Jul 18, 2024

Journal

Continuing down the route of learning Windows basics in the OSCC training. This section is supposed to be all about CMD

Raw Notes

Windows

• CMD
  • Using xfreerdp to log in
  • cd\ is windows cd ..
  • dir → lists the contents of the current directory
  • dir /A → WIll show all contents even the hidden ones
  • type file.txt → shows the contents of the file
  • When working with a file with spaces in the name you have to put the file in double quotes
    • type "cats are great.txt"
  • echo "Meow" > cat.txt → This will use echo to create a file named cat.txt and add “Meow” to it
  • echo Meow > cat.txt → Will create a file with Meow in it
  • 2> will pipe an error if it happens
  • del → deletes a file
  • rename → Self explanatory
    • rename cat.txt kitten.txt → renames cat.txt to kitten.txt
  • move → Moves files
    • move cat.txt Desktop\ → Moves the cat.txt to desktop
  • copy → copies a file
  • mkdir → makes a directory
  • rmdir → removes a directory
    • rmdir /s → Allows you to remove a directory and all the files and directories inside it
  • > → operator overwrites a file
  • >> → operator appends
  • fc → Compares files
    • fc meow.txt cat.txt → Will compare the two files and state the difference