Microsoft DOS and Windows Command Line

Short for Microsoft Disk Operating System, MS-DOS is a non-graphical command line operating system created for IBM compatible computers. MS-DOS was first introduced by Microsoft in August 1981 and was last updated in 1994 with MS-DOS 6.22. Although the MS-DOS operating system is rarely used today, the command shell commonly known as the Windows command line is still widely used. Continue reading >>

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MS-DOS Command List

Tip: See the complete overview for a brief description on each of the below commands.
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A	ansi.sys | append | arp | assign | assoc | at | atmadm | attrib
B	backup | batch | bcdedit | bootcfg | bootsect | break
C	cacls | call | cd | chcp | chdir | chkdsk | chkntfs | choice | cipher | cls | cmd | color | command | comp | compact | control | convert | copy | ctty
D	date | debug | defrag | del | delete | deltree | dir | disable | diskcomp | diskcopy | diskpart | doskey | dosshell | drivparm
E	echo | edit | edlin | emm386 | enable | endlocal | erase | exit | expand | extract
F	fasthelp | fc | fciv | fdisk | find | findstr | fixboot | fixmbr | for | forfiles | format | ftp | fType
G	goto | gpupdate | graftabl
H	help | himem.sys | hostname
I	icacls | if | ifshlp.sys | ipconfig
J	None
K	keyb
L	label | lh | listsvc | loadfix | loadhigh | lock | logoff | logon
M	map | md | mem | mkdir | mklink | mode | more | move | msav | msbackup | msd | mscdex | mwbackup
N	nbtstat | net | netsh | netstat | nlsfunc | nslookup
O	None
P	path | pathping | pause | ping | popd | power | print | prompt | pushd
Q	qbasic
R	rd | reg | ren | rename | rmdir | robocopy | route | runas
S	scandisk | scanreg | schtasks | set | setlocal | setver | sfc | share | shift | shutdown | smartdrv | sort | start | subst | switches | sys | systeminfo | systemroot
T	taskkill | tasklist | telnet | time | title | tracert | tree | tskill | type
U	undelete | unformat | unlock
V	ver | verify | vol
W	wmic
X	xcopy
Y	None
Z	None

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