Windows command cheat sheet

1. Basic Navigation

• cd
  Displays the current directory path.
• dir
  Lists all files and directories in the current directory.
• cd [directory]
  Changes the directory to the specified one.
  Example:

  cd Documents

• cd ..
  Moves up one directory level.
• cd \
  Changes to the root directory of the current drive.
• cd /d [drive_letter]:\[directory]
  Changes to a different drive and directory.
  Example:

  cd /d D:\Projects

2. File Management

• type [filename]
  Displays the contents of a file.
  Example:

  type index.html

• copy [source] [destination]
  Copies a file to a new location.
  Example:

  copy index.html backup_index.html

• move [source] [destination]
  Moves or renames a file or directory.
  Example:

  move index.html new_index.html

• del [filename]
  Deletes a file.
  Example:

  del index.html

• rmdir [directory_name]
  Deletes a directory (only if it's empty).
  Example:

  rmdir my_project

• rmdir /s [directory_name]
  Deletes a directory and all its contents.
  Example:

  rmdir /s my_project

• mkdir [directory_name]
  Creates a new directory.
  Example:

  mkdir my_project

3. Viewing and Editing Files

• notepad [filename]
  Opens a file in Notepad for editing.
  Example:

  notepad index.html

• more [filename]
  Displays the contents of a file one screen at a time.
  Example:

  more index.html

4. Search and Find

• find "[text]" [filename]
  Searches for a specific term within a file.
  Example:

  find "title" index.html

• dir [directory] /s /p
  Searches for files and directories, showing results page by page.
  Example:

  dir *.html /s /p

5. Permissions

• attrib +r [filename]
  Sets a file as read-only.
  Example:

  attrib +r index.html

• attrib -r [filename]
  Removes the read-only attribute from a file.
  Example:

  attrib -r index.html

6. Networking

• ping [hostname]
  Checks the network connection to a server.
  Example:

  ping google.com

• ipconfig
  Displays your current network configuration.
• tracert [hostname]
  Traces the path packets take to reach a network host.
  Example:

  tracert google.com

7. Version Control (Git)

• git clone [repository_url]
  Clones a remote Git repository to your local machine.
  Example:

  git clone https://github.com/username/repository.git

• git status
  Shows the current status of your Git repository.
• git add [filename]
  Adds a file to the staging area.
  Example:

  git add index.html

• git commit -m "[message]"
  Commits the staged files with a message.
  Example:

  git commit -m "Initial commit"

• git push
  Pushes your commits to the remote repository.

8. Miscellaneous

• cls
  Clears the terminal screen.
• exit
  Closes the terminal session.
• echo [text]
  Displays a line of text.
  Example:

  echo Hello, World!

• history
  Displays a list of recently used commands (if Command Prompt was launched with history enabled).