#reference
12 pages tagged reference.
WSL Interoperability
Running Linux tools from Windows and vice versa, file system access, and networking between WSL and Windows.
whoami
Display the current user name, SID, group memberships, and privileges from the Windows command prompt — essential for auditing security context in scripts and support scenarios.
wevtutil
Query, export, clear, and manage Windows Event Log channels from the command line — the primary CLI for event log automation, log archiving, and scripted log analysis on Windows.
tzutil & w32tm
Read and set the system timezone with tzutil, then query, configure, and force-sync the Windows Time service with w32tm — including NTP peer configuration and Kerberos-clock-drift recovery.
tracert
Trace the sequence of routers between your machine and a destination by sending probes with increasing TTL values — the go-to tool for locating where a network path breaks or introduces high latency.
timeout
Pause a batch script for a specified number of seconds with an optional keypress bypass — a reliable replacement for the ping-delay idiom and a safer alternative to sleep in Windows CMD scripts.
takeown
Transfer ownership of files and directories to the current user or the Administrators group from an elevated command prompt — a prerequisite for modifying ACLs on system-protected paths.
systeminfo
Display detailed OS, hardware, and network configuration for the local or a remote Windows machine. Covers output formats, remote querying, filtering, and parsing in scripts.
PowerShell Built-in Variables
Complete reference for every automatic and preference variable built into PowerShell — $_, $Error, $MyInvocation, $PSCmdlet, $Host, $PSVersionTable, $ExecutionContext, and all preference variables that tune runtime behaviour.
Codex Slash Commands
Complete reference for every built-in Codex CLI slash command — session control, model switching, sandboxing, MCP management, and TUI utilities.
Claude Code Slash Commands
Complete reference for every built-in Claude Code slash command — session control, context management, configuration, tools, MCP, and authoring custom commands with arguments.
Claude Code CLI
All claude CLI flags, startup modes, non-interactive usage, environment variables, keyboard shortcuts, subcommands, exit codes, and configuration file locations in one place.