Windows scripts with powershell and cmd
Windows prompts PowerShell PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting language built on the .NET Framework. It is the successor to the Command Prompt. Commands are called cmdlets and are written in the form Verb-Noun. For example, Get-ChildItem lists the contents of a directory. There are a few aliases for common commands, such as ls for Get-ChildItem and rm for Remove-Item. Write-Output: Prints a line in the shell New-Item: Creates a new file within the same directory Get-Content: Reads the contents of a file Set-Content: Writes the contents of a file Remove-Item: Deletes a file Get-ChildItem: Lists the contents of a directory Command Alias Description Write-Output echo Prints a line in the shell New-Item touch Creates a new file within the same directory Get-Content type Reads the contents of a file Set-Content echo Writes the contents of a file Remove-Item del Deletes a file Get-ChildItem dir Lists the contents of a directory CMD echo <line>: Prints a line in the shell type <file>: Reads the contents of a file file operations copy <source> <target>: Copies a file move <source> <target>: Moves a file del <file>: Deletes a file dir: Lists the contents of a directory cd commands: required to change the current directory cd <dir>: Changes the current directory cd ..: Changes the current directory to the parent directory cd: Changes the current directory to the home directory mkdir <dir>: Creates a new directory system boot options shutdown /s: Shuts down the system shutdown /r: Restarts the system shutdown /l: Logs off the current user shutdown /h: Hibernates the system shutdown /a: Aborts the system shutdown computer processes tasklist: Lists all running processes taskkill /pid <pid>: Kills a process by its PID taskkill /im <name>: Kills a process by its name network operations ipconfig: Lists the network configuration ping <host>: Pings a host software management Note: These commands may require administrator privileges winget install <package>: Installs a package winget uninstall <package>: Uninstalls a package winget search <package>: Searches for a package winget show <package>: Shows information about a package winget source: Lists the package sources winget source add <source>: Adds a package source winget source remove <source>: Removes a package source system information systeminfo: Lists the system information systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" /C:"OS Version": Lists the OS information systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"System Boot Time": Lists the system boot time systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"System Manufacturer" /C:"System Model": Lists the system manufacturer and model systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"Total Physical Memory": Lists the total physical memory systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"Available Physical Memory": Lists the available physical memory systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"Virtual Memory: Max Size": Lists the maximum virtual memory computer troubleshooting sfc /scannow: Scans the system for corrupted files chkdsk: Scans the system for corrupted disks dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth: Scans the system for corrupted images dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup: Cleans up the system dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup /resetbase: Cleans up the system and resets the base dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth /source:<source>: Scans the system for corrupted images using a source dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup /resetbase /source:<source>: Cleans up the system and resets the base using a source Batch files A batch file is a text file containing a series of commands to be executed by the command interpreter. It is similar to a shell script. Batch files have the .bat extension. ...