Windows command line tutorial[part1]


Are you guys penetration tester , system administrator? How much is your windows command line knowledge? Hey don't start laughing ;). As a expert system administrator you must have some command line knowledge and if you are a Penetration tester then this is your first way …. No?

Anyway, I will try to write most of windows commands which may help you too. But Remember that I will not explain in details Because this may take very long time so you should try practically(VMware installed?). Hope you have some good logic too(If not then how we think like a Genius ?? hehe) . 
Think these are practical example then tutorial which you need to yourself practically.



Hope you know how to open the cmd.exe(Start>>Run>>cmd . And Hit ENTER).



If you type 'help' then you will get all possible command to execute . But do you exactly know how to work with these command effectively?

If you want to open another cmd then just “cmd” or “start” command.




Make a directory:

mkdir c:\admin




change to the directory:




deleting a file:

del c:\web\index.asp




reading from command line :

type c:\admin\some.txt

writing a file:

echo “” > test.html
echo “”>>test.html
echo “

this is test as a system admin

” >>test.html
echo “” >>test.html

now try to see the file “type test.html




removing a directory:

rmdir c:\admin or rmdir /S c:\adminto removing the directory.

Many garbage in your console so clear :

cls





How many directory ?:
See how many directory in the current directory.
dir    

see how many directory into C:\windows\system32.
dir "c:\windows\system32”




Hidden Directory:

 See the all directory in a specified path.
dir /aHD c:\windows\system32 
Copy a file:

copy c:\win.inic:\admin\here\win.txt 

for directroy or file.
xcopy e:\some\directory f:\somewhere\copy





removing directory:






moving a file permanently and renaming:





error redirecting:

app.exe 2>error.txt

Open the error.txt “type error.txt” or notepad “error.txt”




Multiple command:

move filetomove c:\path|| telnet microsoft.com 80

anycommand || dir || more-command

type somefile.txt & cmd.exe or type somefile.txt && cmd.exe



 
paginate long output:

dir c:\windows\system32 | more    (You have to hit enter)





local time:

time || exit (See time , set time and exit the cmd)