Windows

assoc January 1, 1

assoc Display or change associations between file extensions and file types. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/assoc. List all associations between file extensions and file types: assoc Display the associated file type for a specific extension: assoc {{.txt}} Set the associated file type for a specific extension: assoc .{{txt}}={{txtfile}} View the output of assoc one screen at a time: assoc | {{more}}

attrib January 1, 1

attrib Display or change attributes of files or directories. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/attrib. Display all set attributes of files in the current directory: attrib Display all set attributes of files in a specific directory: attrib {{path\to\directory}} Display all set attributes of files and [d]irectories in the current directory: attrib /d Display all set attributes of files in the current directory and [s]ub-directories: attrib /s Add the [r]ead-only or [a]rchive or [s]ystem or [h]idden or not content [i]ndexed attribute to files or directories: attrib +{{r|a|s|h|i}} {{path\to\file_or_directory1 path\to\file_or_directory2 .

azcopy January 1, 1

azcopy A file transfer tool for uploading to Azure Cloud Storage Accounts. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/common/storage-use-azcopy-v10. Log in to an Azure Tenant: azopy login Upload a local file: azcopy copy '{{path\to\source_file}}' 'https://{{storage_account_name}}.blob.core.windows.net/{{container_name}}/{{blob_name}}' Upload files with .txt and .jpg extensions: azcopy copy '{{path\to\source_directory}}' 'https://{{storage_account_name}}.blob.core.windows.net/{{container_name}}' --include-pattern '{{*.txt;*.jpg}}' Copy a container directly between two Azure storage accounts: azcopy copy 'https://{{source_storage_account_name}}.blob.core.windows.net/{{container_name}}' 'https://{{destination_storage_account_name}}.blob.core.windows.net/{{container_name}}' Synchronize a local directory and delete files in the destination if they no longer exist in the source: azcopy sync '{{path\to\source_directory}}' 'https://{{storage_account_name}}.

bleachbit_console January 1, 1

bleachbit_console Clean junk files on the filesystem. More information: https://docs.bleachbit.org/doc/command-line-interface.html. Perform the clean-up operation and delete files: bleachbit_console.exe --clean Preview the files that will be deleted and other changes that will be made before actually performing the clean-up operation: bleachbit_console.exe --preview Display system information: bleachbit_console.exe --sysinfo Start the graphical user interface (GUI) version of Bleachbit: bleachbit_console.exe --gui Display version: bleachbit_console.exe --version

cd January 1, 1

cd Display the current working directory or move to a different directory. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/cd. Display the path of the current directory: cd Go to root of current drive: cd \ Go up to the parent of the current directory: cd .. Go to a specific directory in the same drive: cd {{path\to\directory}} Go to a specific directory in a different [d]rive: cd /d {{C}}:{{path\to\directory}}

chkdsk January 1, 1

chkdsk Check file system and volume metadata for errors. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/chkdsk. Specify the drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume name to check: chkdsk {{volume}} Fix errors on a specific volume: chkdsk {{volume}} /f Dismount a specific volume before checking: chkdsk {{volume}} /x Change the log file size to the specified size (only for NTFS): chkdsk /l{{size}}

choco January 1, 1

choco The Chocolatey package manager. Some subcommands such as choco install have their own usage documentation. More information: https://chocolatey.org. Execute a Chocolatey command: choco {{command}} Call general help: choco -? Call help on a specific command: choco {{command}} -? Check the Chocolatey version: choco --version

choco-apikey January 1, 1

choco apikey Manage API keys for Chocolatey sources. More information: https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-apikey. Display a list of sources and their API keys: choco apikey Display a specific source and its API key: choco apikey --source "{{source_url}}" Set an API key for a source: choco apikey --source "{{source_url}}" --key "{{api_key}}" Remove an API key for a source: choco apikey --source "{{source_url}}" --remove

choco-feature January 1, 1

choco feature Interact with features with Chocolatey. More information: https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-feature. Display a list of available features: choco feature list Enable a feature: choco feature enable --name {{name}} Disable a feature: choco feature disable --name {{name}}

choco-info January 1, 1

choco info Display detailed information about a package with Chocolatey. More information: https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-info. Display information on a specific package: choco info {{package}} Display information for a local package only: choco info {{package}} --local-only Specify a custom source to receive packages information from: choco info {{package}} --source {{source_url|alias}} Provide a username and password for authentication: choco info {{package}} --user {{username}} --password {{password}}

choco-install January 1, 1

choco install Install one or more packages with Chocolatey. More information: https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-install. Install one or more space-separated packages: choco install {{package1 package2 ...}} Install packages from a custom configuration file: choco install {{path\to\packages_file.config}} Install a specific nuspec or nupkg file: choco install {{path\to\file}} Install a specific version of a package: choco install {{package}} --version {{version}} Allow installing multiple versions of a package: choco install {{package}} --allow-multiple Confirm all prompts automatically: choco install {{package}} --yes

choco-list January 1, 1

choco list Display a list of packages with Chocolatey. More information: https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-list. Display all available packages: choco list Display all locally installed packages: choco list --local-only Display a list including local programs: choco list --include-programs Display only approved packages: choco list --approved-only Specify a custom source to display packages from: choco list --source {{source_url|alias}} Provide a username and password for authentication: choco list --user {{username}} --password {{password}}

choco-new January 1, 1

choco new Generate new package specification files with Chocolatey. More information: https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-new. Create a new package skeleton: choco new {{package}} Create a new package with a specific version: choco new {{package}} --version {{version}} Create a new package with a specific maintainer name: choco new {{package}} --maintainer {{maintainer_name}} Create a new package in a custom output directory: choco new {{package}} --output-directory {{path/to/directory}} Create a new package with specific 32-bit and 64-bit installer URLs: choco new {{package}} url="{{url}}" url64="{{url}}"

choco-outdated January 1, 1

choco outdated Check for outdated packages with Chocolatey. More information: https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-outdated. Display a list of outdated packages in table format: choco outdated Ignore pinned packages in the output: choco outdated --ignore-pinned Specify a custom source to check packages from: choco outdated --source {{source_url|alias}} Provide a username and password for authentication: choco outdated --user {{username}} --password {{password}}

choco-pack January 1, 1

choco pack Package a NuGet specification into a nupkg file. More information: https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-pack. Package a NuGet specification to a nupkg file: choco pack {{path\to\specification_file}} Package a NuGet specification specifying the version of the resulting file: choco pack {{path\to\specification_file}} --version {{version}} Package a NuGet specification to a specific directory: choco pack {{path\to\specification_file}} --output-directory {{path\to\output_directory}}

choco-pin January 1, 1

choco pin Pin a package at a specific version with Chocolatey. Pinned packages are skipped automatically when upgrading. More information: https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-pin. Display a list of pinned packages and their versions: choco pin list Pin a package at its current version: choco pin add --name {{package}} Pin a package at a specific version: choco pin add --name {{package}} --version {{version}} Remove a pin for a specific package: choco pin remove --name {{package}}

choco-search January 1, 1

choco search Search for a local or remote package with Chocolatey. More information: https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-search. Search for a package: choco search {{query}} Search for a package locally: choco search {{query}} --local-only Only include exact matches in the results: choco search {{query}} --exact Confirm all prompts automatically: choco search {{query}} --yes Specify a custom source to search for packages in: choco search {{query}} --source {{source_url|alias}} Provide a username and password for authentication: choco search {{query}} --user {{username}} --password {{password}}

choco-source January 1, 1

choco source Manage sources for packages with Chocolatey. More information: https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-source. List currently available sources: choco source list Add a new package source: choco source add --name {{name}} --source {{url}} Add a new package source with credentials: choco source add --name {{name}} --source {{url}} --user {{username}} --password {{password}} Add a new package source with a client certificate: choco source add --name {{name}} --source {{url}} --cert {{path\to\certificate_file}} Enable a package source: choco source enable --name {{name}}

