Commonly used commands:

• cls - clears the screen

  • Usage: type “cls” and enter.

  • Example:

    

• exit - Exits the command prompt application

  • Usage: type “exit” and enter

  • Example

    

• shutdown - used to shutdown the computer.

  • Usage:
    • “shutdown” - shuts down the computer
    • “shutdown /r” - restarts the computer. Here “/r” is an argument.

• /? - for help with any command

  • Usage: If you don’t know what a particular command does, then type “command /?” to know more.

  • Example: Here I have tried to see what “dir” command does by putting /? in the end of the command.

    

• start - start command is used to start any particular application you have in your computer.

  • Usage: type “start” followed by the application name as argument.
  • Example:

    • Starting Google chrome by writing “start chrome”

      

    • Starting VS code by writing “start code”

      

NOTE: Not all the applications opened by using this command, only few of them are opened.