Category Archives: Windows Command Line

No Deltree Command?

You may remember that some versions of DOS had a DELTREE command to remove a directory as well as all of its subdirectories and contained files. Windows 2000 and Windows XP do not have this command, but you can emulate it with the RD (RMDIR) command.

Scheduling Tasks at the Command Line with AT.EXE

The at.exe is a command-line utility in Windows operating systems that allows you to schedule tasks to run at a specified time. It can be used to create, view, modify, or delete scheduled tasks, enabling you to perform various operations from the Command Prompt or batch files. syntax Create an AT job: AT [\\computername] hh:mm [/INTERACTIVE] [ /EVERY:day(s)… Read More »

TaskList

TaskList displays all running applications and services with their Process ID (PID) This can be run on either a local or a remote computer.

SUBST

Substitute a drive letter for a network or local path.  This comes in handy when you want to reference a directory which may have a really long path by a drive letter.

TRACERT

Find the IP address of any remote host. TRACERT is useful for troubleshooting large networks where several paths can be taken to arrive at the same point, or where many intermediate systems (routers or bridges) are involved.