choco-uninstall January 1, 1

choco uninstall Uninstall one or more packages with Chocolatey. More information: https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-uninstall. Uninstall one or more space-separated packages: choco uninstall {{package1 package2 ...}} Uninstall a specific version of a package: choco uninstall {{package}} --version {{version}} Confirm all prompts automatically: choco uninstall {{package}} --yes Remove all dependencies when uninstalling: choco uninstall {{package}} --remove-dependencies Uninstall all packages: choco uninstall all

choco-upgrade January 1, 1

choco upgrade Upgrade one or more packages with Chocolatey. More information: https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-upgrade. Upgrade one or more space-separated packages: choco upgrade {{package1 package2 ...}} Upgrade to a specific version of a package: choco upgrade {{package}} --version {{version}} Upgrade all packages: choco upgrade all Upgrade all except specified comma-separated packages: choco upgrade all --except "{{package1 package2 ...}}" Confirm all prompts automatically: choco upgrade {{package}} --yes Specify a custom source to receive packages from: choco upgrade {{package}} --source {{source_url|alias}}

choice January 1, 1

choice Prompt user to select a choice and return the selected choice index. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/choice. Prompt the current user to select a Y or N choice: choice Prompt the current user to select a [c]hoice from a specific set: choice /c {{AB}} Prompt the current user to select a choice with a specific [m]essage: choice /m "{{message}}" Prompt the current user to select a [c]ase-[s]ensitive [c]hoice from a specific set: choice /cs /c {{Ab}}

chrome January 1, 1

chrome This command is an alias of chromium. More information: https://chrome.google.com. View documentation for the original command: tldr chromium

cinst January 1, 1

cinst This command is an alias of choco install. More information: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/choco/commands/install. View documentation for the original command: tldr choco install

cipher January 1, 1

cipher Display or alter the encryption of directories and files on NTFS volumes. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/cipher. Display information about a specific encrypted file or directory: cipher /c:{{path\to\file_or_directory}} [e]ncrypt a file or directory (files added later to the directory are also encrypted as the directory is marked): cipher /e:{{path\to\file_or_directory}} [d]ecrypt a file or directory: cipher /d:{{path\to\file_or_directory}} Securely remove a file or directory: cipher /w:{{path\to\file_or_directory}}

clip January 1, 1

clip Copy input content to the Windows clipboard. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/clip. Pipe command-line output to the Windows clipboard: {{dir}} | clip Copy the contents of a file to the Windows clipboard: clip < {{path\to\file.ext}} Copy text with a trailing newline to the Windows clipboard: echo {{some text}} | clip Copy text without a trailing newline to the Windows clipboard: echo | set /p="some text" | clip

clist January 1, 1

clist This command is an alias of choco list. More information: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/choco/commands/list. View documentation for the original command: tldr choco list

cls January 1, 1

cls Clears the screen. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/cls. Clear the screen: cls

cmd January 1, 1

cmd The Windows command interpreter. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/cmd. Start an interactive shell session: cmd Execute specific [c]ommands: cmd /c {{echo Hello world}} Execute a specific script: cmd {{path\to\script.bat}} Execute specific commands and then enter an interactive shell: cmd /k {{echo Hello world}} Start an interactive shell session where echo is disabled in command output: cmd /q Start an interactive shell session with delayed [v]ariable expansion enabled or disabled: cmd /v:{{on|off}}

cmdkey January 1, 1

cmdkey Create, show, and delete stored user names and passwords. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/cmdkey. Show a list of all user credentials: cmdkey /list Store credentials for a user that accesses a server: cmdkey /add:{{server_name}} /user:{{user_name}} Delete credentials for a specific target: cmdkey.exe /delete {{target_name}}

cmstp January 1, 1

cmstp Manage connection service profiles. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/cmstp. Install a specific profile: cmstp "{{path\to\profile_file}}" Install without creating a desktop shortcut: cmstp /ns "{{path\to\profile_file}}" Install without checking for dependencies: cmstp /nf "{{path\to\profile_file}}" Only install for the current user: cmstp /su "{{path\to\profile_file}}" Install for all users (requires administrator privileges): cmstp /au "{{path\to\profile_file}}" Install silently without any prompts: cmstp /s "{{path\to\profile_file}}" Uninstall a specific profile: cmstp /u "{{path\to\profile_file}}" Uninstall silently without a confirmation prompt: cmstp /u /s "{{path\to\profile_file}}"

color January 1, 1

color Set the console foreground and background colors. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/color. Set the console colors to the default values: color List available color values and detailed information: color /? Set the console foreground and background to a specific color using hexadecimal numbers (1-9,a-f): color {{foreground_code}}{{background_code}}

comp January 1, 1

comp Compare the contents of two files or sets of files. Use wildcards (*) to compare sets of files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/comp. Compare files interactively: comp Compare two specified files: comp {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}} Compare two sets of files: comp {{path\to\directory1}}\* {{path\to\directory2}}\* Display differences in decimal format: comp /d {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}} Display differences in ASCII format: comp /a {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}} Display line numbers for differences: comp /l {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}} Compare files case-insensitively: comp /c {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}

cpush January 1, 1

cpush This command is an alias of choco push. More information: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/create/commands/push. See documentation for the original command: tldr choco-push

cuninst January 1, 1

cuninst This command is an alias of choco uninstall. More information: https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/choco/commands/uninstall. View documentation for the original command: tldr choco uninstall

curl January 1, 1

curl In PowerShell, this command may be an alias of Invoke-WebRequest when the original curl program (https://curl.se) is not properly installed. Check whether curl is properly installed by printing its version number. If this command evaluates into an error, PowerShell may have substituted this command with Invoke-WebRequest: curl --version View documentation for the original curl command: tldr curl -p common View documentation for the original curl command in older versions of tldr command-line client: tldr curl -o common

date January 1, 1

date Displays or sets the system date. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/date. Display the current system date and prompt to enter a new date (leave empty to keep unchanged): date Display the current system date without prompting for a new date: date /t Change the current system date to a specific date: date {{month}}-{{day}}-{{year}}

del January 1, 1

del Delete one or more files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/del. Delete one or more space-separated files or patterns: del {{file_pattern}} Prompt for confirmation before deleting each file: del {{file_pattern}} /p Force the deletion of read-only files: del {{file_pattern}} /f Recursively delete file(s) from all subdirectories: del {{file_pattern}} /s Do not prompt when deleting files based on a global wildcard: del {{file_pattern}} /q Display the help and list available attributes: del /?

dir January 1, 1

dir List directory contents. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/dir. Show the contents of the current directory: dir Show the contents of a given directory: dir {{path\to\directory}} Show the contents of the current directory, including hidden ones: dir /A Show the contents of a given directory, including hidden ones: dir {{path\to\directory}} /A

diskpart January 1, 1

diskpart Disk, volume and partition manager. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/diskpart. Run diskpart by itself in an administrative command prompt to enter its command-line: diskpart List all disks: list disk Select a volume: select volume {{volume}} Assign a drive letter to the selected volume: assign letter {{letter}} Create a new partition: create partition primary Activate the selected volume: active Exit diskpart: exit

doskey January 1, 1

doskey Manage macros, windows commands and command-lines. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/doskey. List available macros: doskey /macros Create a new macro: doskey {{name}} = "{{command}}" Create a new macro for a specific executable: doskey /exename={{executable}} {{name}} = "{{command}}" Remove a macro: doskey {{name}} = Display all commands that are stored in memory: doskey /history Save macros to a file for portability: doskey /macros > {{path\to\macinit_file}} Load macros from a file: doskey /macrofile = {{path\to\macinit_file}}

driverquery January 1, 1

driverquery Display information about installed device drivers. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/driverquery. Display a list of all installed device drivers: driverquery Display a list of drivers in the specified format: driverquery /fo {{table|list|csv}} Display a list of drivers with a column to indicate if they are signed: driverquery /si Exclude the header in the output list: driverquery /nh Display a list of drivers for a remote machine: driverquery /s {{hostname}} /u {{username}} /p {{password}}

eventcreate January 1, 1

eventcreate Create custom entries in the event log. Event IDs can be any number between 1 and 1000. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/eventcreate. Create a new event with a given ID (1-1000) in the log: eventcreate /t {{success|error|warning|information}} /id {{id}} /d "{{message}}" Create an event in a specific event log: eventcreate /l {{log_name}} /t {{type}} /id {{id}} /d "{{message}}" Create an event with a specific source: eventcreate /so {{source_name}} /t {{type}} /id {{id}} /d "{{message}}"

exit January 1, 1

exit Quit the current CMD instance or the current batch file. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/exit. Quit the current CMD instance: exit Quit the current batch script: exit /b Quit using a specific exit code: exit {{2}}

expand January 1, 1

expand Uncompress one or more Windows Cabinet files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/expand. Uncompress a single-file Cabinet file to the specified directory: expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} Display the list of files in a source Cabinet file: expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -d Uncompress all files from the Cabinet file: expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -f:* Uncompress a specific file from a Cabinet file: expand {{path\to\file.cab}} {{path\to\directory}} -f:{{path\to\file}} Ignore the directory structure when uncompressing, and add them to a single directory: expand {{path\to\file.

