Sometimes I find myself in the need to use cmd for something more complicated than checking my ip address. Unfortunately I usually find that I forgot everything about how to use it since the last time, so here’s a list of useful commands.
Navigation
Change Directory
cd <path>
Go to Root
cd\
Go to Parent
cd ..
Change Drive
<DriveLetter>:ex:d:cd /d <path>
Files and Directories
View Directory Content
dir
Make Directory
mkdir <name>
md <name>
Rename
ren <folder> <new name>
Delete
del <name>
Create File
echo "" > <file>
Admin Privileges
Activate Privileges from Open Cmd
runas /user:<admin username> cmd
Network
Find all processes and ports
netstat -a -b
Find Process Running on Port
netstat -aof | findstr :8080
Programs
run exe file
start <file>