Windows XP Command Syntax

Windows NT/XP Command Line Syntax
  Parameters    Command Line Parameters  %1  %~f1 
  Variables     Creating and reading environment variables
  Redirection   Spooling output to a file, piping input
  AND/OR Logic  Conditional Execution (If-Then-Else)
  Loops         Loops and Subroutines

Evaluating expressions
   Using brackets to Group and expand expressions
   SET /A        Environment variable arithmetic
   VarSubstring  Extract part of a variable (substring)
   VarSearch     Search & replace part of a variable
   Escape chars, delimiters and quotes
   Wildcards     Match multiple files

Batch Files 
   DateMath.zip  Add or subtract days from any date
   GetDate.cmd   Get todays date (any region, any OS)
   GetTime.cmd   Get the time now 
   datetime.vbs  Get Date, Time and daylight savings 
   DelOlder.cmd  Delete files more than n days old
   StampMe.cmd   Rename a file with the date/time
   StampMS.cmd   Rename with date/time (milliseconds)
   Which.cmd     Display full path to any command

 Services     List of Windows Services

Reference/How to
   Slow Browsing  Speed up network browsing
   Printing       Printer connections and print drivers
   Qchange        Script to change Printer connections
   Permissions    Local vs Global workgroups
   Long Filenames NTFS filename issues
   WorkGroups     Built-In Users and Security Groups
   autoexec       Run commands at startup
   Recovery       The Recovery Console
   WinXP Registry User interface settings
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