explorer January 1, 1

explorer The Windows File Explorer. More information: https://ss64.com/nt/explorer.html. Open Windows Explorer: explorer Open Windows Explorer in the current directory: explorer . Open Windows Explorer in a specific directory: explorer {{path\to\directory}}

fc January 1, 1

fc Compare the differences between two files or sets of files. Use wildcards (*) to compare sets of files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/fc. Compare 2 specified files: fc {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}} Perform a case-insensitive comparison: fc /c {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}} Compare files as Unicode text: fc /u {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}} Compare files as ASCII text: fc /l {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}} Compare files as binary: fc /b {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}} Disable tab-to-space expansion: fc /t {{path\to\file1}} {{path\to\file2}}

find January 1, 1

find Find a specified string in one or more files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/find. Find lines that contain a specified string: find "{{string}}" {{path\to\file_or_directory}} Display lines that do not contain the specified string: find "{{string}}" {{path\to\file_or_directory}} /v Display the count of lines that contain the specified string: find "{{string}}" {{path\to\file_or_directory}} /c Display line numbers with the list of lines: find "{{string}}" {{path\to\file_or_directory}} /n

findstr January 1, 1

findstr Find specified text within one or more files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/findstr. Find space-separated string(s) in all files: findstr "{{query}}" * Find space-separated string(s) in a piped command’s output: {{dir}} | findstr "{{query}}" Find space-separated string(s) in all files recur[s]ively: findstr /s "{{query}}" * Find strings using a case-insensitive search: findstr /i "{{query}}" *" Find strings in all files using regular expressions: findstr /r "{{expression}}" * Find a literal string (containing spaces) in all text files: findstr /c:"{{query}}" *.

finger January 1, 1

finger Return information about one or more users on a specified system. The remote system must be running the Finger service. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/finger. Display information about a specific user: finger {{user}}@{{host}} Display information about all users on the specified host: finger @{{host}} Display information in a longer format: finger {{user}}@{{host}} -l Display help information: finger /?

fondue January 1, 1

fondue Install optional Windows features. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/fondue. Enable a specific Windows feature: fondue /enable-feature:{{feature}} Hide all output messages to the user: fondue /enable-feature:{{feature}} /hide-ux:all Specify a caller process name for error reporting: fondue /enable-feature:{{feature}} /caller-name:{{name}}

for January 1, 1

for Conditionally execute a command several times. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/for. Execute given commands for the specified set: for %{{variable}} in ({{item_a item_b item_c}}) do ({{echo Loop is executed}}) Iterate over a given range of numbers: for /l %{{variable}} in ({{from}}, {{step}}, {{to}}) do ({{echo Loop is executed}}) Iterate over a given list of files: for %{{variable}} in ({{path\to\file1.ext path\to\file2.ext ...}}) do ({{echo Loop is executed}}) Iterate over a given list of directories: for /d %{{variable}} in ({{path\to\directory1.

forfiles January 1, 1

forfiles Select one or more files to execute a specified command on. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/forfiles. Search for files in the current directory: forfiles Search for files in a specific directory: forfiles /p {{path\to\directory}} Run the specified command for each file: forfiles /c "{{command}}" Search for files using a specific glob mask: forfiles /m {{glob_pattern}} Search for files recursively: forfiles /s Search for files older than 5 days: forfiles /d +{{5}}

fsutil January 1, 1

fsutil Displays information about file system volumes. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/fsutil. Display a list of volumes: fsutil volume list Display information about a volume’s file system: fsutil fsInfo volumeInfo {{drive_letter|volume_path}} Display the current state of the file system auto-repair for all volumes: fsutil repair state Display the dirty bit state of all volumes: fsutil dirty query Set the dirty bit state of a volume: fsutil dirty set {{drive_letter|volume_path}}

ftp January 1, 1

ftp Interactively transfer files between a local and remote FTP server. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/ftp. Connect to a remote FTP server interactively: ftp {{host}} Log in as an anonymous user: ftp -A {{host}} Disable automatic login upon initial connection: ftp -n {{host}} Run a file containing a list of FTP commands: ftp -s:{{path\to\file}} {{host}} Download multiple files (glob expression): mget {{*.png}} Upload multiple files (glob expression): mput {{*.zip}} Delete multiple files on the remote server: mdelete {{*.

ftype January 1, 1

ftype Display or modify file types used for file extension association. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/ftype. Display a list of all file types: ftype Display the associated program for a specific file type: ftype {{file_type}} Set the associated program for a specific file type: ftype {{file_type}}="{{path/to/executable_file}}"

get-acl January 1, 1

Get-Acl Gets the security descriptor for a resource, such as a file or registry key. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/get-acl. Display the ACL for a specific directory: Get-Acl {{path\to\directory}} Get an ACL for a registry key: Get-Acl -Path {{HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control}} | Format-List

get-childitem January 1, 1

Get-ChildItem List items in a directory. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-childitem. List all non-hidden items in the current directory: Get-ChildItem List only directories in the current directory: Get-ChildItem -Directory List only files in the current directory: Get-ChildItem -File List items in the current directory, including hidden items: Get-ChildItem -Hidden List items in a directory other than the current one: Get-ChildItem -Path {{path\to\directory}}

get-content January 1, 1

Get-Content Get the content of the item at the specified location. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-content. Display the content of a file: Get-Content -Path {{path\to\file}} Display the first few lines of a file: Get-Content -Path {{path\to\file}} -TotalCount {{10}} Display the content of the file and keep reading from it until Ctrl + C is pressed: Get-Content -Path {{path\to\file}} -Wait

get-date January 1, 1

Get-Date Gets the current date and time. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/get-date. Display the current date and time: Get-Date Display the current date and time with a .NET format specifier: Get-Date -Format "{{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss}}" Display the current date and time in UTC and ISO 8601 format: (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime() Convert a Unix timestamp: Get-Date -UnixTimeSeconds {{1577836800}}

get-filehash January 1, 1

Get-FileHash Calculate a hash for a file. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/get-filehash. Calculate a hash for a specified file using the SHA256 algorithm: Get-FileHash {{path\to\file}} Calculate a hash for a specified file using a specified algorithm: Get-FileHash {{path\to\file}} -Algorithm {{SHA1|SHA384|SHA256|SHA512|MD5}}

get-history January 1, 1

Get-History Display PowerShell command history. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/get-history. Display the commands history list with ID: Get-History Get PowerShell history item by ID: Get-History -Id {{id}} Display the last N commands: Get-History -Count {{10}}

getmac January 1, 1

getmac Display the MAC addresses of a system. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/getmac. Display the MAC addresses for the current system: getmac Display the details in a specific format: getmac /fo {{table|list|csv}} Exclude the header in the output list: getmac /nh Display the MAC addresses for a remote machine: getmac /s {{hostname}} /u {{username}} /p {{password}} Display the MAC addresses with verbose information: getmac /v Display detailed usage information: getmac /?

gpupdate January 1, 1

gpupdate A tool to check and apply Windows Group Policy settings. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/gpupdate. Check and apply updated Group Policy settings: gpupdate Specify the target Group Policy settings to check for update: gpupdate /target:{{computer|user}} Force all Group Policy settings to be reapplied: gpupdate /force Display detailed usage information: gpupdate /?

