody can use
- Configuring the command prompt window
- Start-Run line
Specific Applications of the Command Shell
Software tools such as taskkill and active directory can make your office challenges simpler.
Some details and examples for various commands are considered in a series of pages listed below. The subjects include computer maintenance, system administration, file management, Internet tools, and network administration.
File management
Network and Internet tools
System administration and maintenance
- File system utility- Fsutil
- Recovery Console
- Recovery Console- Commands
- Registry editor console
- Service Controller Command (SC)
- Tasklist
- Taskkill
- Tskill
- Xcopy
Additions and extensions to native commands
Batch files
Batch files provide a simple way to perform many repetitive or time-consuming tasks. While batch files can be quite sophisticated, the basics are simple enough to be useful to the average PC user with no knowledge of programming.- Introduction to Batch files
- Branching and Looping with "If: and "Goto"
- Iterating and Looping with "For.., in...do"
- Variables and the "Set" command