Users of the Windows operating system usually work very little with the command line, preferring to solve emerging problems with the system using utilities with a familiar interface. Nevertheless, in some cases, it is working in the command line that allows you to quickly cope with the difficulties that have arisen.
Instructions
Step 1
You should be aware that the expressions "work in the console" and "work in the command line" are equivalent, they are about the same thing. There are two ways to open the command line. First: click "Start", then open "All Programs" - "Accessories" and select "Command Prompt". A small black screen with a blinking cursor will appear, this is the console.
Step 2
The second way to open the command line is as follows: press the Win + R keys, enter the cmd command in the window that appears and press Enter. A command prompt window will open. Now you can use its capabilities to diagnose your computer and perform other tasks.
Step 3
How does the console help? Imagine that you have discovered some incomprehensible network activity on your computer. Type netstat –aon in the console and you will get detailed information about all network connections. In the column "Local address" you can see all open ports on your computer, the column "External address" will give information about all ip-addresses with which the connection is made.
Step 4
Type the tasklist command in the console - you will see information about all processes running on the computer. The systeminfo command will give you enough information about your computer. Thanks to the ping command resource_name, you can ping any site and find out its ip-address. To view all console commands, type HELP and press Enter.
Step 5
The ability to work in the console is one of the signs of professionalism, it is no coincidence that the console is so popular among hackers. Many utilities are created by them in the console version - so that an unknowing person could not work with them. So, the most popular network scanner Nmap was created in the console version. Its gui version came out much later, but power users still prefer the console.
Step 6
If you plan to become more familiar with the Linux operating system, you should definitely learn how to work in the console. For Linux, the command line is a familiar attribute, many settings are performed through it. Working in the console only at first glance may seem complicated and inconvenient - after getting used to it a little, you will understand that it is in the command line that you can easily and quickly solve many of the tasks you face.
