Windows XP Command Prompt Commands
ASSOC - Displays or modifies file extension associations.
AT - Schedules commands and programs to run on a
ATTRIB - Displays or changes file attributes.
BREAK - Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
CACLS - Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
CALL - Calls one batch program from another.
CD - Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHCP - Displays or sets the active code page number.
CHDIR - Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHKDSK - Checks a disk and displays a status report.
CHKNTFS - Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
CLS - Clears the screen.
CMD - Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
COLOR - Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
COMP - Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
COMPACT - Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.
CONVERT - Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. - You cannot convert the current drive.
COPY - Copies one or more files to another location.
DATE - Displays or sets the date.
DEL - Deletes one or more files.
DIR - Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
DISKCOMP - Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
DISKCOPY - Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
DOSKEY - Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.
ECHO - Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
ENDLOCAL - Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.
ERASE - Deletes one or more files.
EXIT - Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).
FC - Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them.
FIND - Searches for a text string in a file or files.
FINDSTR - Searches for strings in files.
FOR - Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
FORMAT - Formats a disk for use with Windows.
FTYPE - Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
GOTO - Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a batch program.
GRAFTABL - Enables Windows to display an extended character set in graphics mode.
HELP - Provides Help information for Windows commands.
IF - Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
LABEL - Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
MD - Creates a directory.
MKDIR - Creates a directory.
MODE - Configures a system device.
MORE - Displays output one screen at a time.
MOVE - Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.
PATH - Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
PAUSE - Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
POPD - Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.
PRINT - Prints a text file.
PROMPT - Changes the Windows command prompt.
PUSHD - Saves the current directory then changes it.
RD - Removes a directory.
RECOVER - Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
REM - Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
REN - Renames a file or files.
RENAME - Renames a file or files.
REPLACE - Replaces files.
RMDIR - Removes a directory.
SET - Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.
SETLOCAL - Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
SHIFT - Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
SORT - Sorts input.
START - Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
SUBST - Associates a path with a drive letter.
TIME - Displays or sets the system time.
TITLE - Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
TREE - Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.
TYPE - Displays the contents of a text file.
VER - Displays the Windows version.
VERIFY - Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.
VOL - Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
XCOPY - Copies files and directory trees.