cmd¶

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/xcopy

read 4 cols of csv¶

for /f "usebackq tokens=1-4 delims=," %%a in ("file.csv") do (
    echo %%a %%b %%c %%d
)

input parameter¶

set inp=x
IF [%1]==[] (
  set inp=s
)

if else¶

python --version >nul 2>&1 && ( python test.py ) || ( py test.py )

list all files in a folder¶

dir /b #include folders dir /b /a-d #exclude folders dir /b /a-d /s #exclude folders but include files in folders dir /b /a-d | findstr /I /R "^xyz*.pdf"

output to console and file¶

run.bat >run.log | type run.log run.bat | findstr /R "^xyz???.*" >> run.log 2>&1

ouput taskmgr to csv file¶

tasklist /FO csv > "%userprofile%\desktop\tasks.csv"

rename all files in a folder¶

rem in cmd replace %% with %
for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b') do ren "%%a" "00_%%a"

for %%f in (*.csv) do rename "%%f" "%%~nf_old.csv"

rem cmd
for %f in (*.csv) do rename "%f" "%~nf_old.csv"

kill task¶

tasklist | findstr /I /c:"mysql"
tasklist /v | findstr /I /c:"mysql"

taskkill /F /PID pid_number
taskkill /F /IM "process name"
start explorer

delete recycle bin data¶

rd /s c:\$Recycle.Bin

delete hidden file on shared drive¶

rem show hidden files
dir "networkdrive" /A:H /B
rem delete hidden file
del /A:H "hiddenfile"

disk performance check¶

winsat disk -drive g

change path¶

setx path "%path%;C:\yourFolder" Windows resource kit tools 'pathman.exe': pathman /au c:\Programs\Python35 #add a path pathman /ru c:\Programs\Python35 #del a path

escape "¶

use "" to represent "

change service account¶

SC.EXE CONFIG MyServiceName obj= "Local Service" password= ""

Parallel run from cmd¶

rem %~dp0 is the bat file path
start "" %~dp0\%dir%1\My.exe 1
start "" %~dp0\%dir%2\My.exe 2
start "" %~dp0\%dir%3\My.exe 3

event¶

https://www.petri.com/managing-command-line-event-logs\ wevtutil epl nam c:\machine.svr.com.evt /r:machine.svr.com /u: /p: