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Windows
ver - returns the version
systeminfo - returns lots of useful information (including service pack)
wmic - built in tool for windows management. exit to leave
netsh /? - network configuration
fd - file comparison (diff for windows)
tracert -h 90 bad.horse
## System Variables
These have their values assigned by the system.
Some work in windows search (temp, appdata, homedrive for example)
%ALLUSERSPROFILE% (allusersprofile) Locally Returns the location of the All Users configuration file.
%APPDATA% (appdata) Locally Returns the location of the application where the data is stored by default
%CD% (cd) Returns the current directory string locally.
%CMDCMDLINE% (cmdcmdline) Locally returns the exact command line used to start the current Cmd.ex
%CMDEXTVERSION% (cmdextversion) The system returns the current version of the Command Handler Extension.
%COMPUTERNAME% (computername) The system returns the name of the computer.
%COMSPEC% (comspec) The system returns the exact path of the command-line interpreter executable.
%DATE% The system returns the current date.
%ERRORLEVEL% (errorlevel)
%HOMEDRIVE% (homedrive)
%HOMEPATH% (homepath) The system returns the full path to the user's home directory.
%HOMESHARE% (homeshare) The system returns the user's shared home directory's network path.
%LOGONSERVER% (logonserver) Local Returns the name of the domain controller that validates the current logon sessio
%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS% (number_of_processors) (if its a vm expect 1)
%OS% (os)
%PATH% (path)
%PATHEXT% (pathext) The system returns a list of file extensions that the operating system considers executable.
%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% (processor_architecture) The system returns the chip architecture of the processor.
%PROCESSOR_IDENTFIER% (processor_identfier) The system returns the processor description.
%PROCESSOR_LEVEL% (processor_level) The system returns the model of the processor installed on the computer.
%PROCESSOR_REVISION% (processor_revision) The system returns the processor's version number.
%PROMPT% (prompt) Locally returns the command prompt setting
%RANDOM% The system returns an arbitrary decimal number between 0 and 32767 (int).
%SYSTEMDRIVE% (systemdrive) The system returns the drive that contains the root directory.
%SYSTEMROOT% (systemroot) The system returns the location of the root directory.
%TEMP% (temp) The system returns the temp folder path.
%TIME% The system returns the current time. Use the same format as the time / t command. Generated by Cmd.exe.
%USERDOMAIN% (userdomain) Local Returns the name of the domain that contains the user account.
%USERNAME% (username) Returns the name of the currently logged-in user.
%USERPROFILE% (userprofile) Locally Returns the location of the current user's configuration file.
%WINDIR% (windir) The system returns the location of the operating system directory. C: WINDOWS
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