Name
| WinPE
| WinRE
| Explanation/Notes
|
|---|
arp
| Yes
| YesX
| The TCP/IP address resolution protocol maps between MAC and IP addresses |
assoc
| Yes
| Yes
| Manage associations between file extensions and file types/applications |
bcdedit
| Yes
| Yes
| Manipulate Windows Vista Boot Configuration Data store |
bootcfg
| Yes
| No
| Enables users to manage contents of the boot.ini file (Vista uses BCD but maps to boot.ini) |
bootrec
| No
| Yes
| WinRE’s premiere boot recovery tool (along with bootcfg) bootrec.exe /FixBoot |
cd
| Yes
| Yes
| Change/list directory command |
| chkdsk | Yes
| Yes
| Checks layout and structure of Windows disks, with some repair capability |
| chknfts | Yes
| Yes
| Checks layout and structure of NTFS volumes at boot time |
cls
| Yes
| Yes
| Clears the command window
|
color
| Yes
| Yes
| Lets users set foreground (text) and background color in the command window |
copy
| Yes
| Yes
| File copy command
|
date
| Yes
| Yes
| View or set today's date
|
del
| Yes
| Yes
| File delete command
|
dir
| Yes
| Yes
| List directory contents
|
diskpart
| Yes
| Yes
| Create, modify, and manage disk partitions at the command line |
doskey
| Yes
| Yes
| Command line editing, recall, and macro definition tool |
echo
| Yes
| Yes
| Repeats input text verbatim
|
endlocal
| Yes
| Yes
| Ends localization of variables in a batch environment |
erase
| Yes
| Yes
| Deletes one or more files
|
exit
| Yes
| Yes
| Closes command window environment (reboots WinPE, closes WinRE command window) |
find
| Yes
| Yes
| Search for input text string in one or more target files |
format
| Yes
| Yes
| Format hard disk, UFD, or floppy disk |
ftp
| Yes
| YesX
| Invoke command line File Transfer Protocol client services |
ftype
| Yes
| Yes
| Use to display filetypes or to manipulate files by type |
ipconfig
| Yes
| YesX
| Display or manage Windows TCP/IP configuration |
md
| Yes
| Yes
| Make new directory (same as mkdir which is not listed here but works) |
more
| Yes
| Yes
| Manages screen output in screen-size chunks |
mountvol
| Yes
| Yes
| List, create, or delete a volume mount point |
move
| Yes
| Yes
| Move files, renames files and directories |
net
| Yes
| YesX
| A whole family of network service and function controls |
netsh
| Yes
| YesX
| Another whole family of network service and function controls |
nbtstat
| Yes
| YesX
| Display statistics related to NetBIOS over TCP/IP traffic on the network |
netstat
| Yes
| YesX
| Display general TCP and UDP connections, port assignments, and activities |
path
| Yes
| Yes
| Show or manipulate contents of the Windows path variable |
pathping
| Yes
| Yes
| Send an orderly sequence of PING commands to all nodes on a network path |
ping
| Yes
| Yes
| Send an ICMP echo request to some target address to assess reachability and response time |
popd
| Yes
| Yes
| Changes to directory specified in the pushd command (command extensions must be enabled) |
print
| Yes
| Yes
| Provides access to print services from the command line |
prompt
| Yes
| Yes
| Changes command prompt shown in the command window to solicit input (command extensions must be enabled) |
pushd
| Yes
| Yes
| store desired directory target for popd (command extensions must be enabled) |
recover
| Yes
| Yes
| recover readable data from a damaged or defective disk drive |
reg
| Yes
| Yes
| command line registry editing/inspection tool |
regedit
| Yes
| Yes
| Both WinRE and WinPE will open the built-in Windows Registry Editor |
regsvr32
| Yes
| Yes
| use to register or unregister OLE and ActiveX controls, important for troubleshooting |
rem
| Yes
| Yes
| inserts a text comment into a batch or script file |
ren
| Yes
| Yes
| same as rename; use to rename files or directories |
replace
| Yes
| Yes
| replace one or more files in a source directory from a target directory |
rmdir
| Yes
| Yes
| delete directory (also rd) |
robocopy
| Yes
| Yes
| robust file copy for Windows offers wide range of copy controls/checks |
route
| Yes
| YesX
| inspect and manage the contents of TCP/IP static routing table |
rundll32
| Yes
| Yes
| manages relationships between DLLs and devices on a PC; important troubleshooting tool |
set
| Yes
| Yes
| inspect, add, alter, or delete global environment variables |
setlocal
| Yes
| Yes
| inspect, add, alter, or delete local environment variables |
sfc
| Yes
| No
| system file checker; use with /verifyonly to check Windows OS files |
start
| Yes
| Yes
| opens a separate window to run a program or command |
subst
| Yes
| Yes
| use to associate a path with a virtual drive letter |
time
| Yes
| Yes
| view or set current time
|
title
| Yes
| Yes
| sets title for command window |
tracert
| Yes
| YesX
| traces all routers between sending and target Internet hosts |
type
| Yes
| Yes
| writes contents of target file to command window display |
ver
| Yes
| Yes
| displays Windows version in use (6.0.6001 for Vista SP1) |
verify
| Yes
| Yes
| verifies accuracy of file copies upon completion |
vol
| Yes
| Yes
| display or alter disk/volume name |
xcopy
| Yes
| Yes
| tool for copying multiple files and entire directory structures |
