tldr/pages/windows/cmd.md

cmd

The Windows command interpreter. More information: https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/cmd.

• Start a new instance of the command interpreter:

cmd

• Run the specified command and then exit:

cmd /c "{{command}}"

• Run the specified command and then enter an interactive shell:

cmd /k "{{command}}"

• Disable the usage of echo in command output:

cmd /q

• Enable or disable command extensions:

cmd /e:{{on|off}}

• Enable or disable file or directory autocompletion:

cmd /f:{{on|off}}

• Enable or disable environment variable expansion:

cmd /v:{{on|off}}

• Force output to use unicode encoding:

cmd /u