A+ N+ COMMAND PROMPT AND TERMINAL

ls

List command-Linux

md

Make Directory-Windows

regedit

Will allow and Admin to alter Window Registries. DO NOT USE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. WILL DECIMATE YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM-Windows

nslookup

Will allow users to find the IP address of a FQDN or find a FQDN if they have IP address (Think DNSLOOKUP Hint, Hint)-Windows

diskpart

Will be used to manage drives, partitions, volumes, and virtual HDDs-Windows

bootrec

Will be used to troubleshoot the operating system IF startup repair doesn't work. IF BOOTMGR IS MISSING USE.... bootrec /fix boot Windows

chown

Will change the group, change the owner, or BOTH for a directory-Linux

ipconfig/ flushdns

Will clear your DNS resolver cache.

xcopy

Will copy specific files, and if desired, a directory tree to a specified destination-Windows

taskkill

Will end a process by using the PID number-Windows

exit

Will exit Command Prompt-Windows

expand

Will expand or EXTRACT one or more compress files from a .cab file-Windows

format

Will format a partition to a selected file system. FAT16, FAT32, FAT64 (exFAT), NTFS, CDFS-Windows

chkdsk

Will scan for logical errors on HDD chkdsk /f will scan and fix errors-Windows

ipconfig /renew

Will select your new IP address from the SCOPE

netstat

Will show inbound and outbound traffic in a specific WORKSTATION-Windows

Directory

Fancy word for folder

/?

Help command. When placed after a command, will give a list of switches for that command

sudo

Will allow a user to execute a command as a super-user (at the ROOT)-Linux

Vi

A "text editing" command-Linux

grep

A command that will SEARCH FOR a string of text-Linux

PID

A number used by most operating systems to uniquely identify an active process

su

Allows regular users to run programs with the security privileges of the specified user-Linux

cd (Windows)

Change Directory-Windows (Do not be fooled on the test when asked to CREATE a Directory, that is md)

cd (Linux)

Change the working directory to a specified directory-Linux

CLI

Command-Line Interpreter, Allow user OR Admin to directly communicate to the operating system Command Prompt for Windows Terminal for Linux and Mac

iwconfig

Configure WIRELESS network interfaces-Linux

recimg

Configures a recovery image from which Windows can refresh the computer-Windows

dd

Copies and converts files to enable them to be transferred from one type of medium to another-Linux

tasklist

Creates a list of applications and services currently running on a system. Will give the PID, or process ID number-Windows

gpresult

DISPLAYS group policy settings-Windows

SHELL

Definition not a command....A user program or it's environment provided for user interaction-Linux

dir

Directory, will LIST the contents of a specific directory-Windows

ps

Displays processes run by the current shell with additional details (such as the PID)-Linux

gpedit

Opens Group Policy, which provides centralized management and configuration of operating systems, applications, and user settings in an Active Directory environment-Windows

SWITCH

Optional command given after main command to do something specific. i.e. /?,

ipconfig /release

Releases your IP address back into the SCOPE

rd

Remove Directory-Windows

robocopy

Robust Copy, will copy file and directories, as well as file attributes, timestamps and other small details-Windows

sfc

SYSTEM FILE CHECKER. For attacking errors in WINDOWS SYSTEM FILES sfc /scannow will scan entire system for Windows file errors and repair them-Windows

Help

Same as /?, but put BEFORE command

ping

Sends a specific amount of packets to a destination in order to VERIFY CONNECTIVITY

Syntax

Set of rules that defines the combinations of symbols that are considered to be correctly structured document or fragment language. The EXACT words or characters you enter to get a response from the CLI

shutdown (Linux)

Shutdown a Linux system

copy

Simple copy command from one directory to another-Windows

gpuupdate

Updates local and active directory group policy settings-Windows

passwd

Used to change users password-Linux

ifconfig

Used to configure network interfaces for Linux servers and workstations. Also used to view TCP/IP configurations of a system..WIRED CONNECTION

cp

Used to copy a file-Linux

rm

Used to delete directories (REMOVE DIRECTORIES)-Linux

mv

Used to move or rename files, can remove file i.e. move files to the trash -i (interactive) prompts you before overwriting a destination file -n (noclobber) will NOT overwrite an existing destination file Linux

tree

Will GRAPHICALLY display a directory and subfolders-Windows

chmod

Will allow a super-user to change permissions for a file-Linux

apt-get

Will allow a superuser to change permission for a file, stands for Aptitude Package Checker-Linux

ipconfig /all

command tool to see basic network connections plus IPv6, MAC ADDRESS, IP address leases, and DHCP connection info

ipconfig

command tool used to see basic network connections on Windows

del

delete-Windows

pwd

show the name of the current directory, stands for print working directory NOT PASSWORD-Linux

shutdown (Windows)

will shutdown a computer /s shutdown /m shutdown a specific computer on a network /t set a timer for shutdown Windows