Windows CMD Quick Reference

Files and Directories

Command	Description
`dir / a`	List directory including hidden files
`dir * .png`	List any file that ends in ".png"
`mkdir`	Make directory
`rmdir /s`	Remove directory and contents
`wmic logicaldisk get name`	List all drives
`e:`	S witch drive
`tree`	Folder structure
`attr i b`	File attributes
`attr i b +h file.txt`	Add file attributes
`attr i b -h file.txt`	Remove file attributes
`echo hello > file.txt`	Create file on the fly
`type file.txt`	Read contents of a file
`del file.txt`	Delete file
`echo hello > file.txt`	Overwrite file text (1. file.txt = "hello")
`echo world > file.txt`	Overwrite file text (2. file.txt = "world")
`echo hello > file.txt`	Append to a file (1. file.txt = "hello")
`echo world >> file.txt`	Append to a file (2. file.txt = "hello world")
`dir > directory.txt`	Command results to file
`copy source.text copy/here`	Copy a file to a directory
`xcop y folder1 folder2`	Copy contents from folder1 to folder2 (no sub-directories)
`xcop y folder1 folder2 /s`	Copy contents from folder1 to folder2 (inc sub-directories)
`move folder1 folder2`	Move a directory, folder1 into folder2
`rename folder1 folderA`	Rename a directory

Command	Description
`cls`	Clear CMD
`command /?`	Show help/options for a command
Type file name in directory	open file in default program
`path`	Show environment path
`color /?`	List all available colours
`color 0A`	Change colours
`color`	Default colours