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Command Prompt Commands (Part 2 of 3)

Part 2 of a Complete List of CMD Commands

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This is the second part of a 3-part, alphabetical list of commands.

Included are Command Prompt commands available in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, as well as DOS commands available in Windows 98/95 and MS-DOS.

See List of Command Prompt Commands Part 1 to start at the beginning.

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Goto

The goto command is used in a batch or script file to direct the command process to a labeled line in the script.

The goto command is available in all versions of Windows, as well as in MS-DOS.

Gpresult

The gpresult command is used to display Group Policy settings.

The gpresult command is available in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.

Gpupdate

The gpupdate command is used to update Group Policy settings.

The gpupdate command is available in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.

Graftabl

The graftabl command is used to enable the ability of Windows to display an extended character set in graphics mode.

The graftabl command is available in all versions of Windows and in MS-DOS up to version 5.0. The graftabl command is not available in 64-bit versions of Windows.

Graphics

The graphics command is used to load a program that can print graphics.

The graphics command is available in MS-DOS as well as in all 32-bit versions of Windows. The graphics command is not available in 64-bit versions of Windows.

Help

The help command provides more detailed information on other Command Prompt or DOS commands.

The help command is available in all versions of Windows, as well as in MS-DOS.

Hostname

The hostname command displays the name of the current host.

The hostname command is available in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.

Hwrcomp

The hwrcomp command is used to compile custom dictionaries for handwriting recognition.

The hwrcomp command is available in Windows 8 and Windows 7.

Hwrreg

The hwrreg command is used to install a previously compiled custom dictionary for handwriting recognition.

The hwrreg command is available in Windows 8 and Windows 7.

Icacls

The icacls command is used to display or change access control lists of files.

The icacls command is available in Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista.

The icacls command is an updated version of the cacls command.

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