Basic commands you can use in MicroSoft's Disk Operating System (DOS).

1. DOS Commands
Damian Gordon

2. dir
• List all the files in the
current folder.

3. dir

4. help
• List all the possible DOS
commands, and explain what they
do.

5. help

6. cls
• Clear the screen.

7. cls

8. echo hello world
• Print out whatever arguments
come after the ‘echo’ command.

9. echo hello world

10. path
• List all the directories that
DOS will search through to
locate a command executable.

11. path

12. cd ..
• Change directory to one level
higher up in the hierarchy
structure.

13. cd ..

14. tree
• Print out a graphical
representation of all the
folders in the system.

15. tree

16. MORE ON PATH

17. path
• List all the directories that
DOS will search through to
locate a command executable.

18. path

19. path
• echo %PATH%

20. path

21. path
• >set path =
%path%;C:UsersDieterAppDataLocalProg
ramsPythonPytjon36-32

22. path
• >set path =
%path%;C:UsersDieterAppDataLocalProg
ramsPythonPytjon36-32
SET will add the new directory to the PATH as long
as the current DOS window is open.

23. path

24. path
• >setx path =
%path%;C:UsersDieterAppDataLocalProg
ramsPythonPytjon36-32

25. path
• >setx path =
%path%;C:UsersDieterAppDataLocalProg
ramsPythonPytjon36-32
SETX will add the new directory to the PATH as
long as the current DOS window is open.

26. HACKING COMMANDS

27. Hacking Commands
• doskey /history
• Display command history.

28. Hacking Commands
• ipconfig && mspaint
• Run two commands together (&&).

29. Hacking Commands
• driverquery
• See all the drivers installed
on your computer.

30. Hacking Commands
• ipconfig | clip
• Send the command’s output to
the clipboard.

31. Hacking Commands
• sfc /scannow
• Run a system file checker tool
that scans Windows system files
and looks for problems.