windows.md

Windows

From run (Control-R):

eventvwr                # Event Viewer
diskmgmt.msc
services.msc
lusrmgr.msc
control appwiz.cpl      # Add or remove programs

Usual stuff:

explorer
cmd
powershell
perfmon         # Performance Monitor

Visual Studio

msbuild someproj.csproj /v:diag

Cmd (Microsoft TechNet Reference)

Common Operations

findstr /spin FooText *        & REM Grep a string
dir /b /s *FooFile*            & REM Search for filename
tree /f                        & REM tree cmd showing filenames in each directory
tree /f .\SomeDirectory
start .                        & REM Launches explorer.exe for current directory
<Command> | clip               & REM Redirects output to Windows clipboard
clip < <FileName>              & REM Copies content of <FileName> onto Windows clipboard

File and Directory Operations

cat .\somefile.txt
rename file1.txt file2.txt     & REM Renames file1.txt to file2.txt
rename *.txt *.doc             & REM Renames all .txt files to .doc files
move <source> <dest>           & REM Moves one or more files (supports pattern)
mkdir FooDirectory

Process Management

tasklist                       & REM Lists all tasks
tasklist | find "notepad"      & REM Greps for all tasks containing "notepad"
taskkill /pid 20792            & REM Kills task with process id 20792

Performance Management

typeperf "\Memory\Available bytes" "\processor(_total)\% processor time"

System Operations

ipconfig                       & REM Displays TCP/IP network configuration values