comparison of Windows 7 vs. Windows XP cmd.exe commands

  1. W7: ASSOC Displays or modifies file extension associations.
  2. W7: ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes.
  3. W7: BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
  4. W7: BCDEDIT Sets properties in boot database to control boot loading.
  5. W7: CACLS Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
  6. W7: CALL Calls one batch program from another.
  7. W7: CD Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
  8. W7: CHCP Displays or sets the active code page number.
  9. W7: CHDIR Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
  10. W7: CHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report.
  11. W7: CHKNTFS Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
  12. W7: CLS Clears the screen.
  13. W7: CMD Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
  14. W7: COLOR Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
  15. W7: COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
  16. W7: COMPACT Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.
  17. W7: CONVERT Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert the current drive.
  18. W7: COPY Copies one or more files to another location.
  19. W7: DATE Displays or sets the date.
  20. W7: DEL Deletes one or more files.
  21. W7: DIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
  22. W7: DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
  23. W7: DISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
  24. W7: DISKPART Displays or configures Disk Partition properties.
  25. W7: DOSKEY Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.
  26. W7: DRIVERQUERY Displays current device driver status and properties.
  27. W7: ECHO Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
  28. W7: ENDLOCAL Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.
  29. W7: ERASE Deletes one or more files.
  30. W7: EXIT Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).
  31. W7: FC Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them.
  32. W7: FIND Searches for a text string in a file or files.
  33. W7: FINDSTR Searches for strings in files.
  34. W7: FOR Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
  35. W7: FORMAT Formats a disk for use with Windows.
  36. W7: FSUTIL Displays or configures the file system properties.
  37. W7: FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
  38. W7: GOTO Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a batch program.
  39. W7: GPRESULT Displays Group Policy information for machine or user.
  40. W7: GRAFTABL Enables Windows to display an extended character set in graphics mode.
  41. W7: HELP Provides Help information for Windows commands.
  42. W7: ICACLS Display, modify, backup, or restore ACLs for files and directories.
  43. W7: IF Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
  44. W7: LABEL Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
  45. W7: MD Creates a directory.
  46. W7: MKDIR Creates a directory.
  47. W7: MKLINK Creates Symbolic Links and Hard Links
  48. W7: MODE Configures a system device.
  49. W7: MORE Displays output one screen at a time.
  50. W7: MOVE Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.
  51. W7: OPENFILES Displays files opened by remote users for a file share.
  52. W7: PATH Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
  53. W7: PAUSE Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
  54. W7: POPD Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.
  55. W7: PRINT Prints a text file.
  56. W7: PROMPT Changes the Windows command prompt.
  57. W7: PUSHD Saves the current directory then changes it.
  58. W7: RD Removes a directory.
  59. W7: RECOVER Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
  60. W7: REM Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
  61. W7: REN Renames a file or files.
  62. W7: RENAME Renames a file or files.
  63. W7: REPLACE Replaces files.
  64. W7: RMDIR Removes a directory.
  65. W7: ROBOCOPY Advanced utility to copy files and directory trees
  66. W7: SET Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.
  67. W7: SETLOCAL Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
  68. W7: SC Displays or configures services (background processes).
  69. W7: SCHTASKS Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
  70. W7: SHIFT Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
  71. W7: SHUTDOWN Allows proper local or remote shutdown of machine.
  72. W7: SORT Sorts input.
  73. W7: START Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
  74. W7: SUBST Associates a path with a drive letter.
  75. W7: SYSTEMINFO Displays machine specific properties and configuration.
  76. W7: TASKLIST Displays all currently running tasks including services.
  77. W7: TASKKILL Kill or stop a running process or application.
  78. W7: TIME Displays or sets the system time.
  79. W7: TITLE Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
  80. W7: TREE Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.
  81. W7: TYPE Displays the contents of a text file.
  82. W7: VER Displays the Windows version.
  83. W7: VERIFY Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.
  84. W7: VOL Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
  85. W7: XCOPY Copies files and directory trees.
  86. W7: WMIC Displays WMI information inside interactive command shell.
  1. XP: ASSOC Displays or modifies file extension associations.
  2. XP: AT Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
  3. XP: ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes.
  4. XP: BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
  5. XP: CACLS Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
  6. XP: CALL Calls one batch program from another.
  7. XP: CD Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
  8. XP: CHCP Displays or sets the active code page number.
  9. XP: CHDIR Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
  10. XP: CHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report.
  11. XP: CHKNTFS Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
  12. XP: CLS Clears the screen.
  13. XP: CMD Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
  14. XP: COLOR Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
  15. XP: COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
  16. XP: COMPACT Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.
  17. XP: CONVERT Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert the current drive.
  18. XP: COPY Copies one or more files to another location.
  19. XP: DATE Displays or sets the date.
  20. XP: DEL Deletes one or more files.
  21. XP: DIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
  22. XP: DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
  23. XP: DISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
  24. XP: DOSKEY Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.
  25. XP: ECHO Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
  26. XP: ENDLOCAL Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.
  27. XP: ERASE Deletes one or more files.
  28. XP: EXIT Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).
  29. XP: FC Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them.
  30. XP: FIND Searches for a text string in a file or files.
  31. XP: FINDSTR Searches for strings in files.
  32. XP: FOR Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
  33. XP: FORMAT Formats a disk for use with Windows.
  34. XP: FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
  35. XP: GOTO Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a batch program.
  36. XP: GRAFTABL Enables Windows to display an extended character set in graphics mode.
  37. XP: HELP Provides Help information for Windows commands.
  38. XP: IF Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
  39. XP: LABEL Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
  40. XP: MD Creates a directory.
  41. XP: MKDIR Creates a directory.
  42. XP: MODE Configures a system device.
  43. XP: MORE Displays output one screen at a time.
  44. XP: MOVE Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.
  45. XP: PATH Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
  46. XP: PAUSE Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
  47. XP: POPD Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.
  48. XP: PRINT Prints a text file.
  49. XP: PROMPT Changes the Windows command prompt.
  50. XP: PUSHD Saves the current directory then changes it.
  51. XP: RD Removes a directory.
  52. XP: RECOVER Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
  53. XP: REM Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
  54. XP: REN Renames a file or files.
  55. XP: RENAME Renames a file or files.
  56. XP: REPLACE Replaces files.
  57. XP: RMDIR Removes a directory.
  58. XP: SET Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.
  59. XP: SETLOCAL Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
  60. XP: SHIFT Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
  61. XP: SORT Sorts input.
  62. XP: START Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
  63. XP: SUBST Associates a path with a drive letter.
  64. XP: TIME Displays or sets the system time.
  65. XP: TITLE Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
  66. XP: TREE Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.
  67. XP: TYPE Displays the contents of a text file.
  68. XP: VER Displays the Windows version.
  69. XP: VERIFY Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.
  70. XP: VOL Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
  71. XP: XCOPY Copies files and directory trees.

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