Tricks in cmd.exe

[devildell]

Most of us (who use windows to its full extent) have used the command interpreter once or twice. I created this thread out of curiosity. (i may have been a little board....)
I would like anybody to post any tricks they discovered using commands in the command interpreter......

Example:
Did you know that if you enter the boot options menu during startup. And select "safe mode with command prompt", login, and once you hit the command prompt you can type "start explorer.exe" and the windows safe mode GUI will pop up.

[gore]

This should probably be in the OS forum, but anyway:

color 06

color 03

color some other number

That will add color.

rmdir C: *.* /y

[©opy®ight]

well, guys you can type in help and see all the commands and then type the command like dir and then add an /? at the end and see what other variation of the command are available

btw: you can type the commands in the run box, you dont need cmd open


oh this one is quiet usefull at times..

type the command like netstat -a and then type in |more

netstat -a |more

that |more stops the scrolling untill you press enter , so you can view everything slow and easy.....

[devildell]

heres another one i like to use alot

[gloworange]shutdown -s -f -t 120 -c "smile bits"[/gloworange]
REM "i like to use this command when i'm playing around with my
roommate when he is working on our home server......."
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if you use the shutdown command and wish to abort use
[gloworange] shutdown -a[/gloworange]

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another cool one is
[gloworange] taskkill /F /IM svchost.exe[/gloworange]

[lepricaun]

http://www.tnd.com/camosun/elex130/dostutor1.html
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ak621/DOS/BatBasic.html
http://home.att.net/~gobruen/progs/dos_batch/

these links might be of interest to you

[devildell]

those websites would have been helpfull when i first started working with DOS.... i'm a little more advanced then what those pages have to offer. however those would be great for someone who would like to begain learning DOS..


thanks for your post lepricaun

[muert0]

that |more stops the scrolling untill you press enter , so you can view everything slow and easy.....

I think they are called pipes. Here's a couple of pages on them.
linux:
http://www.linuxforum.com/redhat/s1-...ing-pipes.html
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=2156
I don't know if they call them pipes in windows but here's a page on the |more command:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...oc/en/more.asp
And here's a page on commands for the command line:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h.../en/ntcmds.asp

[devildell]

yes they are called pipes...

here is an example
[gloworange] ipconfig | find "IP Address."[/gloworange]

[SirDice]

Did you know you can drag 'n drop files and folders into a cmd shell?

It can save you a lot of typing, especially if the path is long..

[lepricaun]

Originally posted here by devildell
those websites would have been helpfull when i first started working with DOS.... i'm a little more advanced then what those pages have to offer. however those would be great for someone who would like to begain learning DOS..


thanks for your post lepricaun

i believe (if i'm not mistaken) the last one did have a "tips and tricks" page, perhaps it has something useful for you there