10 Command Prompt Secrets and Tricks (Must Know)

Cool command prompt tricks every one should know

Did you know these command prompt secrets?

open a text document

write the following then save as with .bat extension (example.bat)

@echo off

color 0a

:loop

echo %random% % % %random% % % %random% % % %random% % % %random% % % %random% % % %random% % % %random% % % %random% % % %random% % %

goto loop

press windows key + R

or simply type 'cmd' in the search box

type 'tree'

press enter

a list of all folder and sub folder will be displayed

to change the directory type 'cd' then type the path of the directory

then type 'tree'

press enter.

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As same as we did in step one

@echo off

color 0a

:loop

echo 0 10 10 1010 1 0 00 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 00 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 10

echo 1 0 1 0 1 0 00 11 0 1 0 101 01 01 10 01 1 1 0 0 00 1 0 0 1 0 1 01 0 1

echo 1 0 1 1 01 0 1 100 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 10 0 1 0 0 1 1 00 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1

goto loop

in the command prompt as we did in the step 2

type 'driverquery'

press enter

a list of all installed driver in the machine will be displayed.

simply type help to get a list off commands to help you.

In a command prompt type 'tasklist'

a list off all running programs will be displayed.

'ipconfig/all'

'systeminfo'

type 'title' then type the title you want example : title Circuitalist

to change the color of the background and the font color type 'color' then the color code (example: color 0a)

0 black

1 blue

2 green

3 cyan

4 red

5 magenta

6 yellow/brown

7 white

8 gray

9 bright blue

A bright green

B bright cyan

C bright red

D bright magenta

E bright yellow

F white

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type

'powercfg /batteryreport'

a path will be displayed

follow the path to find a .html file

open it.

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