| Commands | Description |
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| append | It enables open files in a different directory as if they were in the current one. |
| arp | It is used to display, add, and remove arp data from network devices. |
| assign | It is used to assign a drive letter to a different letter. |
| at | It is used to set a time for commands to be executed. |
| attrib | It is used to show and modify the file attributes. |
| bcdedit | This command is used to change the boot configuration data store. |
| cacls | This command is used to see and change file ACL's. |
| chcp | It supplements the international keyboard and character set knowledge. |
| chkdsk | It is used to check the hard drive running FAT for errors. |
| chkntfs | It is used to check the hard drive running NTFS for errors. |
| choice | It is used to define a listing or various options within a batch file. |
| clip | It is used to redirect the command line output to the windows clipboard. |
| comp | It is used to compare the files. |
| compact | This command is used to compress and uncompress the files. |
| control | It is used to open control panel icons from the DOS prompt. |
| convert | It is used to convert FAT to NTFS. |
| debug | It is used to debug utility applications that are written in assembly language to change hardware settings. |
| defrag | It is used to rearrange the hard drive to aid with loading programs. |
| deltree | It is used to delete one or multiple files and directories. |
| diskcomp | It is used to compare a disk with another system disk. |
| diskcopy | It is used to copy the information of one disk and put them on another. |
| doskey | It is used to see and execute commands that were run in the past. |
| driverquery | It is used to show a list of installed device drivers. |
| edit | It is used to see and edit files. |
| edlin | It is used to see and edit files. |
| emm386 | It is used to load the extended memory manager. |
| expand | It is used to expand a Microsoft Windows file back to its original format. |
| extract | It is used to extract files from the Microsoft cabinets. |
| fasthelp | It is used to show a listing of MS-DOS commands and their information. |
| fc | It is used to compare the files. |
| fdisk | It is used to set up drive-by, create and manage partitions on the hard drive. |
| find | This command is used to search for text in the file. |
| findstr | It is used to search for a text string within a file. |
| format | It is used to delete and prepare a disk drive for another task. |
| ftp | It is used to connect and work on an FTP server. |
| graftabl | This command is used to show longer characters in graphics mode. |
| help | It is used to show a list of commands with their description. |
| ifshlp.sys | It is used to the 32-bit file manager. |
| ipconfig | It is used to see adapter settings and assigned values. |
| keyb | It is used to modify the layout of the keyboard. |
| label | It is used to modify the label of the disk drive. |
| loadfix | It is used to load a program above the first 64 k. |
| logoff | It is used to log off the current profile using the system. |
| mem | It is used to show the memory on the system. |
| mode | It is used to modify the port or display setting. |
| more | It is used to show a single page at a time. |
| msav | It is used for early Microsoft virus scanners. |
| msd | It is used for disagnostics utility. |
| mscdex | It is used to enable CD-ROM access from the MS-DOS. |
| nbtstat | It is used to show protocol statistics and current TCP and IP connections using NBT. |
| net | It is used to update, fix, and view the network and its settings. |
| netsh | It is used to configure static and dynamic network data from DOS. |
| netstat | It is used to show the TCP and IP network protocol statistics and data. |
| nlsfunc | It is used to load country-specific data. |
| pathping | It is used to see and locate locations of network latency. |
| ping | It is used to test and send data to another network system. |
| power | It is used to conserve power with portable systems. |
| print | It is used to print data to a printer port. |
| qbasic | It is used to open the qbasic. |
| robocopy | It is a robust file command for the Windows command line. |
| route | It is used to see and configure windows network route tables. |
| runas | It allows a user to execute a program as another user. |
| sc | It is used to communicate with the Service Control Manager and services. |
| scandisk | It is used to execute the ScanDisk utility. |
| scanreg | It is used to scan the registry and recover the registry from errors. |
| setver | It is used to modify the disk operating system version to trick older disk operating system programs. |
| share | It is used to install support for file sharing and locking capabilities. |
| shutdown | It is used to shut down the system from the DOS prompt. |
| smartdrv | It is used to make a disk cache in conventional memory. |
| sort | It is used to sort the input and shows the output to the window screen. |
| subst | It is used to substitute a directory on the system for another drive letter. |
| sys | It is used to transfer system files to the disk drive. |
| telnet | It is used to telnet to another device from the prompt. |
| tracert | It is used to see a network packets route over a network. |
| tree | It is used to see a visual tree of the hard drive. |
| undelete | It is used to undelete the file that was deleted. |
| unformat | It is used to unformatted a system hard drive. |
| xcopy | It is used to copy various files, directories, or drives from one position to another position. |