if January 1, 1

if Performs conditional processing in batch scripts. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/if. Execute the specified commands if the condition is true: if {{condition}} ({{echo Condition is true}}) Execute the specified commands if the condition is false: if not {{condition}} ({{echo Condition is true}}) Execute the first specified commands if the condition is true otherwise execute the second specified commands: if {{condition}} ({{echo Condition is true}}) else ({{echo Condition is false}}) Check whether %errorlevel% is greater than or equal to the specified exit code: if errorlevel {{2}} ({{echo Condition is true}})

invoke-item January 1, 1

Invoke-Item Open files in their respective default programs. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/invoke-item. Open a file in its default program: Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\file}} Open all files inside a directory: Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\directory}}\* Open all PNGs inside a directory: Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\directory}}\*.png Open all files inside a directory containing a specific keyword: Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\directory}}\* -Include {{*keyword*}} Open all files inside a directory except those containing a specific keyword: Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\directory}}\* -Exclude {{*keyword*}}

invoke-webrequest January 1, 1

Invoke-WebRequest Performs a HTTP/HTTPS request to the Web. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/invoke-webrequest. Download the contents of a URL to a file: Invoke-WebRequest {{http://example.com}} -OutFile {{path\to\file}} Send form-encoded data (POST request of type application/x-www-form-urlencoded): Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Body @{ name='bob' } {{http://example.com/form}} Send a request with an extra header, using a custom HTTP method: Invoke-WebRequest -Headers {{@{ X-My-Header = '123' }}} -Method {{PUT}} {{http://example.com}}

ipconfig January 1, 1

ipconfig Display and manage the network configuration of Windows. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/ipconfig. Show a list of network adapters: ipconfig Show a detailed list of network adapters: ipconfig /all Renew the IP addresses for a network adapter: ipconfig /renew {{adapter}} Free up the IP addresses for a network adapter: ipconfig /release {{adapter}} Show the local DNS cache: ipconfig /displaydns Remove all data from the local DNS cache: ipconfig /flushdns

iscc January 1, 1

iscc Compiler for Inno Setup installers. It compiles an Inno Setup scripts into an Windows installer executable. More information: https://jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php. Compile an Inno Setup script: iscc {{path\to\file.iss}} Quietly compile an Inno Setup installer: iscc /Q {{path\to\file.iss}} Compile a signed Inno Setup installer: iscc /S={{name}}={{command}} {{path\to\file.iss}}

iwr January 1, 1

iwr This command is an alias of Invoke-WebRequest in PowerShell. View documentation for the original command: tldr invoke-webrequest

logoff January 1, 1

logoff Terminate a login session. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/logoff. Terminate the current session: logoff Terminate a session by its name or id: logoff {{session_name|session_id}} Terminate a session on a specific server connected through RDP: logoff {{session_name|session_id}} /server:{{servername}}

measure-command January 1, 1

Measure-Command Measures the time it takes to run script blocks and cmdlets. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/measure-command. Measure the time it takes to run a command: Measure-Command { {{command}} } Pipe input to Measure-Command (objects that are piped to Measure-Command are available to the script block that is passed to the Expression parameter): 10, 20, 50 | Measure-Command -Expression { for ($i=0; $i -lt $_; $i++) {$i} }

measure-object January 1, 1

Measure-Object Calculates the numeric properties of objects, and the characters, words, and lines in string objects, such as files of text. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/measure-object. Count the files and folders in a directory: Get-ChildItem | Measure-Object Pipe input to Measure-Command (objects that are piped to Measure-Command are available to the script block that is passed to the Expression parameter): "One", "Two", "Three", "Four" | Set-Content -Path "{{path\to\file}}"; Get-Content "{{path\to\file}}"; | Measure-Object -Character -Line -Word

mkdir January 1, 1

mkdir Creates a directory. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/mkdir. Create a directory: mkdir {{path\to\directory}} Create a nested directory tree recursively: mkdir {{path\to\sub_directory}}

mklink January 1, 1

mklink Create symbolic links. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/mklink. Create a symbolic link to a file: mklink {{path\to\link_file}} {{path\to\source_file}} Create a symbolic link to a directory: mklink /d {{path\to\link_file}} {{path\to\source_directory}} Create a hard link to a file: mklink /h {{path\to\link_file}} {{path\to\source_file}} Create a directory junction: mklink /j {{path\to\link_file}} {{path\to\source_file}}

more January 1, 1

more Display paginated output from stdin or a file. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/more. Display paginated output from stdin: {{echo test}} | more Display paginated output from one or more files: more {{path\to\file}} Convert tabs to the specified number of spaces: more {{path\to\file}} /t{{spaces}} Clear the screen before displaying the page: more {{path\to\file}} /c Display the output starting at line 5: more {{path\to\file}} +{{5}} Enable extended interactive mode (see help for usage): more {{path\to\file}} /e

mount January 1, 1

mount Mount Network File System (NFS) network shares. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/mount. Mount a share to the “Z” drive letter: mount \\{{computer_name}}\{{share_name}} {{Z:}} Mount a share to the next available drive letter: mount \\{{computer_name}}\{{share_name}} * Mount a share with a read timeout in seconds (defaults to 0.8, can be 0.9 or 1 to 60): mount -o timeout={{seconds}} \\{{computer_name}}\{{share_name}} {{Z:}} Mount a share and retry up to 10 times if it fails: mount -o retry={{retries}} \\{{computer_name}}\{{share_name}} {{Z:}}

msg January 1, 1

msg Send a message to a specific user or session. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msg. Send a message to a specified user or session: msg {{username|session_name|session_id}} {{message}} Send a message from stdin: echo "{{message}}" | msg {{username|session_name|session_id}} Send a message to a specific server: msg /server:{{server_name}} {{username|session_name|session_id}} Send a message to all users of the current machine: msg * Set a delay in seconds for a message: msg /time:{{10}}

msiexec January 1, 1

msiexec Install, update, repair, or uninstall Windows programs using MSI and MSP package files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msiexec. Install a program from its MSI package: msiexec /package {{path\to\file.msi}} Install a MSI package from a website: msiexec /package {{https://example.com/installer.msi}} Install a MSP patch file: msiexec /update {{path\to\file.msp}} Uninstall a program or patch using their respective MSI or MSP file: msiexec /uninstall {{path\to\file}}

net January 1, 1

net System utility to view and modify network-related settings. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/gg651155(v=ws.11). Start or stop a Windows service synchronously: net {{start|stop}} {{service}} Make sure an SMB share is available in the current console: net use {{\\smb_shared_folder}} /USER:{{username}} Show the folders currently shared over SMB: net share Show who is using your SMB shares (run in elevated console): net session Show users in a local security group: net localgroup "{{Administrators}}" Add a user to the local security group (run in elevated console): net localgroup "{{Administrators}}" {{username}} /add

netsh-interface-portproxy January 1, 1

netsh interface portproxy Configure and display the status of various network components. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/netsh/netsh-interface-portproxy. Display the current port forwarding setup: netsh interface portproxy show all Set up IPv4 port forwarding (run in elevated console): netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenaddress={{192.168.0.1}} listenport={{8080}} connectaddress={{10.0.0.1}} connectport={{80}} Remove IPv4 port forwarding (run in elevated console): netsh interface portproxy delete v4tov4 listenaddress={{192.168.0.1}} listenport={{8080}} Display help: netsh interface portproxy

netstat January 1, 1

netstat Displays active TCP connections, ports on which the computer is listening, network adapter statistics, the IP routing table, IPv4 statistics and IPv6 statistics. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/netstat. Display active TCP connections: netstat Display all active TCP connections and the TCP and UDP ports on which the computer is listening: netstat -a Display network adapter statistics, such as the number of bytes and packets sent and received: netstat -e Display active TCP connections and express addresses and port numbers numerically: netstat -n

nfsstat January 1, 1

nfsstat Display or reset the number of calls made to the NFS server. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/nfsstat. Display the recorded number of calls made to the NFS server: nfsstat Reset the recorded number of calls made to the NFS server: nfsstat -z

