The cat command in Linux is used to concatenate files and print on the standard output. The type command is a Windows cat equivalent that works across a command-line prompt (CMD) and a Windows PowerShell. In this short note i will show how to concatenate files and how to print the contents of a text […]
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Windows: `Watch` Equivalent – CMD & PowerShell
The watch command in Linux is used to execute a command periodically and show the output. This is extremely useful if you need to track any changes in the output of a repeatedly executed command. There is no direct equivalent for the watch command in Windows, however the same result can be achieved using the […]
Windows: MD5/SHA256 CheckSum – Built-In Utility
In Windows you can make a checksum of a file without installing any additional software. For this you can use the certUtil – built-in command-line utility that works both in Windows CMD and Powershell. In this note i will show the examples of how to make md5sum and sha256sum of a file in Windows from […]
Windows: Install Telnet Client – CMD & PowerShell
The telnet client in Windows is disabled by default. Before using the telnet command in Windows it is needed to enable the telnet client, otherwise you’ll get a result similar to the below messages: CMD: ‘telnet’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. PowerShell: The term ‘telnet’ is […]
[SOLVED] CMD does not support UNC paths as current directories
If you try to cd to a network drive from the Windows CMD, you will get the following error: CMD does not support UNC paths as current directories Instead of cd command in CMD you can use a pushd command, that creates a drive mapping to the network share and then changes into a path […]
Windows: Safe Mode – Start from Boot|Reboot & CMD
Safe Mode in Windows is a special diagnostic mode that allows to use Windows with basic drivers and can help to troubleshoot various problems. Windows can be started in Safe Mode in different ways, depending on the OS version (Windows 10, 8, 7, XP) and the hardware vendor (Lenovo, DELL, HP, Asus, Acer). In this […]
Windows: Start Service – CMD & PowerShell
The services in Windows can be started using the Service Manager tool. To start the Service Manager GUI, press Win keybutton to open the start menu, type in services to search for the Service Manager and press Enter to launch it. The services can also be started using the command-line prompt (CMD) or the PowerShell. […]
Windows: List Processes – TaskList Command – CMD
All processes in Windows can be listed on the command-line prompt (CMD) using the tasklist command. The tasklist command in Windows is the Linux ps command equivalent. In this note i am showing how to list all processes on the command-line prompt (CMD) in Windows using the tasklist command, how to sort the process list […]
Windows: List Services – CMD & PowerShell
The services in Windows can be listed using the Service Manager tool. To start the Service Manager GUI, press Win keybutton to open the start menu, type in services to search for the Service Manager and press Enter to launch it. The services can also be listed using the command-line prompt (CMD) or the PowerShell. […]
Windows: `Which` Equivalent – CMD & PowerShell
The which command in Linux is used to identify the location of executables. The where command is a Windows which equivalent in a command-line prompt (CMD). In a Windows PowerShell the alternative for the which command is the Get-Command utility. In this note i will show how to find paths of executable commands in Windows.