Command Prompt Tricks

Quick Start for Using Command in your PC

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Easy Command Tips

Steps on how to open command prompt in your computer.

Step 1 - Click on start button at the lower left corner of your pc.

Step 2 - Click or type Run to open.

Step 3 -Type command or cmd in the run box to open command prompt

Some command prompt codes

Use Ctrl-C to Abort a Command executing dir /s | more will generate the thousands of lines of results that you expect from the dir command, but the more command will pause each page of results with -- More -- at the bottom of the page, indicating that the command is not done running.

F1: Pastes the last executed command (character by character).
F2: Pastes the last executed command (up to the entered character).
F3: Pastes the last executed command.
F4: Deletes current prompt text up to the entered character.
F5: Pastes recently executed commands (does not cycle).
F6: Pastes ^Z to the prompt.
F7: Displays a selectable list of previously executed commands.
F8: Pastes recently executed commands (cycles).
F9: Asks for the number of the command from the F7 list to paste

Find out connected devices to your Local Area Connection

1) Open your browser and visit http://192.168.1.1 or http://192.168.0.1 depending on your router.
2) Find the tab that mentions Attached Devices or something similar.
3) Find the computer name,IP address and MAC Address (sometimes called Physical Address or Hardware Address of your computer using the previous trick.
4) Compare it with those displayed by your router in step 2. If you notice some strange devices,then your neighbour has been sneaking in on your internet connection and it is best to ensure that your wireless is as secure as it can be.

Know if someone is hacking your computer/ Trace a Hacker

Want to know if someone is hacking your computer?
Command Prompt can help you find if someone you don't know is connected to your computer stealing your private data.Just execute netstat -a and the command prompt will return a list of computers that your computer is connected to.In the results returned,Proto column gives the type of data transmission taking place (TCP or UDP),Local address column gives the port with which your computer is connected to an external computer and the Foreign Address column gives the external computer you are connected to along withe the port being used for the connection.State gives the state of the connection (where a connection is actually established,or waiting for transmission or is Timed Out ).
This Tricks work on all kind of windows including the previous versions.
Now you know how Awesome command prompt can be.

How to find a website IP address in command prompt

Want to know how to find an IP address of a website?
First type Ping and type the website you want the IP address.This will send an info to the site and it will display the IP address in a bracket.