nvm January 1, 1

nvm Install, uninstall, or switch between Node.js versions. Supports version numbers like “12.8” or “v16.13.1”, and labels like “stable”, “system”, etc. More information: https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows. Install a specific version of Node.js: nvm install {{node_version}} Set the default version of Node.js (must be run as Administrator): nvm use {{node_version}} List all available Node.js versions and highlight the default one: nvm list List all remote Node.js versions: nvm ls-remote Uninstall a given Node.js version: nvm uninstall {{node_version}}

octo January 1, 1

octo Command-line tools for Octopus Deploy. More information: https://octopus.com/docs/octopus-rest-api/octo.exe-command-line. Create a package: octo pack --id={{package}} Push a package to a repository on the Octopus server: octo push --package={{package}} Create a release: octo create-release --project={{project_name}} --packageversion={{version}} Deploy a release: octo deploy-release --project={{project_name}} --packageversion={{version}} --deployto={{environment_name}} --tenant={{deployment_target}}

out-string January 1, 1

Out-String Outputs input objects as a string. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/out-string. Print host information as string: Get-Alias | Out-String Convert each object to a string rather than concatenating all the objects into a single string: Get-Alias | Out-String -Stream Use the Width parameter to prevent truncation: @{TestKey = ('x' * 200)} | Out-String -Width {{250}}

pabcnetcclear January 1, 1

pabcnetcclear Preprocess and compile PascalABC.NET source files. More information: http://pascalabc.net. Compile the specified source file into an executable with the same name: pabcnetcclear {{path\to\source_file.pas}} Compile the specified source file into an executable with the specified name: pabcnetcclear /Output:{{path\to\_file.exe}} {{path\to\source_file.pas}} Compile the specified source file into an executable with the same name along with/without debug information: pabcnetcclear /Debug:{{0|1}} {{path\to\source_file.pas}} Allow units to be searched in the specified path while compiling the source file into an executable with the same name: pabcnetcclear /SearchDir:{{path\to\directory}} {{path\to\source_file.

path January 1, 1

path Display or set the search path for executable files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/path. Display the current path: path Set the path to one or more semicolon-separated directories: path {{path\to\directory1 path\to\directory2 ...}} Append a new directory to the original path: path {{path\to\directory}};%path% Set command prompt to only search the current directory for executables: path ;

pathping January 1, 1

pathping A trace route tool combining features of ping and tracert. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/pathping. Ping and trace the route to a host: pathping {{hostname}} Do not perform reverse lookup of IP address to hostname: pathping {{hostname}} -n Specify the maximum number of hops to search for the target (the default is 30): pathping {{hostname}} -h {{max_hops}} Specify the milliseconds to wait between pings (the default is 240): pathping {{hostname}} -p {{time}}

pipwin January 1, 1

pipwin A tool to install unofficial Python package binaries on Windows. More information: https://github.com/lepisma/pipwin. List all available packages for download: pipwin list Search packages: pipwin search {{partial_name|name}} Install a package: pipwin install {{package}} Uninstall a package: pipwin uninstall {{package}} Download a package to a specific directory: pipwin download --dest {{path\to\directory}} {{package}} Install packages according to requirements.txt: pipwin install --file {{path\to\requirements.txt}}

popd January 1, 1

popd Changes the current directory to the directory stored by the pushd command. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/popd. Switch to directory at the top of the stack: popd

print January 1, 1

print Print a text file to a printer. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/print. Print a text file to the default printer: print {{path\to\file}} Print a text file to a specific printer: print /d:{{printer}} {{path\to\file}}

prompt January 1, 1

prompt Change the default DOS style prompt in a command window. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/prompt. Reset the prompt to the default setting: prompt Set a specific prompt: prompt {{prompt}} Change the prompt to show the current date first: prompt $D $P$G Change the prompt to show the current time first: prompt $T $P$G Change the prompt by adding a specific text first: prompt {{text}} $P$G

psexec January 1, 1

psexec Execute a command-line process on a remote machine. This is an advanced command and it might potentially be dangerous. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec. Execute a command using cmd in a remote shell: psexec \\{{remote_host}} cmd Execute a command on a remote host (pre-authenticated): psexec \\{{remote_host}} -u {{user_name}} -p {{password}} Execute a command remotely and output the result to a file: psexec \\{{remote_host}} cmd /c {{command}} -an ^>{{path\to\file.txt}} Execute a program to interact with users: psexec \\{{remote_host}} -d -i {{program_name}}

psping January 1, 1

psping A ping tool that includes TCP ping, latency and bandwidth measurement. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/psping. Ping a host using ICMP: psping {{hostname}} Ping a host over a TCP port: psping {{hostname}}:{{port}} Specify the number of pings and perform it quietly: psping {{hostname}} -n {{pings}} -q Ping the target over TCP 50 times and produce a histogram of the results: psping {{hostname}}:{{port}} -q -n {{50}} -h Display usage information: psping /?

pushd January 1, 1

pushd Place a directory on a stack so it can be accessed later. See also popd to switch back to original directory. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/pushd. Switch to directory and push it on the stack: pushd {{path\to\directory}}

pwlauncher January 1, 1

pwlauncher Manage the Windows To Go startup options. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/pwlauncher. Display the current Windows To Go status: pwlauncher Enable or disable the Windows To Go startup options: pwlauncher /{{enable|disable}}

pwsh-where January 1, 1

where This command is an alias of Where-Object. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/where-object. View documentation for the original command: tldr Where-Object

query January 1, 1

query Displays information about user sessions and process. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/query. Display all user sessions: query session Display the current user sessions on a remote computer: query session /server:{{hostname}} Display logged in users: query user Display all user sessions on a remote computer: query session /server:{{hostname}} Display all running processes: query process Display running processes by session or user name: query process {{session_name|user_name}}

rd January 1, 1

rd This command is an alias of rmdir. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/rd. View documentation for the original command: tldr rmdir

rdpsign January 1, 1

rdpsign A tool for signing Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/rdpsign. Sign an RDP file: rdpsign {{path\to\file.rdp}} Sign an RDP file using a specific sha256 hash: rdpsign {{path\to\file.rdp}} /sha265 {{hash}} Enable quiet output: rdpsign {{path\to\file.rdp}} /q Display verbose warnings, messages and statuses: rdpsign {{path\to\file.rdp}} /v Test the signing by displaying the output to stdout without updating the file: rdpsign {{path\to\file.rdp}} /l

reg January 1, 1

reg Manage keys and their values in the Windows registry. Some subcommands such as reg add have their own usage documentation. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg. Execute a registry command: reg {{command}} Display general information and list all available commands: reg /? Call help on a specific command: reg {{command}} /?

reg-add January 1, 1

reg add Add new keys and their values to the registry. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg-add. Add a new registry key: reg add {{key_name}} Add a new value under a specific key: reg add {{key_name}} /v {{value}} Add a new value with specific data: reg add {{key_name}} /d {{data}} Add a new value to a key with a specific data type: reg add {{key_name}} /t {{type}} Forcefully overwrite the existing registry value without a prompt: reg add {{key_name}} /f

reg-compare January 1, 1

reg compare Compare keys and their values in the registry. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg-compare. Compare all values under a specific key with a second key: reg compare {{first_key_name}} {{second_key_name}} Compare a specific value under two keys: reg compare {{first_key_name}} {{second_key_name}} /v {{value}} Compare all sub keys and values for two keys: reg compare {{first_key_name}} {{second_key_name}} /s Only output the matches between the specified keys: reg compare {{first_key_name}} {{second_key_name}} /os Output the differences and matches between the specified keys: reg compare {{first_key_name}} {{second_key_name}} /oa

reg-copy January 1, 1

reg copy Copy keys and their values in the registry. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg-copy. Copy a registry key to a new registry location: reg copy {{old_key_name}} {{new_key_name}} Copy a registry key recursively to a new registry location: reg copy {{old_key_name}} {{new_key_name}} /s Forcefully copy a registry key without a prompt: reg copy {{old_key_name}} {{new_key_name}} /f

