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Name
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WinPE
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WinRE
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Explanation/Notes
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arp
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Yes
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Yes
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The TCP/IP address resolution protocol maps between MAC and IP addresses
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assoc
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Yes
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Yes
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Manage associations between file extensions and file types/applications
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bcdedit
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Yes
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Yes
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Manipulate Windows Vista Boot Configuration Data store
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bootcfg
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Yes
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No
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Enables users to manage contents of the boot.ini file (Vista uses BCD but maps to boot.ini)
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bootrec
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Yes
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Yes
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WinRE’s premiere boot recovery tool (along with bootcfg)
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cd
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Yes
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Yes
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Change/list directory command
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chkdsk
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Yes
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Yes
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Checks layout and structure of Windows disks, with some repair capability
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chknfts
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Yes
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Yes
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Checks layout and structure of NTFS volumes at boot time
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cls
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Yes
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Yes
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Clears the command window
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color
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Yes
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Yes
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Lets users set foreground (text) and background color in the command window
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copy
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Yes
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Yes
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File copy command
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date
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Yes
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Yes
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View or set today's date
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del
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Yes
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Yes
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File delete command
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dir
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Yes
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Yes
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List directory contents
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diskpart
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Yes
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Yes
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Create, modify, and manage disk partitions at the command line
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doskey
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Yes
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Yes
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Command line editing, recall, and macro definition tool
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echo
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Yes
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Yes
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Repeats input text verbatim
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endlocal
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Yes
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Yes
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Ends localization of variables in a batch environment
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erase
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Yes
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Yes
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Deletes one or more files
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exit
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Yes
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Yes
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Closes command window environment (reboots WinPE, closes WinRE command window)
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find
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Yes
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Yes
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Search for input text string in one or more target files
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format
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Yes
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Yes
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Format hard disk, UFD, or floppy disk
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ftp
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Yes
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Yes
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Invoke command line File Transfer Protocol client services
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ftype
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Yes
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Yes
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Use to display filetypes or to manipulate files by type
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ipconfig
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Yes
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Yes
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Display or manage Windows TCP/IP configuration
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md
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Yes
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Yes
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Make new directory (same as mkdir which is not listed here but works)
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more
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Yes
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Yes
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Manages screen output in screen-size chunks
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mountvol
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Yes
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Yes
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List, create, or delete a volume mount point
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move
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Yes
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Yes
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Move files, renames files and directories
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net
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Yes
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Yes
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A whole family of network service and function controls
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netsh
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Yes
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Yes
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Another whole family of network service and function controls
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nbtstat
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Yes
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Yes
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Display statistics related to NetBIOS over TCP/IP traffic on the network
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netstat
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Yes
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Yes
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Display general TCP and UDP connections, port assignments, and activities
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path
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Yes
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Yes
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Show or manipulate contents of the Windows path variable
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pathping
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Yes
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Yes
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Send an orderly sequence of PING commands to all nodes on a network path
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ping
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Yes
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Yes
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Send an ICMP echo request to some target address to assess reachability and response time
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popd
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Yes
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Yes
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Changes to directory specified in the pushd command (command extensions must be enabled)
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print
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Yes
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Yes
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Provides access to print services from the command line
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prompt
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Yes
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Yes
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Changes command prompt shown in the command window to solicit input (command extensions must be enabled)
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pushd
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Yes
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Yes
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store desired directory target for popd (command extensions must be enabled)
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recover
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Yes
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Yes
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recover readable data from a damaged or defective disk drive
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|
reg
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Yes
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Yes
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command line registry editing/inspection tool
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regedit
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Yes
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Yes
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Both WinRE and WinPE will open the built-in Windows Registry Editor
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|
regsvr32
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Yes
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Yes
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use to register or unregister OLE and ActiveX controls, important for troubleshooting
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rem
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Yes
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Yes
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inserts a text comment into a batch or script file
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|
ren
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Yes
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Yes
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same as rename; use to rename files or directories
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|
replace
|
Yes
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Yes
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replace one or more files in a source directory from a target directory
|
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rmdir
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Yes
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Yes
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delete directory (also rd)
|
|
robocopy
|
Yes
|
Yes
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robust file copy for Windows offers wide range of copy controls/checks
|
|
route
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Yes
|
Yes
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inspect and manage the contents of TCP/IP static routing table
|
|
rundll32
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Yes
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Yes
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manages relationships between DLLs and devices on a PC; important troubleshooting tool
|
|
set
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Yes
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Yes
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inspect, add, alter, or delete global environment variables
|
|
setlocal
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Yes
|
Yes
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inspect, add, alter, or delete local environment variables
|
|
sfc
|
Yes
|
No
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system file checker; use with /verifyonly to check Windows OS files
|
|
start
|
Yes
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Yes
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opens a separate window to run a program or command
|
|
subst
|
Yes
|
Yes
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use to associate a path with a virtual drive letter
|
|
time
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
view or set current time
|
|
title
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
sets title for command window
|
|
tracert
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Yes
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Yes
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traces all routers between sending and target Internet hosts
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|
type
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Yes
|
Yes
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writes contents of target file to command window display
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|
ver
|
Yes
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Yes
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displays Windows version in use (6.0.6001 for Vista SP1)
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|
verify
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
verifies accuracy of file copies upon completion
|
|
vol
|
Yes
|
Yes
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display or alter disk/volume name
|
|
xcopy
|
Yes
|
Yes
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tool for copying multiple files and entire directory structures
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