# Windows Command Prompt Cheat Sheet

# Windows Command Prompt Cheat Sheet


## List of Common Commands

| Command    | Description |
| ---------- | ----------- |
| CD         | Displays the name of or changes the current directory. |
| CLS        | Clears the screen. |
| CMD        | Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter. |
| COMP       | Compares the contents of two files or sets of files. |
| COPY       | Copies one or more files to another location. |
| DATE       | Displays or sets the date. |
| DEL        | Deletes one or more files. |
| DIR        | Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory. |
| EXIT       | Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter). |
| FIND       | Searches for a text string in a file or files. |
| FINDSTR    | Searches for strings in files. |
| HELP       | Provides Help information for Windows commands. |
| MD         | Creates a directory. |
| MKDIR      | Creates a directory. |
| MKLINK     | Creates Symbolic Links and Hard Links. |
| MORE       | Displays output one screen at a time. |
| MOVE       | Moves files from one directory to another directory. |
| RD         | Removes a directory. |
| REN        | Renames a file or files. |
| RENAME     | Renames a file or files. |
| RMDIR      | Removes a directory. |
| SORT       | Sorts input. |
| TIME       | Displays or sets the system time. |
| TYPE       | Displays the contents of a text file. |

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