Command line tools in XP

[Digerati]

Command line tools in XP that are useful

 

 

bootcfg

View your boot loader settings, such as your default OS and selection timeout, as well as your boot entries and load options.

 

 

defrag

You probably already guessed that this defrags your hard drive. Type only "defrag" into your command prompt to get a list of possible arguments, such as the drive letter and the type of output.

 

 

diskpart

Manages your disk partitions. After you type "diskpart" into your command prompt, your prompt will become "DISKPART." Type a question mark to get a list of possible arguments. Type exit to leave diskpart.

 

 

driverquery

Will get you a nice list of your drivers and their properties.

 

 

fsutil

This is a handy command. You can do everything from managing your hardlinks to querying the free space in a volume. Type "fsutil" into your command prompt, and you'll see a list of options. I choose "fsinfo" from the list, so I type "fsutil fsinfo" into the prompt. Now I get even more options, but I choose drives by typing "fsutil fsinfo drives." It's fun, it's easy, and you'll get the hang of it. Explore this utility. There are a lot of cool features and hidden twists.

 

 

getmac

This gets the MAC (Media Access Control) address.

 

 

gpresult

Get the RSoP, user settings, and computer group policy settings.

 

 

helpctr

Starts the Help and Support Center.

 

 

ipseccmd

Configures Internet protocol security (IPSec) policies in the directory service or in a local or remote Registry. Ipseccmd is a command-line version of the IP Security Policies Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in.

 

 

netsh

A network configuration tool. Type "netsh" to enter the tool, or "netsh /?" to learn more about it. To exit this tool, type "exit" at the "netsh>" prompt.

 

 

openfiles

Allows an administrator to display or disconnect open files in XP professional. Type "openfiles /?" for a list of possible parameters.

 

 

pagefileconfig

Displays and configures the paging file Virtual Memory settings of a system.

 

 

prncnfg

Configures or displays configuration information about a printer.

 

 

prnjobs

Pauses, resumes, cancels, and lists print jobs.

 

 

recover

This command attempts to recover readable information from a damaged disk. Type "recover" to get the syntax.

 

 

reg

The console registry tool. Get syntax help when you type "reg" into the prompt. You can export the registry, copy, restore, compare, and more.

 

 

 

schtasks

The administrator can schedule, run, change, or delete tasks on a local or remote machine. Type "schtasks /?" without the quotes for a list of options.

 

 

sfc

The system file checker scans protected system files and replaces the ones you (or your applications) hacked beyond repair with the real, official Microsoft versions. Type "sfc" into the command prompt to get a list of options.

 

 

shutdown

You can shut down or restart your own computer, or an administrator can shut down or restart a remote computer. Type "shutdown" into your command prompt to see a list of possible arguments.

 

 

systeminfo

Basic system configuration information, such as the system type, the processor type, your time zone, your virtual memory settings, and much more.

 

 

tasklist

Want to know what's going on behind the scenes? Type "tasklist" into the command prompt, and get a list of current processes.

 

 

taskkill

Now that you know what's going on behind the scenes, maybe you want to shut a few of these extraneous tasks down. That's where taskkill comes in. Type "taskkill /?" for a quick lesson in the syntax of the command, then shut down all those random processes. I just killed my MS messenger by typing "taskkill /PID 1680." I got the PID from running tasklist, above.

 

 

typeperf

Writes performance-counter data to the command window or to a supported log file format.

[P38]

I keep this info in a text file in the root directory of my windows machines. It comes in handy if I telnet in and can't remember a command.

 

[/url][url=http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documen...t_commands.mspx]http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documen...t_commands.mspx

 

Shutdown

Allows you to shut down or restart a local or remote computer. Used without parameters, shutdown will logoff the current user.

shutdown [{-l|-s|-r|-a}] [-f] [-m [\\ComputerName]] [-t xx] [-c "message"] [-d[p]:xx:yy]

Parameters

-l : Logs off the current user, this is also the defualt. -m ComputerName takes precedence.

-s : Shuts down the local computer.

-r : Reboots after shutdown.

-a : Aborts shutdown. Ignores other parameters, except -l and ComputerName. You can only use -a during the time-out period.

-f : Forces running applications to close.

-m [\\ComputerName] : Specifies the computer that you want to shut down.

-t xx : Sets the timer for system shutdown in xx seconds. The default is 20 seconds.

-c "message" : Specifies a message to be displayed in the Message area of the System Shutdown window. You can use a maximum of 127 characters. You must enclose the message in quotation marks.

