Index

C

/C, command line parameter, 16

call statements, scripts, 56

capacity planning, for print spoolers, 272–76

case awareness, 35

case sensitivity

string comparisons, 45

variable names, 35

chaining commands, 22–24

Check NTFS parameter, AUTOCHK command, 163–64

child domains, Active Directory, 200

Chkdsk.exe (Check Disk)

analyzing disk without repairing it, 161–62

fixing disk errors, 162–63

.cmd extension, scripts, 26

Cmd.exe

command history buffer, 10–11

command-line extensions, 8

environment defaults, 4–5

external commands, 7–8

internal commands, 6–8

options for starting, 4

parameters, 4, 16

processing modes, 5

CNs (common names), 202

color

COLOR command, 32

Colors tab, command-prompt properties, 10

scripts, 32

command chaining, 22–24

command echoing, 29–31

command history buffer, 10–11

command path

file extensions and file associations, 19–20

managing, 17–19

Command Prompt, Accessories folder, 4

command shell

chaining commands, 22–24

command execution sequence, 15–16

command path, 17–19

file associations, 19–20

file extensions, 19

grouping commands, 22–24

MS-DOS (Command.com), 8–9

redirection techniques, 21–22

startup, 16–17

syntax of commands, 15

Windows (Cmd.exe), 4–8

Command.com, 8–9

command-prompt properties

Colors tab, 10

Font tab, 9

Layout tab, 10

Options tab, 9

commands

compared with statements, 27

DISKPART, 143–46

execution sequence, 15–16

FSUtil (File System Utility), 158–59

grouping, 22–24

parsing output of, 50–53

syntax, 15

commands, listed

AT (@) (shell command), 30

FOR (shell command), 6

ACTIVE (DISKPART), 144, 155–56

ADD (DISKPART), 144

ASSIGN (DISKPART), 144, 171–72

ASSOC (shell command), 19–20

AUTOCHK, 163–64

AUTOMOUNT (DISKPART), 144

BEHAVIOR (FSUtil), 158

BREAK (DISKPART), 143–44, 194

BREAK (shell command), 6

BREAK DISK (DISKPART), 190

CALL (shell command), 6

CD (CHDIR) (shell command), 6

CHKNTFS, 163–64

CLEAN (DISKPART), 144, 153

CLS (shell command), 6, 27–28

CMD, 16

COLOR (shell command), 6, 32

CONVERT (DISKPART). See CONVERT

COPY, 68–69

COPY (shell command), 6

CREATE (DISKPART), 144

CUT, 68–69

DATE (shell command), 6

DCPROMO, 227, 228

DEFRAG, 62

DEL (shell command), 6

DELETE (DISKPART), 144

DELETE PARTITION (DISKPART), 180

DELETE VOLUME (DISKPART), 186–87

DETAIL (DISKPART), 144

DETAIL DISK (DISKPART), 190

DETAIL VOLUME (DISKPART), 190

DHCPCONFIG, 300

DIR (shell command), 5, 6

DIRTY (FSUtil command), 158

DRIVERQUERY, 84

DSADD. See DSADD

DSADD COMPUTER, 217

DSADD GROUP, 254, 257

DSADD USER, 237–38, 240–41

DSGET, 203–4

DSGET COMPUTER, 218, 222–24

DSGET GROUP, 254–55, 260–61

DSGET SERVER, 218–19

DSGET USER, 237–38, 246–48, 250–51

DSMOD. See DSMOD

DSMOD COMPUTER, 218, 224–26

DSMOD GROUP, 255, 262–65

DSMOD SERVER, 219, 230–31

DSMOD USER, 238, 248–51, 253

DSMOVE. See DSMOVE

DSMOVE COMPUTER, 226–27

DSMOVE GROUP, 265

DSMOVE USER, 252–53

DSQUERY COMPUTER, 204–5, 213–14

DSQUERY CONTACT, 205

DSQUERY GROUP, 205, 255, 260–61

DSQUERY OU, 205

DSQUERY PARTITION, 205

DSQUERY QUOTA, 205

DSQUERY SERVER, 205, 228–31

DSQUERY SITE, 205

DSQUERY SUBNET, 206

DSQUERY USER, 206, 213–14, 245–47, 263

DSRM COMPUTER, 203–4, 227

DSRM GROUP, 266

DSRM USER, 203–4, 215–16, 253

ECHO (shell command), 6, 29–31

ECHO OFF (shell command), 30–31

ENDLOCAL (shell command), 6, 39

EVENTCREATE. See EVENTCREATE

EVENTQUERY. See EVENTQUERY

EVENTTRIGGERS. See EVENTTRIGGERS

EXIT (DISKPART), 144

EXIT (shell command), 6, 17

EXTEND (DISKPART), 144, 179–80

