MS-DOS commands for hacking and its defense

This can be useful for hackers, or anyone interested in churning out more information from the network.

some commands are new for all the computer user.

ADDUSERS Helps Add or list users to/from a CSV file 
ARP Address Resolution Protocol 
ASSOC Change file extension associations 
ASSOCIAT One step file association 
AT Schedule a command to run at a later time 
ATTRIB Change file attributes

BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings 
BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info

CACLS Change file permissions 
CALL Call one batch program from another 
CD Change Directory - move to a specific Folder 
CHANGE Change Terminal Server Session properties 
CHKDSK Check Disk - check and repair disk problems 
CHKNTFS Check the NTFS file system 
CHOICE Accept keyboard input to a batch file
CIPHER Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders * 
CleanMgr Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin 
CLEARMEM Clear memory leaks
CLIP Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard. 
CLS Clear the screen
CLUSTER Windows Clustering 
CMD Start a new CMD shell 
COLOR Change colors of the CMD window 
COMP Compare the contents of two files or sets of files 
COMPACT Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition 
COMPRESS Compress individual files on an NTFS partition 
CON2PRT Connect or disconnect a Printer
CONVERT Convert a FAT drive to NTFS. 
COPY Copy one or more files to another location 
CSVDE Import or Export Active Directory data

DATE Display or set the date 
Dcomcnfg DCOM Configuration Utility 
DEFRAG Defragment hard drive 
DEL Delete one or more files 
DELPROF Delete NT user profiles 
DELTREE Delete a folder and all subfolders 
DevCon Device Manager Command Line Utility 
DIR Display a list of files and folders 
DIRUSE Display disk usage 
DISKCOMP Compare the contents of two floppy disks 
DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one floppy disk to another 
DNSSTAT DNS Statistics 
DOSKEY Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros 
DSADD Add user (computer, group..) to active directory 
DSQUERY List items in active directory 
DSMOD Modify user (computer, group..) in active directory

ECHO Display message on screen 
ENDLOCAL End localisation of environment changes in a batch file 
ERASE Delete one or more files 
EXIT Quit the CMD shell 
EXPAND Uncompress files 
EXTRACT Uncompress CAB files

FC Compare two files 
FDISK Disk Format and partition 
FIND Search for a text string in a file 
FINDSTR Search for strings in files
FOR Loop command: all options Files, Directory, List 
FORFILES Batch process multiple files 
FORMAT Format a disk 
FREEDISK Check free disk space (in bytes) 
FSUTIL File and Volume utilities 
FTP File Transfer Protocol 
FTYPE Display or modify file types used in file extension associations

GLOBAL Display membership of global groups GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line

HELP Online Help 
HFNETCHK Network Security Hotfix Checker

IF Conditionally perform a command 
IFMEMBER Is the current user in an NT Workgroup 
IPCONFIG Configure IP

KILL Remove a program from memory

LABELEdit a disk label 
LOCAL Display membership of local groups 
LOGEVENT Write text to the NT event viewer. 
LOGOFF Log a user off 
LOGTIME Log the date and time in a file

MEM Display memory usage 
MD Create new folders 
MODE Configure a system device 
MORE Display output, one screen at a time 
MOUNTVOL Manage a volume mount point 
MOVE Move files from one folder to another 
MOVEUSER Move a user from one domain to another 
MSG Send a message 
MSIEXEC Microsoft Windows Installer
MSINFO Windows NT diagnostics 
MSTSC Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol) 
MUNGE Find and Replace text within file(s) 
MV Copy in-use files

NET Manage network resources
NETDOM Domain Manager 
NETSH Configure network protocols 
NETSVC Command-line Service Controller 
NBTSTAT Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP/IP) 
NETSTAT Display networking statistics (TCP/IP) 
NOW Display the current Date and Time 
NSLOOKUP Name server lookup 
NTBACKUP Backup folders to tape
NTRIGHTS Edit user account rights

PATH Display or set a search path for executable files 
PATHPING Trace route plus network latency and packet loss 
PAUSE Suspend processing of a batch file and display a message 
PERMS Show permissions for a user 
PERFMON Performance Monitor 
PING Test a network connection 
POPD Restore the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD 
PORTQRY Display the status of ports and services 
PRINT Print a text file 
PRNCNFG Display, configure or rename a printer 
PRNMNGR Add, delete, list printers set the default printer 
PROMPT Change the command prompt 
PsExec Execute process remotely 
PsFile Show files opened remotely 
PsGetSid Display the SID of a computer or a user 
PsInfo List information about a system 
PsKill Kill processes by name or process ID 
PsList List detailed information about processes
PsLoggedOn Who’s logged on (locally or via resource sharing) 
PsLogList Event log records 
PsPasswd Change account password 
PsService View and control services 
PsShutdown Shutdown or reboot a computer 
PsSuspend Suspend processes 
PUSHD Save and then change the current directory

QGREP Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern.

RASDIAL Manage RAS connections 
RASPHONE Manage RAS connections 
RECOVER Recover a damaged file from a defective disk. 
REG Read, Set or Delete registry keys and values 
REGEDIT Import or export registry settings 
REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL 
REGINI Change Registry Permissions 
REM Record comments (remarks) in a batch file 
REN Rename a file or files. 
REPLACE Replace or update one file with another 
RD Delete folder(s) 
RDISK Create a Recovery Disk 
RMTSHARE Share a folder or a printer 
ROBOCOPY Robust File and Folder Copy 
ROUTE Manipulate network routing tables 
RUNAS Execute a program under a different user account 
RUNDLL32 Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections)

SCService Control 
SCHTASKS Create or Edit Scheduled Tasks 
SCLIST Display NT Services 
ScriptIt Control GUI applications 
SET Display, set, or remove environment variables 
SETLOCAL Control the visibility of environment variables 
SETX Set environment variables permanently 
SHARE List or edit a file share or print share 
SHIFT Shift the position of replaceable parameters in a batch file 
SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file) 
SHOWGRPS List the NT Workgroups a user has joined 
SHOWMBRS List the Users who are members of a Workgroup 
SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer 
SLEEP Wait for x seconds 
SOON Schedule a command to run in the near future 
SORT Sort input 
START Start a separate window to run a specified program or command 
SU Switch User 
SUBINACL Edit file and folder Permissions, Ownership and Domain 
SUBST Associate a path with a drive letter 
SYSTEMINFO List system configuration

TASKLIST List running applications and services 
TIME Display or set the system time 
TIMEOUT Delay processing of a batch file 
TITLE Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session 
TOUCH Change file timestamps 
TRACERT Trace route to a remote host 
TREE Graphical display of folder structure 
TYPE Display the contents of a text file

USRSTAT List domain usernames and last login

VER Display version information 
VERIFY Verify that files have been saved 
VOL Display a disk label

WHERE Locate and display files in a directory tree 
WHOAMI Output the current UserName and domain 
WINDIFF Compare the contents of two files or sets of files 
WINMSD Windows system diagnostics 
WINMSDP Windows system diagnostics II 
WMIC WMI Commands

XCACLS Change file permissions 
XCOPY Copy files and folders

 This list is not exhaustive . Most commands will work well, however please don’t fume up as some of these might not work on your machine due to version dependencies