Windows Command Generator

Pick a category and a task, fill in a couple of fields, and get the exact Windows Command Prompt command ready to paste into your terminal.

Select Category What do you want to do?

Folder Name / Path

File Name / Path

File Path

Folder Path

Delete even if it has files inside (/s /q)

Source File Path Destination Path

Source Folder Path Destination Folder Path

Source Path Destination Path (or new name)

Folder Path (leave blank for current folder)

File Path

Folder to Search In File Name (wildcards allowed)

Text to Search For Folder to Search In

Folder Path

No input needed for this one.

Drive Letter

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Variable Name (leave blank to list all)

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Process Name

Process ID (PID)

Show detailed info (/all)

Host or IP Address

No input needed for this one.

Host or IP Address

No input needed for this one.

Wi-Fi Network Name (SSID)

Saved Profile / Wi-Fi Name (SSID)

File or Folder Path

File or Folder Path Username

File or Folder Path

File or Folder Path Username

Folder to Compress Output Zip File Name

Zip File Path Extract To Folder

Package Name or ID

Search Term

No input needed for this one.

Generated Command

// Command will appear here

Pick a task and click "Generate Command" to see what it does.

Quick Reference: Common Windows Commands

Task	Command
Create a folder	`mkdir FolderName`
Delete a folder (with contents)	`rmdir /s /q FolderName`
Copy a file	`copy source.txt dest.txt`
Move / rename	`move old.txt new.txt`
List folder contents	`dir`
Show current directory	`cd`
Show IP configuration	`ipconfig`
List running processes	`tasklist`
Kill a process by name	`taskkill /IM chrome.exe /F`
Show current user	`whoami`

Use the generator above for the full list of 40+ tasks across files, navigation, system info, processes, networking, permissions, compression and package management, with the exact command built for you from your own inputs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these commands work in both Command Prompt and PowerShell?

Yes. Every command generated here is a classic CMD (Command Prompt) command, and all of them also run fine inside PowerShell, since PowerShell keeps built-in aliases for the most common CMD commands. A few tasks - like zipping a folder with tar, or winget for package management - need a reasonably recent version of Windows 10 or Windows 11.

Is it safe to run these commands?

The commands themselves are standard, well-known Windows commands - nothing here is obfuscated or unusual. That said, always read a command before running it, especially delete, kill-process, or permission-changing commands, and double-check the file or folder path you've entered before pressing Enter.

Is there a Linux version of this tool?

Yes - the Linux Command Generator covers the same kinds of tasks using Bash commands, plus Wi-Fi management with nmcli and multi-distro package management (APT, DNF, Pacman, Zypper, Snap), so you can look up the equivalent command on either operating system.