FILE (FSUtil command), 158

FIND, 21

FORMAT (DISKPART), 173–76

FSINFO (FSUtil command), 158, 159–60

FTYPE (shell command), 6, 19–20

GOTO (shell command), 6

GPT (DISKPART), 145

HARDLINK (FSUtil command), 158

HELP (DISKPART), 145

IF (shell command), 6

IMPORT (DISKPART), 145

INACTIVE (DISKPART), 145

LABEL (DISKPART), 179

LIST (DISKPART). See LIST

LIST DISK (DISKPART), 190

LIST PARTITION (DISKPART), 167–68

LIST VOLUME (DISKPART), 171, 181–82

MD (MKDIR) (shell command), 6

MORE, 21

MOVE (shell command), 7

MOVETREE, 215

NET LOCALGROUP, 255, 259

NET USE, 148

NET USER, 239, 244–45

NETSH, 297–301

NLSINFO, 84

NOW, 83

OBJECTID (FSUtil), 158

ONLINE (DISKPART), 145, 186

PATH (shell command), 7, 17, 19

PAUSE (shell command), 7

POPD (shell command), 7

PRINTDRIVERINFO. See PRINTDRIVERINFO

PROMPT (shell command), 7

PUSHD (shell command), 7

QUOTA (FSUtil command), 158

RD (MDIR) (shell command), 7

REG ADD, 87, 90

REG COMPARE, 87–89

REG COPY, 87, 90–91

REG DELETE, 87, 91–92

REG QUERY, 87

REG RESTORE, 87, 89

REG SAVE, 87, 89

REG_BINARY, 86

REG_DWORD, 86

REG_EXPAND_SZ, 86

REG_MULTI_SZ, 86

REG_SZ, 86

REM (DISKPART), 145

REM (shell command), 7, 28–29

REMOVE (DISKPART), 145, 172–73

REN (RENAME) (shell command), 7

REPAIR (DISKPART), 145, 195

REPARSEPOINT (FSUtil), 158

RESCAN (DISKPART), 145, 149

RETAIN (DISKPART), 145

RUN (shell command), 4, 8

SC CONFIG, 92, 96–97

SC FAILURE, 92, 98–100

SC PAUSE, 92, 95–96

SC QC, 92–95

SC QFAILURE, 92

SC QUERY, 92–95

SC START, 92, 95–96

SC STOP, 92, 95–96

SCHTASKS, 57

SCHTASKS CHANGE, 70, 76–77

SCHTASKS CREATE, 70–75

SCHTASKS DELETE, 70, 79–80

SCHTASKS END, 70, 79

SCHTASKS QUERY, 70, 78

SCHTASKS RUN, 70, 78–79

SELECT (DISKPART), 143, 145

SET (shell command), 7, 33–34

SETLOCAL (shell command), 7, 39

SETX (shell command), 18

SHIFT (shell command), 7, 33

SPARSE (FSUtil command), 159

SPLINFO. See SPLINFO

START (shell command), 7

SYSTEMINFO, 84

TIME (shell command), 7

TITLE (shell command), 7, 31–32

TYPE (shell command), 7

USN (FSUtil command), 159

VERIFY (shell command), 7

VOL, 179

VOL (shell command), 7

VOLUME, 160

VOLUME (FSUtil command), 159

WHERE, 83

WHOAMI, 83

command-shell window, 27–28

comments

adding to scripts, 28–29

printers, 285

shutdowns and restarts, 102

common names (CNs), 202

comparison operators, 45–46

list of, 45–46

using with if statements, 40, 45–46

computer accounts

creating, 219–20

customizing, 220–21

deleting, 227

directory queries for, 204–5

enabling/disabling, 225

list of command-line tools for, 217–19

location or description attribute, 224–25

moving, 226–27

resetting locked, 225–26

searching for, 213–14, 222–24

system information and, 84

viewing, 222–24

computer configuration problems, 326–35

conditional statements, 43–44

Config.nt, 5, 8

Config.sys, 5

configuration commands, 8–9

configuration information

gathering, 84

stored in registry, 85

configuration settings, TCP/IP

deleting, 307–8

obtaining/saving, 308–10

connection problems, troubleshooting, 336–42

connection states, TCP, 319

contacts, 205

containers, Active Directory, 200, 202–3

context names, Netsh, 297–99

CONVERT

basic disks to/from dynamic disks, 157

CvtArea parameter, 178–79

disk space needed by, 176

partition or volume to NTFS, 176–79

partition table styles, 153

CScript

managing printers, 276

setting as default scripting host, 107

Ctrl+C, 4

Ctrl+S, 4

cursor

interactive mode, 5

options, 9

CvtArea parameter, CONVERT command, 178–79

cylinders, 168