Command-line reference

You can use Command-line reference to familiarize yourself with new and enhanced command-line tools, to configure your command prompt, to learn about the command shell, and to automate command-line tasks by using batch files or scripting tools such as CScript and WMIC.

• For information about functionality that has been changed or is no longer available in Windows XP, see New ways to do familiar tasks 

• For a list of new command-line tools, see New command-line tools 

• For a complete list of command-line tools, see Command-line reference A-Z 

• For help with specific tasks, see How to 

• For general background information, see Concepts