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Ancient Command Prompt Commands

Ancient Command Prompt Commands

  • ANSI.SYS Defines functions that change display graphics, control cursor movement, and reassign keys.
  • APPEND Causes MS-DOS to look in other directories when editing a file or running a command.
  • ARP Displays, adds and removes arp information from network devices.
  • ASSIGN Assign a drive letter to an alternate letter.
  • ASSOC View the file associations.
  • AT Schedule a time to execute commands or programs.
  • ATMADM Lists connections and addresses are seen by Windows ATM call manager.
  • ATTRIB Display and change file attributes.
  • BATCH Recovery console command executes a series of commands in a file.
  • BOOTCFG Recovery console command that allows a user to view, modify, and rebuild the boot.ini
  • BREAK Enable / disable CTRL + C feature.
  • CACLS View and modify file ACLs.
  • CALL Calls a batch file from another batch file.
  • CD Changes directories.
  • CHCP Supplement the International keyboard and character set information.
  • CHDIR Changes directories.
  • CHKDSK Check the hard disk drive running FAT for errors.
  • CHKNTFS Check the hard disk drive running NTFS for errors.
  • CHOICE Specify a listing of multiple options within a batch file.
  • CLS Clears the screen.
  • CMD Opens the command interpreter.
  • COLOR Easily change the foreground and background color of the MS-DOS window.
  • COMP Compares files.
  • COMPACT Compresses and uncompress files.
  • CONTROL Open control panel icons from the MS-DOS prompt.
  • CONVERT Convert FAT to NTFS.
  • COPY Copy one or more files to an alternate location.
  • CTTY Change the computer’s input/output devices.
  • DATE View or change the system’s date.
  • DEBUG Debug utility to create assembly programs to modify hardware settings.
  • DEFRAG Re-arranged the hard disk drive to help with loading programs.
  • DEL Deletes one or more files.
  • DELETE Recovery console command that deletes a file.
  • DELTREE Deletes one or more files and/or directories.
  • DIR List the contents of one or more directories.
  • DISABLE Recovery console command that disables Windows system services or drivers.
  • DISKCOMP Compare a disk with another disk.
  • DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one disk and place them on another disk.
  • DOSKEY Command to view and execute commands that have been run in the past.
  • DOSSHELL A GUI to help with early MS-DOS users.
  • DRIVPARM Enables overwrite of original device drivers.
  • ECHO Displays messages and enables and disables echo.
  • EDIT View and edit files.
  • EDLIN View and edit files.
  • EMM386 Load extended Memory Manager.
  • ENABLE Recovery console command to enable a disabled service or driver.
  • ENDLOCAL Stops the localization of the environment changes enabled by the setlocal command.
  • ERASE Erase files from the computer.
  • EXIT Exit from the command interpreter.
  • EXPAND Expand a Microsoft Windows file back to its original format.
  • EXTRACT Extract files from the Microsoft Windows cabinets.
  • FASTHELP Displays a listing of MS-DOS commands and information about them.
  • FC Compare files.
  • FDISK Utility is used to create partitions on the hard disk drive.
  • FIND Search for text within a file.
  • FINDSTR Searches for a string of text within a file.
  • FIXBOOT Writes a new boot sector.
  • FIXMBR Writes a new boot record to a disk drive.
  • FOR Boolean used in batch files.
  • FORMAT Command to erase and prepare a disk drive.
  • FTP Command to connect and operate on an FTP server.
  • FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
  • GOTO Moves a batch file to a specific label or location.
  • GRAFTABL Show extended characters in graphics mode.
  • HELP Display a listing of commands and a brief explanations.
  • IF Allows for batch files to perform conditional processing.
  • IFSHLP.SYS 32-bit file manager.
  • IPCONFIG Network command to view network adapter settings and assigned values.
  • KEYB Change layout of the keyboard.
  • LABEL Change the label of a disk drive.
  • LH Load a device driver into high memory.
  • LISTSVC Recovery console command that displays the services and drivers.
  • LOADFIX Load a program above the first 64k.
  • LOADHIGH Load a device driver into high memory.
  • LOCK Lock the hard disk drive.
  • LOGON Recovery console command to list installations and enable administrator login.
  • MAP Displays the device name of a drive.
  • MD Command to create a new directory.
  • MEM Display memory on the system.
  • MKDIR Command to create a new directory.
  • MODE Modify the port or display settings.
  • MORE Display one page at a time.
  • MOVE Move one or more files from one directory to another directory.
  • MSAV Early Microsoft Virus scanner.
  • MSD Diagnostics utility.
  • MSCDEX Utility is used to load and provide access to the CD-ROM.
  • NBTSTAT Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT
  • NET Update, fix or view the network or network settings
  • NETSH Configure dynamic and static network information from MS-DOS.
  • NETSTAT Displays the TCP/IP network protocol statistics and information.
  • NLSFUNC Load country-specific information.
  • NSLOOKUP Look up an IP address of a domain or host on a network.
  • PATH View and modify the computer’s path location.
  • PATHPING View and locate locations of network latency.
  • PAUSE Command is used in batch files to stop the processing of a command.
  • PING Test / send information to another network computer or network device.
  • POPD Changes to the directory or network path stored by the pushd command.
  • POWER Conserve power with computer portables.
  • PRINT Prints data to a printer port.
  • PROMPT View and change the MS-DOS prompt.
  • PUSHD Stores a directory or network path in memory so it can be returned to at any time.
  • QBASIC Open the QBasic.
  • RD Removes an empty directory.
  • REN Renames a file or directory.
  • RENAME Renames a file or directory.
  • RMDIR Removes an empty directory.
  • ROUTE View and configure windows network route tables.
  • RUNAS Enables a user to execute a program on another computer.
  • SCANDISK Run the Scandisk utility.
  • SCANREG Scan registry and recover registry from errors.
  • SET Change one variable or string to another.
  • SETLOCAL Enables local environments to be changed without affecting anything else.
  • SETVER Change MS-DOS version to trick older MS-DOS programs.
  • SHARE Installs support for file sharing and locking capabilities.
  • SHIFT Changes the position of replaceable parameters in a batch program.
  • SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer from the MS-DOS prompt.
  • SMARTDRV Create a disk cache in conventional memory or extended memory.
  • SORT Sorts the input and displays the output to the screen.
  • START Start a separate window in Windows from the MS-DOS prompt.
  • SUBST Substitute a folder on your computer for another drive letter.
  • SWITCHES Remove add functions from MS-DOS.
  • SYS Transfer system files to the disk drive.
  • TELNET Telnet to another computer/device from the prompt.
  • TIME View or modify the system time.
  • TITLE Change the title of their MS-DOS window.
  • TRACERT Visually view a network packets route across a network.
  • TREE View a visual tree of the hard disk drive.
  • TYPE Display the contents of a file.
  • UNDELETE Undelete a file that has been deleted.
  • UNFORMAT Unformat a hard disk drive.
  • UNLOCK Unlock a disk drive.
  • VER Display the version information.
  • VERIFY Enables or disables the feature to determine if files have been written properly.
  • VOL Displays the volume information about the designated drive.
  • XCOPY Copy multiple files, directories, and/or drives from one location to another.
  • TRUENAME When placed before a file, will display the whole directory in which it exists.
  • TASKKILL It allows you to kill those unneeded or locked up applications.
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**Few Commands May NOT Work in Your Windows (Operating System) Because of The Variation of the Architecture and Availability of the Files (External Installed Software and Drivers).

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