# Cmd

Windows cmd might be old but is still a very useful tool!

| Command                                                         | Output                                                               |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `type flag.txt`                                                 | Read the output of `flag.txt` like the cat command                   |
| `type *.txt`                                                    | Output of all `*.txt` files in current dir                           |
| `more flag.txt`                                                 | Read one page at a time of the file                                  |
| `type flag.txt \| find /i "flag{"`                              | Search for a string in a file                                        |
| `type flag.txt \| findstr "flag.*$"`                            | Searches for a regex string in a file                                |
| `dir /b /s C:\msbuild.exe`                                      | search for a file named `msbuild.exe` in the `C:\` drive recursively |
| `net user`                                                      | List local users                                                     |
| `net localgroup`                                                | local groups                                                         |
| `net localgroup administrators`                                 | Members of local admin group                                         |
| `net user haha lmao /add`                                       | Adds a user named `haha` with the pw `lmao`                          |
| `net localgroup administrators haha /add`                       | Adds the `haha` user to the local administrators group               |
| `netsh advfirewall show allprofiles`                            | See the config of the built-in firewall                              |
| `netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off`                   | Turn off the built in firewall                                       |
| `reg query [key name]`                                          | Read a key                                                           |
| `reg add [key name] /v [value] /t [type] /d [data]`             | adding a reg key                                                     |
| `net use \\10.0.0.1 lmao /u:haha`                               | Connect to host 10.0.0.1 on SMB for user `haha` with pwd `lmao`      |
| `sc query`                                                      | List all running services                                            |
| `sc query state=all`                                            | List ALL services                                                    |
| `sc qc VSS`                                                     | List information about one specific service                          |
| <p><code>sc start VSS</code></p><p><code>sc stop VSS</code></p> | Start/stop a service                                                 |