reg-delete January 1, 1

reg delete Delete keys or their values from the registry. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg-delete. Delete a specific registry key: reg delete {{key_name}} Delete a value under a specific key: reg delete {{key_name}} /v {{value}} Delete all values recursively under the specified key: reg delete {{key_name}} /va Forcefully delete all values recursively under a key without a prompt: reg delete {{key_name}} /f /va

reg-export January 1, 1

reg export Export the specified sub keys and values into a file. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg-export. Export all sub keys and values of a specific key: reg export {{key_name}} {{path\to\file.reg}} Force overwriting of an existing file without prompt: reg export {{key_name}} {{path\to\file.reg}} /y

reg-flags January 1, 1

reg flags Display or set flags on registry keys. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg-flags. Display current flags for a specific key: reg flags {{key_name}} query Display help and available flag types: reg flags /? Set specified space-separated flags, and unset unmentioned flags, for a specific key: reg flags {{key_name}} set {{flag_names}} Set specified flags for a specific key and its sub keys: reg flags {{key_name}} set {{flag_names}} /s

reg-import January 1, 1

reg import Import all available keys, subkeys, and values from a file. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg-import. Import all keys, subkeys and values from a file: reg import {{path\to\file.reg}}

reg-load January 1, 1

reg load Load saved sub keys into a different sub key in the registry. This is intended for troubleshooting and temporary keys. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg-load. Load a backup file into the specified key: reg load {{key_name}} {{path\to\file}}

reg-query January 1, 1

reg query Display the values of keys and sub keys in the registry. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg-query. Display all values of a key: reg query {{key_name}} Display a specific value of a key: reg query {{key_name}} /v {{value}} Display all values of a key and its sub keys: reg query {{key_name}} /s Search for keys and values matching a specific pattern: reg query {{key_name}} /f "{{query_pattern}}" Display a value of a key matching a specified data type: reg query {{key_name}} /t {{type}}

reg-restore January 1, 1

reg restore Restore a key and its values from a backup file. See reg-save for more information. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg-restore. Overwrite a specified key with data from a backup file: reg restore {{key_name}} {{path\to\file}}

reg-save January 1, 1

reg save Save a registry key, its sub keys and values to a file. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg-save. Save a registry key, its sub keys and values to a specific file: reg save {{key_name}} {{path\to\file}} Forcefully overwrite an existing file without a prompt: reg save {{key_name}} {{path\to\file}} /y

reg-unload January 1, 1

reg unload Remove data from the registry that was loaded using the reg load command. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg-unload. Remove data from the registry for a specified key: reg unload {{key_name}}

repair-bde January 1, 1

repair-bde Attempt to repair or decrypt a damaged BitLocker-encrypted volume. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/repair-bde. Attempt to repair a specified volume: repair-bde {{C:}} Attempt to repair a specified volume and output to another volume: repair-bde {{C:}} {{D:}} Attempt to repair a specified volume using the provided recovery key file: repair-bde {{C:}} -RecoveryKey {{path\to\file.bek}} Attempt to repair a specified volume using the provided numerical recovery password: repair-bde {{C:}} -RecoveryPassword {{password}} Attempt to repair a specified volume using the provided password: repair-bde {{C:}} -Password {{password}}

replace January 1, 1

replace Replace files. See also: robocopy, move, copy, and del. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/replace. Replace the destination file with the one from the source directory: replace {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} Add files to the destination directory instead of replacing existing files: replace {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /a Interactively copy multiple files, with a prompt before replacing or adding a destination file: replace {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /p Replace even read only files: replace {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /r Wait for you to insert a disk before it replaces files (originally to allow inserting a floppy disk): replace {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /w

resolve-path January 1, 1

Resolve-Path Resolves the wildcard characters in a path, and displays the path contents. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/resolve-path. Resolve the home folder path: Resolve-Path {{~}} Resolve a UNC path: Resolve-Path -Path "\\{{hostname}}\{{path\to\file}}" Get relative paths: Resolve-Path -Path {{path\to\file_or_directory}} -Relative

rmdir January 1, 1

rmdir Remove a directory and its contents. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/rmdir. Remove an empty directory: rmdir {{path\to\directory}} Remove a directory and its contents recursively: rmdir {{path\to\directory}} /s Remove a directory and its contents recursively without prompting: rmdir {{path\to\directory}} /s /q

robocopy January 1, 1

robocopy Robust File and Folder Copy. By default files will only be copied if the source and destination have different time stamps or different file sizes. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy. Copy all .jpg and .bmp files from one directory to another: robocopy {{path\to\source_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} {{*.jpg}} {{*.bmp}} Copy all files and subdirectories, including empty ones: robocopy {{path\to\source_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /E Mirror/Sync a directory, deleting anything not in source and include all attributes and permissions: robocopy {{path\to\source_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /MIR /COPYALL

rpcinfo January 1, 1

rpcinfo List programs via RPC on remote computers. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/rpcinfo. List all programs registered on the local computer: rpcinfo List all programs registered on a remote computer: rpcinfo /p {{computer_name}} Call a specific program on a remote computer using TCP: rpcinfo /t {{computer_name}} {{program_name}} Call a specific program on a remote computer using UDP: rpcinfo /u {{computer_name}} {{program_name}}

sc January 1, 1

sc Communicate with the Service Control Manager and services. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/sc-query. Show the status of a service (no service name will list all services): sc queryex {{service_name}} Start a service asynchronously: sc start {{service_name}} Stop a service asynchronously: sc stop {{service_name}} Set the type of a service: sc config {{service_name}} type= {{service_type}}

scoop January 1, 1

scoop The Scoop package manager. More information: https://scoop.sh. Install a package: scoop install {{package}} Remove a package: scoop uninstall {{package}} Update all installed packages: scoop update --all List installed packages: scoop list Display information about a package: scoop info {{package}} Search for a package: scoop search {{package}} Remove old versions of all packages and clear the download cache: scoop cleanup --cache --all

scoop-bucket January 1, 1

scoop bucket Manage buckets: Git repositories containing files which describe how scoop installs applications. If Scoop doesn’t know where the bucket is located its repository location must be specified. More information: https://github.com/lukesampson/scoop/wiki/Buckets. List all buckets currently in use: scoop bucket list List all known buckets: scoop bucket known Add a known bucket by its name: scoop bucket add {{name}} Add an unknown bucket by its name and Git repository URL: scoop bucket add {{name}} {{https://example.

select-string January 1, 1

Select-String Finds text in strings and files in PowerShell. This command can only be used through PowerShell. You can use Select-String similar to grep in UNIX or findstr.exe in Windows. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/select-string. Search for a pattern within a file: Select-String -Path "{{path\to\file}}" -Pattern '{{search_pattern}}' Search for an exact string (disables regular expressions): Select-String -SimpleMatch "{{exact_string}}" {{path\to\file}} Search for pattern in all .ext files in current dir: Select-String -Path "{{*.ext}}" -Pattern '{{search_pattern}}'

set January 1, 1

set Display or set environment variables for the current instance of CMD. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/set. List all current environment variables: set Set an environment variable to a specific value: set {{name}}={{value}} List environment variables starting with the specified string: set {{name}} Prompt the user for a value for the specified variable: set /p {{name}}={{prompt_string}}

set-acl January 1, 1

Set-Acl Changes the security descriptor of a specified item, such as a file or a registry key. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/set-acl. Copy a security descriptor from one file to another: $OriginAcl = Get-Acl -Path {{path\to\file}}; Set-Acl -Path {{path\to\file}} -AclObject $OriginAcl Use the pipeline operator to pass a descriptor: Get-Acl -Path {{path\to\file}} | Set-Acl -Path {{path\to\file}}

set-date January 1, 1

Set-Date Changes the system time on the computer to a time that you specify. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/set-date. Add three days to the system date: Set-Date -Date (Get-Date).AddDays({{3}}) Set the system clock back 10 minutes: Set-Date -Adjust -0:10:0 -DisplayHint Time Add 90 minutes to the system clock: $90mins = New-TimeSpan -Minutes {{90}}; Set-Date -Adjust $90mins

set-service January 1, 1

Set-Service Starts, stops, and suspends a service, and changes its properties. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/set-service. Change a display name: Set-Service -Name {{hostname}} -DisplayName "{{name}}" Change the startup type of services: Set-Service -Name {{service_name}} -StartupType {{Automatic}} Change the description of a service: Set-Service -Name {{service_name}} -Description "{{description}}"

