You cannot convert theĬOPY Copies one or more files to another location.ĭIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.ĭISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks.ĭISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.ĭISKPART Displays or configures Disk Partition properties.
This new command shell is included with Windows 7.ĪSSOC Displays or modifies file extension associations.ĪTTRIB Displays or changes file attributes.īREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.īCDBOOT* Used to copy critical files to the system partition and to create a new system BCD store.īCDEDIT Sets properties in boot database to control boot loading.ĬACLS Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.ĬALL Calls one batch program from another.ĬD Displays the name of or changes the current directory.ĬHCP Displays or sets the active code page number.ĬHDIR Displays the name of or changes the current directory.ĬHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report.ĬHKNTFS Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.ĬHOICE Batch file command that allows users to select from a set of options.ĬIPHER Displays or alters the encryption of directories on NTFS partitions.ĬLIP Redirects output of another command to the Windows clipboard.ĬMD Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.ĬMDKEY Creates, lists and deletes stored user names and passwords or credentials.ĬOLOR Sets the default console foreground and background colors.ĬOMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files byte-by-byteĬOMPACT Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.ĬONVERT Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. The commands given below remain in wide use but Microsoft has shifted its corporate emphasis to a new command shell called Powershell that is described on another page. A number of commands involving specialized system or network administration have been omitted. Note that some commands may require administrator privileges. New commandsare indicated with an asterisk in the list below. Several commands are now in the standard list that were formerly available only on servers. Thus, the old command interpreter cmd.exe has been continued although in a slightly newer version. The command line remains a powerful and much used feature by system administrators everywhere.
The command prompt that has been in previous versions of Windows is still with us and is not much changed fron Windows Vista.