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List directories and files
ls [location]
Example:
Invalid command or path
List hidden directories and files
ls -force [location]
Example:
list directory c:\ -force
Get help from a command
get-help [command]
Example:
get-help ls
Get complete help
get-help [command] -full
Example:
get-help ls -full
Print the current directory
pwd
Change directory
cd [relative or absolute path of directory]
Examples:
cd C:\users\agustin\documents
cd documents
cd ..\documents
cd ..
Create a new directory
mkdir [directoryname]
Example:
mkdir my_super_directory
mkdir "my super directory"
mkdir my super directory
Command History
history
You can also use Ctrl + R and start typing a previously used command.
Clean the screen
clear
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Copy files and directories
cp [file] [destination location]
Example:
copy my_file c:\users\Augustin\my_folder
cp *.jpg c:\users\agustin\images
cp .\my_directory c:\users\August\desktop -recurse -verbose
Move and rename files and directories
mv [source/file location] [destination/file location]
Examples:
move my_yellow_file to my_new_green_file
move my_file c:\users\augustin\documents
move *.jpg c:\users\agustin\images
Removing files and directories
rm [file or directory]
Examples
remove archivo.txt
remove important_system_file -force
rm .\directory_to_delete
Remove .\directory_to_delete -recurse
Show the contents of a file
cat [file name]
Examples:
cat file.txt
Show the first 10 lines of the file:
cat lista_de_cosas.txt -head 10
Show the last 10 lines of the file:
cat list_of_things.txt -tail 10
Show a long paginated file:
more [file name]
Example:
more long_file.txt
Searching within files
select-string [text to search] [where to search]
Examples:
select-string vacation farm_file.txt
select-string vacation *.txt
Searching within directories
ls [location] -recurse -filter [what I want to search]
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Example:
ls "C:\Program Files\" -recurse -filter *.exe
Entry, exit and the pipe
Add information and overwrite a file.
echo "hello world!" > my_file.txt
Add information to the previous content in a file.
echo "How are you?" >> my_file.txt
Pass the output of one command as input to another.
cat recipe.txt | select-string 'flour'
Combine several commands.
cat receta.txt | select-string 'flour' > filtered.txt
Redirect errors to a text file.
remove system_file.txt 2> errors.txt
Do not show errors.
ls /dir 2> $null
View user and group information
Show the users of the local machine.
get-localuser
Show the groups of the local machine.
get-localgroup
Show the users that are in a certain group.
get-localgroupmember [group name]
Passwords
Change a user's password
net user [user] ["password"]
Example:
net user agustin "123456"
Change a user's password but do not display it in
the command line.
net user [user] *
Force a user to change their password at the next login.
net user [user] /logonpasswordchge:yes
Example:
net user agustin /logonpasswordchge:yes
Add and remove users
Add a new user with a password.
net user [user] [password] /add
Add a user with a password and force them to change it at the next login.
net user [user] [password] /add /logonpasswordchge:yes
Remove a user.
net user [user] /del
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File permissions
Check the permissions of a file or directory
icacls [file or directory]
Modify permissions
icacls [file or directory] /grant '[user]:[permissions]'
Examples:
Modify a user permission:
icacls 'D:\Test\' /grant 'Everyone:(OI)(CI)(R)'
Remove user permissions.
icacls 'D:\Test\' /remove 'Users'
Special file permissions
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Compressed files
Compress a file
compress-archive -path [file or folder] [compressed file name]
Example:
compress-archive -path c:\users\my_folder backup.zip
Package dependencies
Locate a package
find-package [package name] -includedependencies
Example:
find-package sysinternals -includedependencies
Add package search provider
register-packagesource -name [name] -providername [name] -location [url]
Example:
register-packagesource -name chocolatey -providername chocolatey -location
http://chocolatey.org/api/v2
Install a package
install-package -name [package name]
Example
install-package -name sysinternals
Verify packages
get-package [package name]
Uninstall packages
uninstall-package -name [package name]
Disk partitioning and formatting of a file system
diskpart
List the current disks in the system.
list disk
Select the disk to work on.
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select disk [disk number]
Remove all partition or volume formatting from the disk.
clean
Create partition.
create primary partition
Select partition.
select partition [partition number]
Mark the partition as active.
active
Format the disk with NTFS system
format fs=ntfs label=[label] quick
Files
Symbolic links
Create a symbolic link to a file.
If the name of the source file is changed, the link will remain
rotor.
mklink [link name] [source file]
Example:
mklink symlink file.txt
Physical ties
Create a physical link to a file.
If the source file name is changed, the link will remain
working.
mklink /h [link name] [source file]
Example:
mklink /h hardlink_file arhivo.txt
Processes
List the processes
This command is for PowerShell only.
get-process
This command is for Powershell or cmd.
tasklist
Delete a process
taskkill /pid [process number]
Signals
signals intelligence
To interrupt a process, it is necessary to send the SigInt signal by pressing the keys Ctrl + C.
Resource monitoring
Show the top three processes that consume the most resources
of the microprocessor.
get-process | sort cpu -descending | select -first 3 -property id, processname, cpu
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Management services
Get-Service command
Check the status of a service.
get-service [service]
View more information about a service
get-service [service] | formatlist *
Stop a service. You must be an administrator.
stop-service [service]
Start a service. You must be an administrator.
start-service [service]
List all system services.
get-service