setx January 1, 1

setx Sets persistent environment variables. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/setx. Set an environment variable for the current user: setx {{variable}} {{value}} Set an environment variable for the current machine: setx {{variable}} {{value}} /M Set an environment variable for a user on a remote machine: setx /s {{hostname}} /u {{username}} /p {{password}} {{variable}} {{value}} Set an environment variable from a registry key value: setx {{variable}} /k {{registry\key\path}}

sfc January 1, 1

sfc Scans the integrity of Windows system files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/sfc. Display information about the usage of the command: sfc Scan all system files and, if possible, repair any problems: sfc /scannow Scan all system files without attempting to repair any: sfc /verifyonly Scan a specific file and, if possible, repair any problems: sfc /scanfile={{path\to\file}} Scan a specific file without attempting to repair it: sfc /verifyfile={{path\to\file}} When repairing offline, specify the boot directory: sfc /offbootdir={{path\to\directory}}

show-markdown January 1, 1

Show-Markdown Shows a Markdown file or string in the console in a friendly way using VT100 escape sequences or in a browser using HTML. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/show-markdown. Render markdown to console from a file: Show-Markdown -Path {{path\to\file}} Render markdown to console from string: {{"# Markdown content"}} | Show-Markdown Open Markdown file in a browser: Show-Markdown -Path {{path\to\file}} -UseBrowser

showmount January 1, 1

showmount Display information about NFS filesystems on Windows Server. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/showmount. Display all exported filesystems: showmount -e Display all NFS clients and their mounted directories: showmount -a Display all NFS mounted directories: showmount -d Display all exported filesystems for a remote server: showmount -e {{server_address}}

shutdown January 1, 1

shutdown A tool for shutting down, restarting or logging off a machine. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/shutdown. Shutdown the current machine: shutdown /s Shutdown the current machine force-closing all apps: shutdown /s /f Restart the current machine immediately: shutdown /r /t 0 Hibernate the current machine: shutdown /h Log off the current machine: shutdown /l Specify a timeout in seconds to wait before shutting down: shutdown /s /t {{8}} Abort a shutdown sequence whose timeout is yet to expire: shutdown /a

slmgr January 1, 1

slmgr This command is an alias of slmgr.vbs. More information: https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/activation-slmgr-vbs-options. View documentation for the original command: tldr slmgr.vbs

slmgr.vbs January 1, 1

slmgr.vbs Install, activate, and manage Windows licenses. This command may override, deactivate, and/or remove your current Windows license. Please proceed with caution. More information: https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/activation-slmgr-vbs-options. [d]isplay the current Windows [l]icense [i]nformation: slmgr /dli [d]isplay the ins[t]allation [i]D for the current device. Useful for offline license activation: slmgr /dti Display the current license’s e[xp]i[r]ation date and time: slmgr /xpr [i]nstall a new Windows license [p]roduct [k]ey. Requires Administrator privileges and will override the existing license: slmgr /ipk {{product_key}}

sls January 1, 1

sls This command is an alias of Select-String. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/select-string. View documentation for the original command: tldr where-object

sort-object January 1, 1

Sort-Object Sorts objects by property values. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/sort-object. Sort the current directory by name: Get-ChildItem | Sort-Object Sort the current directory by name descending: Get-ChildItem | Sort-Object -Descending Sort items removing duplicates: "a", "b", "a" | Sort-Object -Unique Sort the current directory by file length: Get-ChildItem | Sort-Object -Property Length Sort processes with the highest memory usage based on their working set (WS) size: Get-Process | Sort-Object -Property WS

start-service January 1, 1

Start-Service Starts one or more stopped services. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/start-service. Start a service by using its name: Start-Service -Name {{service_name}} Display information without starting a service: Start-Service -DisplayName *{{name}}* -WhatIf Start a disabled service: Set-Service {{service_name}} -StartupType {{manual}}; Start-Service {{service_name}}

stop-service January 1, 1

Stop-Service Stops one or more running services. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/stop-service. Stop a service on the local computer: Stop-Service -Name {{service_name}} Stop a service by using the display name: Stop-Service -DisplayName "{{name}}" Stop a service that has dependent services: Stop-Service -Name {{service_name}} -Force -Confirm

subst January 1, 1

subst Associates a path with a virtual drive letter. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/subst. List active associations: subst Add an association: subst {{Z:}} {{C:\Python2.7}} Remove an association: subst {{Z:}} /d

systeminfo January 1, 1

systeminfo Display operating system configuration for a local or remote machine. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/systeminfo. Display system configuration for the local machine: systeminfo Display system configuration in a specified output format: systeminfo /fo {{table|list|csv}} Display system configuration for a remote machine: systeminfo /s {{remote_name}} /u {{username}} /p {{password}} Display detailed usage information: systeminfo /?

takeown January 1, 1

takeown Take ownership of a file or directory. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/takeown. Take ownership of the specified file: takeown /f {{path\to\file}} Take ownership of the specified directory: takeown /d {{path\to\directory}} Take ownership of the specified directory and all subdirectories: takeown /r /d {{path\to\directory}} Change ownership to the Administrator group instead of the current user: takeown /a /f {{path\to\file}}

taskkill January 1, 1

taskkill Terminate a process by its process ID or name. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/taskkill. Terminate a process by its ID: taskkill /pid {{process_id}} Terminate a process by its name: taskkill /im {{process_name}} Forcefully terminate a specified process: taskkill /pid {{process_id}} /f Terminate a process and its child processes: taskkill /im {{process_name}} /t Terminate a process on a remote machine: taskkill /pid {{process_id}} /s {{remote_name}} Display information about the usage of the command: taskkill /?

tasklist January 1, 1

tasklist Display a list of currently running processes on a local or remote machine. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/tasklist. Display currently running processes: tasklist Display running processes in a specified output format: tasklist /fo {{table|list|csv}} Display running processes using the specified .exe or .dll file name: tasklist /m {{module_pattern}} Display processes running on a remote machine: tasklist /s {{remote_name}} /u {{username}} /p {{password}} Display services using each process: tasklist /svc

tee-object January 1, 1

Tee-Object Saves command output in a file or variable and also sends it down the pipeline. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/tee-object. Output processes to a file and to the console: Get-Process | Tee-Object -FilePath {{path\to\file}} Output processes to a variable and Select-Object: Get-Process notepad | Tee-Object -Variable {{proc}} | Select-Object processname,handles

test-json January 1, 1

Test-Json Tests whether a string is a valid JSON document. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/test-json. Test if a string from stdin is in JSON format: '{{string}}' | Test-Json Test if a string JSON format: Test-Json -Json '{{json_to_test}}' Test if a string from stdin matches a specific schema file: '{{string}}' | Test-Json -SchemaFile {{path\to\schema_file.json}}

time January 1, 1

time Display or set the system time. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/time. Display the current system time and prompt to enter a new time (leave empty to keep unchanged): time Display the current system time without prompting for a new time: time /t

title January 1, 1

title Set the title of the command prompt window. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/title. Set the title of the current command prompt window: title {{new_title}}

tracert January 1, 1

tracert Receive information about each step in the route between your PC and the target. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/tracert. Trace a route: tracert {{IP}} Prevent tracert from resolving IP addresses to hostnames: tracert /d {{IP}} Force tracert to use IPv4 only: tracert /4 {{IP}} Force tracert to use IPv6 only: tracert /6 {{IP}} Specify the maximum number of hops in the search for the target: tracert /h {{max_hops}} {{IP}} Display help: tracert /?