-d <span style="text-decoration:underline;">[p]:xx:yy : Lists the reason code for the shutdown. The following table lists the different values.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/? : Displays help at the command prompt.</span>

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<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tasklist</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Displays a list of applications and services with their Process ID (PID) for all tasks running on either a local or a remote computer.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">tasklist[.exe] </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;">[/s computer]</span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;">[/u domain\user [/p password]</span><span style="text-decoration:underline;">] [/fo {TABLE|LIST|CSV}] [/nh] [/fi FilterName [/fi FilterName2 [ ... ]]] [/m [ModuleName] | /svc | /v]</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Parameters</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/s Computer : Specifies the name or IP address of a remote computer (do not use backslashes). The default is the local computer.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/u Domain\User : Runs the command with the account permissions of the user specified by User or Domain\User. The default is the permissions of the current logged on user on the computer issuing the command.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/p Password : Specifies the password of the user account that is specified in the /u parameter.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/fo {TABLE|LIST|CSV} : Specifies the format to use for the output. Valid values are TABLE, LIST, and CSV. The default format for output is TABLE.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/nh : Suppresses column headers in the output. Valid when the /fo parameter is set to TABLE or CSV.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/fi FilterName : Specifies the types of process(es) to include in or exclude from the query. The following table lists valid filter names, operators, and values.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/m [ModuleName] : Specifies to show module information for each process. When a module is specified, all the processes using that module are shown. When a module is not specified, all the processes for all the modules are shown. Cannot be used with the /svc or the /v parameter.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/svc : Lists all the service information for each process without truncation. Valid when the /fo parameter is set to TABLE. Cannot be used with the /m or the /v parameter.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/v : Specifies that verbose task information be displayed in the output. Cannot be used with the /svc or the /m parameter.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/?: Displays help at the command prompt.</span>

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<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Taskkill</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Ends one or more tasks or processes. Processes can be killed by process ID or image name.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">taskkill </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;">[/s Computer]</span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;">[/u Domain\User [/p Password]</span><span style="text-decoration:underline;">]] [/fi FilterName] [/pid ProcessID]|[/im ImageName] [/f][/t]</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Parameters</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/s Computer : Specifies the name or IP address of a remote computer (do not use backslashes). The default is the local computer.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/u Domain\User : Runs the command with the account permissions of the user specified by User or Domain\User. The default is the permissions of the current logged on user on the computer issuing the command.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/p Password : Specifies the password of the user account that is specified in the /u parameter.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/fi FilterName : Specifies the types of process(es) to include in or exclude from termination. The following are valid filter names, operators, and values.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/pid ProcessID : Specifies the process ID of the process to be terminated.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/im ImageName : Specifies the image name of the process to be terminated. Use the wildcard (*) to specify all image names.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/f : Specifies that process(es) be forcefully terminated. This parameter is ignored for remote processes; all remote processes are forcefully terminated.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/t : Specifies to terminate all child processes along with the parent process, commonly known as a tree kill.</span>

<span style="text-decoration:underline;">/?: Displays help at the command prompt.</span>

[znx]

in addition to all these.. i really love SysInternals utils, id say a must have.

[P38]

Some others that I find to be very useful. ( Not all of these are command line tools)

 

 

 

Matt's Traceroute for Windows

 

Wget for Windows

 

Vim for Windows

 

WinRAR

 

Python for Windows

 

PuTTY: A Free Telnet/SSH Client

 

Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD

 

NMAP for Windows

 

L.A.M.E - MP3 encoder / decoder

 

CryptCat: netcat with encryption (with windows port)

 

GNU Nano: with a port for windows

 

AUDACITY: The Free, Cross-Platform Sound Editor

 

BGBlitz, the current Computer Backgammon World Champion for Mac, Windows and Linux.

 

Ethereal: The world's most popular network protocol analyzer

 

FreeCIV 2.+ with windows port

 

Gallery Wizard: windows web image gallery creation tool

 

Gravity NNTP News Reader

 

NetStumbler: sniff for wireless networks

 

QUICKPAR: Data validation and repair using PAR2

 

The WildPackets Network Calculator

[lerum]

Netsend is quite cool if you want to talk to other windows machines with the messenger service activated.

 

I recommend Fomine NetSend for an easy to use netsend app.

 

 

 

Or it's:

 

 

NET SEND {name | * | /DOMAIN[:name] | /USERS} message

 

Sends messages to other users, computers, or messaging names on the network. The Messenger service must be running to receive messages.

 

You can send a message only to an name that is active on the network. If the message is sent to a username, that user must be logged on and running the Messenger service to receive the message.

name Is the username, computername, or messaging name to send the message to. If the name is a computername that contains blank characters, enclose the alias in quotation marks (" ").

* Sends the message to all the names in your group.

/DOMAIN[:name] Sends the message to all the names in the workstation domain. If name is specified, the message is sent to all the names in the specified domain or workgroup.

/USERS Sends the message to all users connected to the server.

message Is text to be sent as a message.