Important DOS CommandsMS-DOS Accessibility is a heaven to a programmer. Here are all the commands and what they give the result. Some of these commands are also compatible with run.
To make these words effective, click on Start, select run, type cmd and select OK.
Now type any of the commands you want to execute.
Accessibility Controls = access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard = hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs = appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools = control admintools
Automatic Updates = wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard = fsquirt
Calculator = calc
Certificate Manager = certmgr.msc
Character Map = charmap
Check Disk Utility = chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd
Command Prompt = cmd
Component Services = dcomcnfg
Computer Management = compmgmt.msc
Date and Time Properties = timedate.cpl
DDE Shares = ddeshare
Device Manager = devmgmt.msc
Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* = directx.cpl
Direct X Troubleshooter = dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility = cleanmgr
Disk Defragment = dfrg.msc
Disk Management = diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager = diskpart
Display Properties = control desktop/desk.cpl
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility = drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility = verifier
Event Viewer = eventvwr.msc
File Signature Verification Tool = sigverif
Findfast = findfast.cpl
Folders Properties = control folders
Fonts = control fonts
Fonts Folder = fonts
Free Cell Card Game = freecell
Game Controllers = joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) = gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game = mshearts
Iexpress Wizard = iexpress
Indexing Service = ciadv.msc
Internet Properties = inetcpl.cpl
IP Configuration = ipconfig
Java Control Panel (If Installed) = jpicpl32.cpl
Java Application Cache Viewer (If Installed) = javaws
Keyboard Properties = control keyboard
Local Security Settings = secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups = lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows = logoff
Microsoft Chat = winchat
Minesweeper Game = winmine
Mouse Properties = control mouse
Mouse Properties = main.cpl
Network Connections = control netconnections
Network Connections = ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard = netsetup.cpl
Notepad = notepad
Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) = nvtuicpl.cpl
Object Packager = packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard = osk
Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) = ac3filter.cpl
Password Properties = password.cpl
Performance Monitor = perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor = perfmon
Phone and Modem Options = telephon.cpl
Power Configuration = powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes = control printers
Printers Folder = printers
Private Character Editor = eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed) = QuickTime.cpl
Regional Settings = intl.cpl
Registry Editor = regedit
Registry Editor = regedit32
Remote Desktop = mstsc
Removable Storage = ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests = ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) = rsop.msc
Scanners and Cameras = sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks = control schedtasks
Security Center = wscui.cpl
Services = services.msc
Shared Folders = fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows = shutdown
Sounds and Audio = mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game = spider
SQL Client Configuration = cliconfg
System Configuration Editor = sysedit
System Configuration Utility = msconfig
System File Checker Utility = sfc
System Properties = sysdm.cpl
Task Manager = taskmgr
Telnet Client = telnet
User Account Management = nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager = utilman
Windows Firewall = firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier = magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure = wmimgmt.msc
Windows System Security Tool = syskey
Windows Update Launches = wupdmgr
Windows XP Tour Wizard = tourstart
Wordpad = write
Some more commands and what their work explained
Ping
Ping tests a network connection.If successful, ping returns the ip
address. Its a very useful and popular command which we need to check
whether our internet connection is working properly or not.
Syntax
PING [options] destination_host
Example:
ping 192.168.0.1 -t
Ping Options
-w timeout (Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply)
-i TTL (Time To Live)
-v TOS (Type Of Service)
-a (Resolve addresses to hostnames)
-n count (Number of echo requests to send)
-t (Ping the destination host until interrupted)
-l size (Send buffer size)
-f (Set Don’t Fragment flag in packet)
-r count (Record route for count hops)
-s count (Timestamp for count hops)
-j host_list (Loose source route along host_list)
-k host_list (Strict source route along host_list)
destination_host (The name of the remote host)
DIR
Display a list of files and subfolders.
Syntax
DIR [pathname(s)] [display_format] [file_attributes] [sorted] [time] [options]
[display_format]
/P Pause after each screen of data.
/W Wide List format, sorted horizontally.
/D Wide List format, sorted by vertical column.
[options]
/S include all subfolders.
/R Display alternate data streams. (Vista only)
/B Bare format (no heading, file sizes or summary).
/L use Lowercase.
/Q Display the owner of the file.
CLS
Simply typing cls and pressing enter will clear the dos screen.
EDIT
Syntax
EDIT [d:][path]filename [/B][/G][/H][/NOHI]
Starts the MS-DOS editor, a text editor used to create and edit ASCII text files.
HELP
Syntax
HELP [command] [/B][/G][/H][/NOHI]
Displays information about a DOS command.
MEM
Syntax
MEM [/program|/debug|/classify|/free|/module(name)] [/page]
Displays amount of installed and available memory, including extended, expanded, and upper memory.
chkdsk
Syntax
CHKDSK [drive:][[path]filename] [/F] [/V] [/R] [/L[:size]]
Example:
CHKDSK C: /F
[drive:] The drive to check.
filename File(s) to check for fragmentation (FAT only).
/F Automatically Fix file system errors on the disk.
/X Fix file system errors on the disk
/R Scan for and attempt Recovery of bad sectors.
/V Display the full path and name of every file on the disk.
/C Skip directory corruption checks.
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