What is Command Line?
The command line interpreter program Command Prompt is available in the majority of Windows operating systems. It is employed to carry out entered orders. The majority of those commands execute complex administrative activities, automate tasks using scripts and batch files, and troubleshoot or resolve particular types of Windows difficulties.
How to open command prompt on Windows?
Open the Start menu and type “cmd” into the search bar to launch the command prompt on Windows. Press Enter or click the result to launch a command window. If necessary, use the right-click menu to launch the command as an administrator. You’ll need to run command prompt as an administrator to execute some high-level commands even if your user is the PC’s administrator.
4 Essential Command Prompt
You’re losing out if you haven’t played around in Windows’ command line. If you know the right things to type, you can employ several useful tools. Here are 4 essential commands prompts to use if you are an IT professional.
- Ping
Used with a specified IP address or web domain it will send a series of test packets. If they arrive and are returned, you can be sure that the device can communicate with your computer; if they don’t, you can be sure that something is obstructing that communication.
- Ipconfig/all
All the network configuration values will be displayed together by this command. This covers a variety of things, such as hostname, IP address, default gateway, subnet mask, and network characteristics.
- Systeminfo
With this command, you can read extensive details about your computer and operating system, including the system owner, computer model, boot time, network name, system type, and many other things. Additionally, it displays fundamental hardware data such as processor, RAM, and disk space.
- Netstat
It will give you a list of open ports and their associated IP addresses. Additionally, this command will reveal whether the port is listening, established, or closed. This is a wonderful command to use when trying to troubleshoot devices that are attached to your computer or when you suspect a Trojan infection and want to find a malicious connection.
These were commands for the command prompt that, will be quite helpful for any IT professional day-to-day task.
How can Cenetik help with tracking essential command prompt?
Cenetik makes it easy to store essential command prompts in the documentation section. You can create a document that includes basic and advance commands your team might use for troubleshooting a computer problem. Creating a command prompt document makes it easy to find what you need without having to remember or search on the internet for a list of prompts. It also will be a useful tool for new hires to be able to review and understand the most important command prompts that are used within your organization and the standard troubleshooting process. Take you documentation to the next level with Cenetik today!