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Command line reference

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Updated: January 21, 2005

You can use Command-line reference to familiarize yourself with new and enhanced command-line tools, to configure your command prompt, to learn about the command shell, and to automate command-line tasks by using batch files or scripting tools such as CScript and WMIC.

  • For information about functionality that has been changed or is no longer available in the Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 family, see New ways to do familiar command-line tasks .
  • For a list of new command-line tools, see New command-line tools .
  • For a complete list of command-line tools, see Command-line reference A-Z .
  • For general background information, see Command shell overview .
  • For help with configuring the command prompt, see Configure the command prompt .