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Windows XP Command Prompt Commands

A Complete List of Command Line Commands Available in Windows XP

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Edit

The edit command starts the MS-DOS Editor tool which is used to create and modify text files.

The edit command is not available in 64-bit versions of Windows XP.

Edlin

The edlin command starts the Edlin tool which is used to create and modify text files from the command line.

The edlin command is not available in 64-bit versions of Windows XP.

Endlocal

The endlocal command is used to end the localization of environment changes inside a batch or script file.

Erase

The erase command is used to delete one or more files. The erase command is the same as the del command.

Esentutl

The esentutl command is used to manage Extensible Storage Engine databases.

Eventcreate

The eventcreate command is used to create a custom event in an event log.

Eventtriggers

The eventtriggers command is used to configure and display event triggers.

Exe2bin

The exe2bin command is used to convert a file of the EXE file type (executable file) to a binary file.

The exe2bin command is not available in 64-bit versions of Windows XP.

Exit

The exit command is used to end the Command Prompt session that you're currently working in.

Expand

The expand command is used to extract a single file or a group of files from a compressed file.

The expand command is not available in 64-bit versions of Windows XP.

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