tree January 1, 1

tree Display a graphical tree of the directory structure for a path. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/tree. Display the tree for the current directory: tree Display the tree for a specific directory: tree {{path\to\directory}} Display the tree for a directory including files: tree {{path\to\directory}} /f Display the tree using ASCII characters instead of extended characters: tree {{path\to\directory}} /a

tskill January 1, 1

tskill Ends a process running in a session on a Remote Desktop Session Host. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/tskill. Terminate a process by its process identifier: tskill {{process_id}} Terminate a process by its name: tskill {{process_name}}

type January 1, 1

type Display the contents of a file. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/type. Display the contents of a specific file: type {{path\to\file}}

tzutil January 1, 1

tzutil A tool for displaying or configuring the system time zone. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/tzutil. Get the current time zone: tzutil /g Display a list of available time zones: tzutil /l Set the system time zone to the specific value: tzutil /s {{timezone_id}}

uwfmgr January 1, 1

uwfmgr Unified Write Filter (UWF). Protect drives by redirecting any writes to the drive to a virtual overlay. Writes are discarded upon reboot unless committed by default. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/iot-enterprise/customize/unified-write-filter. Get the current status: uwfmgr get-config Set a drive as protected: uwfmgr volume protect {{drive_letter}}: Remove a drive from protection list: uwfmgr volume unprotect {{drive_letter}}: Enable or disable protection (Applies after reboot): uwfmgr filter {{enable|disable}} Commit changes of a file on protected drive: uwfmgr file commit {{drive_letter:\path\to\file}}

vcvarsall January 1, 1

vcvarsall Setup the environment variables required for using the Microsoft Visual Studio tools. The path of vcvarsall for a certain Visual Studio installation can be found using vswhere. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/cpp/build/building-on-the-command-line. Setup the environment for native x64: vcvarsall x64 Setup the environment for cross-compiled native x86 from the x64 host: vcvarsall x64_x86 Setup the environment for cross-compiled native Arm x64 from the x64 host: vcvarsall x64_arm64 Setup the environment for native UWP x64: vcvarsall x64 uwp

ver January 1, 1

ver Display the current Windows or MS-DOS version number. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/ver. Display the current version number: ver

virtualboxvm January 1, 1

virtualboxvm Manage VirtualBox virtual machines. More information: https://www.virtualbox.org. Start a virtual machine: virtualboxvm --startvm {{name|uuid}} Start a virtual machine in fullscreen mode: virtualboxvm --startvm {{name|uuid}} --fullscreen Mount the specified DVD image file: virtualboxvm --startvm {{name|uuid}} --dvd {{path\to\image_file}} Display a command-line window with debug information: virtualboxvm --startvm {{name|uuid}} --debug-command-line Start a virtual machine in a paused state: virtualboxvm --startvm {{name|uuid}} --start-paused

vol January 1, 1

vol Display information about volumes. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/vol. Display the label and serial number for the current drive: vol Display the label and serial number for a specific volume: vol {{D:}}

vswhere January 1, 1

vswhere Locate Visual Studio 2017 and newer installations. More information: https://github.com/microsoft/vswhere. Find the path of vcvarsall.bat to set environment variables: vswhere -products * -latest -prerelease -find **\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat Find the directory of the x64 MSVC compiler (cl.exe, etc): vswhere -products * -latest -prerelease -find **\Hostx64\x64\* Find the directory of Clang bundled with Visual Studio bundled (clang-cl, clang-tidy, etc): vswhere -products * -latest -prerelease -find **\Llvm\bin\* Find the path of MSBuild.exe: vswhere -products * -latest -prerelease -find MSBuild\**\Bin\MSBuild.

w32tm January 1, 1

w32tm Query and control the w32time time synchronization service. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/windows-time-service/windows-time-service-tools-and-settings. Show the current status of time synchronization: w32tm /query /status /verbose Show a time offset graph against a time server: w32tm /stripchart /computer:{{time_server}} Show an NTP reply from a time server: w32tm /stripchart /packetinfo /samples:1 /computer:{{time_server}} Show the state of the currently used time servers: w32tm /query /peers Show configuration of the w32time service (run in elevated console): w32tm /query /configuration

wait-process January 1, 1

Wait-Process Waits for the processes to be stopped before accepting more input. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/wait-process. Stop a process and wait: Stop-Process -Id {{process_id}}; Wait-Process -Id {{process_id}} Wait for processes for a specified time: Wait-Process -Name {{process_name}} -Timeout {{30}}

wget January 1, 1

wget In PowerShell, this command may be an alias of Invoke-WebRequest when the original wget program (https://www.gnu.org/software/wget) is not properly installed. Check whether wget is properly installed by printing its version number. If this command evaluates into an error, PowerShell may have substituted this command with Invoke-WebRequest: curl --version View documentation for the original wget command: tldr wget -p common View documentation for the original wget command in older versions of tldr command-line client: tldr wget -o common

where January 1, 1

where Display the location of files that match the search pattern. Defaults to current work directory and paths in the PATH environment variable. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/where. Display the location of file pattern: where {{file_pattern}} Display the location of file pattern including file size and date: where /T {{file_pattern}} Recursively search for file pattern at specified path: where /R {{path\to\directory}} {{file_pattern}} Silently return the error code for the location of the file pattern: where /Q {{file_pattern}}

where-object January 1, 1

Where-Object Selects objects from a collection based on their property values. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/where-object. Filter aliases by its name: Get-Alias | Where-Object -{{Property}} {{Name}} -{{eq}} {{name}} Get a list of all services that are currently stopped. The $_ automatic variable represents each object that is passed to the Where-Object cmdlet: Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Stopped"} Use multiple conditions: Get-Module -ListAvailable | Where-Object { $_.

whoami January 1, 1

whoami Display details about the current user. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/whoami. Display the username of the current user: whoami Display the groups that the current user is a member of: whoami /groups Display the privileges of the current user: whoami /priv Display the user principal name (UPN) of the current user: whoami /upn Display the logon ID of the current user: whoami /logonid Display all information for the current user: whoami /all

winget January 1, 1

winget Windows Package Manager. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/package-manager/winget. Install a package: winget install {{package}} Remove a package (Note: remove can also be used instead of uninstall): winget uninstall {{package}} Display information about a package: winget show {{package}} Search for a package: winget search {{package}} Upgrade all packages to the latest versions: winget upgrade --all List all packages installed that can be managed with winget: winget list --source winget Import packages from a file, or export installed packages to a file: winget {{import|export}} {{--import-file|--output}} {{path/to/file}}

wmic January 1, 1

wmic Interactive shell for detailed information about running processes. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wmic. Fundamental grammar: wmic {{alias}} {{where_clause}} {{verb_clause}} Show brief details about the currently running processes: wmic process list brief Show full details about the currently running processes: wmic process list full Access specific fields such as process name, process ID and parent process ID: wmic process get {{name,processid,parentprocessid}} Display information about a specific process: wmic process where {{name="example.exe"}} list full

wsl January 1, 1

wsl Manage the Windows Subsystem for Linux. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/reference. Start a Linux shell (in the default distribution): wsl {{shell_command}} Run a Linux command without using a shell: wsl --exec {{command}} {{command_arguments}} Specify a particular distribution: wsl --distribution {{distribution}} {{shell_command}} List available distributions: wsl --list Export a distribution to a .tar file: wsl --export {{distribution}} {{path\to\distro_file.tar}} Import a distribution from a .tar file: wsl --import {{distribution}} {{path\to\install_location}} {{path/to/distro_file.tar}} Change the version of wsl used for the specified distribution: wsl --set-version {{distribution}} {{version}}

wsl-open January 1, 1

wsl-open Open a file or URL from within Windows Subsystem for Linux in the user’s default Windows GUI application. More information: https://gitlab.com/4U6U57/wsl-open. Open the current directory in Windows Explorer: wsl-open {{.}} Open a URL in the user’s default web browser in Windows: wsl-open {{https://example.com}} Open a specific file in the user’s default application in Windows: wsl-open {{path\to\file}} Set wsl-open as the shell’s web browser (open links with wsl-open): wsl-open -w

xcopy January 1, 1

xcopy Copy files and directory trees. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/xcopy. Copy the file(s) to the specified destination: xcopy {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} List files that will be copied before copying: xcopy {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /p Copy the directory structure only, excluding files: xcopy {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /t Include empty directories when copying: xcopy {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /e Keep the source ACL in the destination: xcopy {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /o Allow resuming when network connection is lost: xcopy {{path\to\file_or_directory}} {{path\to\destination_directory}} /z