Command-line reference for IT Pros

Applies to all editions of Windows Vista.
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This topic provides you with information about the common administration and troubleshooting tasks and tools associated with the command line in this version of Windows. You will also find information about automating common administrative tasks through scripting.

Common tasks

These links will take you to additional information on the Microsoft Web site.

•	Connect to a NetWare server using the command line
•	Run Backup using the command line
•	Managing disk quotas from the command line
•	Manage Group Policy from the command line
•	Run scripts using the command line script host (cscript.exe)

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Useful tools

This section describes the Microsoft Web site downloads and tools associated with this version of Windows that relate to the command line.

Management Console

No Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins related to the command line were available when this documentation was last updated.

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Downloads

For downloads associated with the command line, go to the following resources on the Microsoft Web site:

•	Go to the Microsoft TechNet Script Center for scripts and tools to assist with automation.

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Deployment

No deployment information related to the command line was available when this documentation was last updated.

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Operations

No operational information related to the command line was available when this documentation was last updated.

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Technical reference

For more information about command line reference, go to the following technical references on the Microsoft Web site:

•	Windows XP Command Line Reference
•	Windows Server 2003 Command Line Reference

For more information about a specific command, go to the following technical references on the Microsoft Web site:

•	Adprep
•	Append
•	Arp
•	Assoc
•	At
•	Attrib
•	Auditpol
•	Autochk
•	Autoconv
•	Autofmt
•	BCDEdit
•	Bitsadmin
•	Bootcfg
•	Break
•	Cacls
•	Call
•	Cd
•	Certreq
•	Certutil
•	Change
•	Chcp
•	Chdir
•	Chkdsk
•	Chglogon
•	Chgport
•	Chguser
•	Chkntfs
•	Choice
•	Cipher
•	Clip
•	Cls
•	Cluster
•	Cmd
•	Cmdkey
•	Color
•	Comp
•	Compact
•	Convert
•	Copy
•	Csvde
•	Date
•	Dcdiag
•	Dcpromo
•	Defrag
•	Del
•	Dfscmd
•	Dir
•	Diskcomp
•	Diskcopy
•	Diskedit
•	Diskpart
•	DiskRAID
•	Dnscmd
•	Doskey
•	Driverquery
•	Dsacls
•	Dsadd
•	Dsamain
•	Dsdbutil
•	Dsget
•	Dsmgmt
•	Dsmod
•	Dsmove
•	Dsquery
•	Dsrm
•	Echo
•	Endlocal
•	Erase
•	Exit
•	Extract
•	Fc
•	Find
•	Findstr
•	Flattemp
•	For
•	Forfiles
•	Format
•	Freedisk
•	Fsutil
•	Ftype
•	Goto
•	Gpresult
•	Graftabl
•	Help
•	Icacls
•	If
•	Ktpass
•	Label
•	Ldifde
•	Ldp
•	Lpq
•	Lpr
•	Logman
•	Logoff
•	Mapadmin
•	Md
•	Mkdir
•	Mklink
•	Mode
•	More
•	Mount
•	Mountvol
•	Move
•	Msg
•	Mstsc
•	Netdom
•	Net computer
•	Net group
•	Net localgroup
•	Net print
•	Net user
•	Nfsadmin
•	Nfsshare
•	Nfsstat
•	Nis2ad
•	Nisadmin
•	Nismap
•	Nlb
•	Nltest
•	Nslookup
•	Ntbackup
•	Ntdsutil
•	Openfiles
•	Path
•	Pause
•	Perfmon
•	Popd
•	Print
•	Prncnfg.vbs
•	Prndrvr.vbs
•	Prnjobs.vbs
•	Prnmngr.vbs
•	Prnport.vbs
•	Prnqctl.vbs
•	Psadmin
•	Pubprn.vbs
•	Prompt
•	Pushd
•	Qappsrv
•	Qprocess
•	Query
•	Quser
•	Qwinsta
•	Rd
•	Recover
•	Redircmp
•	Redirusr
•	Relog
•	Rem
•	Ren
•	Rename
•	Rendom
•	Repadmin
•	Replace
•	Reset session
•	Rmdir
•	Robocopy
•	Runas
•	Rpcinfo
•	Rwinsta
•	Sc
•	Schtasks
•	Set
•	Setlocal
•	Setx
•	Shadow
•	Shift
•	Showmount
•	Shutdown
•	Sort
•	Start
•	Subst
•	Systeminfo
•	Takeown
•	Taskkill
•	Tasklist
•	Tftp
•	Time
•	Timeout
•	Title
•	Tracerpt
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