Simple files which store commands that can be executed in windows environment using the command prompt in order to do some meaningful tasks are known as batch scripts.
| Commands | Description |
|---|---|
| ver | Shows the version of MS-DOS |
| cd | Change directory |
| md | Make directory - creates a directory |
| rd | Remove directory |
| cls | Clears the screen |
| dir | Shows you all the contents of a directory |
| echo | Shows you the message that follows the command |
| exit | Used to close the console |
| rem | Comments a command |
| start | Starts the program in a new window |
| time | Displays the time |
| pause | Prompts and waits for the user to perform any action |
| move | Moves files across various directories |
| path | This batch command displays or sets the path variable |
| ren | Renames files and directories |
| type | This batch command displays the contents of a file or files to the output |
| vol | This batch command displays the volume labels |
| find | This batch command searches for a string in files or input, outputting matching lines |
| help | This batch command shows the list of Windows-supplied commands |
| ipconfig | This batch command displays Windows IP configuration |
| ping | It sends ICMP/IP "echo" packets over the network to the designated address |
| sort | This batch command takes the input from a source file and sorts its content alphabetically, from A to Z, or Z to A. It prints the output on the console |
| taskkill | This batch command ends one or more tasks |
| tasklist | It lists tasks including task name and process id(PID) |
| Fc | This batch command displays the actual differences between two files. |