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Windows 11 CLI (100)

30-Min Fast-Track5 Sacred Commands

Unit 1: Command Line & Terminal Foundations

#1. How to Open Windows 11 Command Prompt (cmd.exe)#2. Essential Windows CMD Commands (ver, cls, help, title)#3. Windows File System Structure & Drive Navigation (C:, D:)

Unit 2: Directory & File Operations

#4. Directory Navigation & Creation (dir, mkdir, cd, rmdir)#5. File Operations for Web Developers (copy, move, ren, del)#6. Wildcards, Pipes & I/O Redirection (*, ?, >, >>, |)

Unit 3: Environment & Process Management

#7. Environment Variables, System PATH & prompt Customization #8. Process Audit & Task Management (tasklist, taskkill for freeing node ports)

Unit 4: Networking & Security

#9. Network Diagnostics & Web Server Inspection (ipconfig, ping, nslookup, netstat)

Unit 5: Web Developer Automation

#10. Windows Batch Scripting (.bat) for Web App Deployment

Unit 5: System File & Attribute Security

#11. Managing Hidden Files & System Attributes (attrib +h, attrib -h)#12. System Hardware & Environment Auditing (systeminfo, hostname)

Unit 6: Advanced CLI & Workstation Customization

#13. Configuring Permanent Environment Variables (setx)#14. Storage Partition & Disk Space Management (fsutil, vol)

Unit 7: Network Routing & API Diagnostics

#15. Advanced Network Route Inspection (tracert, pathping)#16. Text Search & Stream Filtering (findstr /i /n, more)

Unit 8: Script Automation & CI/CD Pipelines

#17. Batch Script Conditionals & Control Flow (if exist, goto)#18. Batch File Loops & File Processing (for /f, call)

Unit 9: Git Version Control Foundations

#19. Getting Started with Git CLI (git --version, git config)#20. Initializing Repositories & Staging Changes (git init, git status, git add)#21. Creating Commits & Inspecting History (git commit, git log)

Unit 10: Advanced Git Workflows

#22. Managing Feature Branches (git branch, git switch, git checkout -b)#23. Merging Branches & Conflict Resolution (git merge)#24. Connecting Remote Repositories & GitHub Sync (git push, git pull)

Unit 11: Full Stack Web Developer Tooling

#25. Node.js & NPM Package Management (node -v, npm init, npm i)#26. Scaffolding Modern Web Apps (npx create-next-app, npx create-vite)#27. Executing NPM Scripts & Build Pipelines (npm run dev, npm run build)

Unit 12: Full Stack Cloud Deployment

#28. Securing API Keys with .env.local & process.env #29. Testing REST APIs from Terminal (curl -I, curl -X POST)#30. Deploying Web Apps to Cloud via CLI (vercel, firebase deploy)

Unit 13: Advanced CMD Techniques

#31. Command Chaining: Run Multiple Commands (&&, ||, &)#32. Piping & Output Redirection (|, >, >>, 2>&1)#33. CMD Variables & Arithmetic (set, set /a, %RANDOM%)#34. CMD For Loops: Iterate Files & Ranges (for /l, for /f)#35. CMD Conditional Logic: if, if not, if errorlevel

Unit 14: CMD Scheduling & Timing

#36. Date, Time & Pausing Execution (date /t, time /t, timeout)#37. Copying Files & Folders: xcopy and robocopy #38. Symbolic Links & Junction Points (mklink, mklink /d)

Unit 15: CMD Security & Administration

#39. File Permissions from CMD (icacls, takeown)#40. Scheduled Tasks from CMD (schtasks /create, /run, /delete)#41. Windows Services via CMD (net start, net stop, sc query)#42. Process Management: tasklist, taskkill, Port Finder

Unit 16: CMD Networking Tools

#43. Network Diagnostics: netstat, ipconfig, nslookup #44. SSH from Windows CMD: Connect to Remote Servers #45. Making HTTP API Requests from CMD (curl — Deep Dive)

Unit 17: CMD System Administration

#46. Windows Registry from CMD (reg query, reg add, reg delete)#47. System Information via CMD: wmic, systeminfo Advanced #48. Customizing CMD Appearance (color, mode, title, prompt)

Unit 18: CMD Network Configuration

#49. Network Configuration via CMD: netsh Firewall & WiFi #50. Creating & Running Batch Scripts (.bat files) — Full Guide

Unit 19: PowerShell for Developers

#51. PowerShell Introduction: The Next-Level Windows Terminal #52. PowerShell File System: Get-ChildItem, New-Item, Remove-Item #53. PowerShell Variables, Data Types & String Operations

Unit 20: PowerShell Object Processing

#54. PowerShell Object Pipeline: Where-Object, Select-Object, Sort-Object #55. PowerShell Control Flow: if, foreach, Functions #56. PowerShell Web Requests & JSON (Invoke-WebRequest, Invoke-RestMethod)

Unit 21: PowerShell Advanced Scripting

#57. PowerShell Error Handling: try, catch, finally #58. PowerShell Modules: Install-Module, Import-Module #59. PowerShell Profile: Customize Your Terminal on Every Launch

Unit 22: PowerShell Automation

#60. PowerShell Background Jobs: Run Tasks Asynchronously #61. VS Code CLI: Open Projects & Install Extensions from Terminal

Unit 23: Developer Tools from CLI

#62. TypeScript CLI: tsc --init, tsc --watch, Type Checking #63. ESLint & Prettier from CLI: Auto-Fix Code Quality Issues #64. NPM Security Audit: npm audit, npm audit fix

Unit 24: Node.js Developer CLI

#65. Debugging Node.js from CLI (node --inspect, Chrome DevTools)#66. Scaffolding Projects: CRA, Vite, Astro, T3 Stack from CLI

Unit 25: Advanced Git Workflows

#67. Advanced Git: git stash, git rebase, git cherry-pick #68. Git Tags & Releases: git tag, git push --tags #69. GitHub CLI (gh): Create Repos, PRs & Issues from Terminal

Unit 26: Containerization & Docker

#70. Docker CLI Basics: docker run, docker build, docker ps #71. Docker Compose: Run Full Stack Apps with One Command

Unit 27: Secure Developer Authentication

#72. SSH Keys for GitHub: ssh-keygen, Adding to GitHub Account #73. Windows Package Manager: winget install, winget upgrade

Unit 28: Professional Git Workflows

#74. Git Branch Workflows: GitFlow, Feature Branch, Trunk-Based Dev #75. Secrets & API Key Management: .env Files, dotenv, cross-env

Unit 29: Web Server CLI Configuration

#76. Nginx CLI: Local Reverse Proxy & Static File Server Setup #77. Testing from CLI: jest --watch, Coverage Reports

Unit 30: Cloud CLI Deployment

#78. AWS CLI Basics: Configure, S3 Upload, EC2 Status #79. Google Cloud CLI (gcloud): Deploy Apps, Manage Firebase

Unit 31: CI/CD & Automation

#80. CI/CD Basics: GitHub Actions Workflow with CLI Triggers #81. Netlify CLI: Deploy Static Sites & Next.js Apps

Unit 32: Production Node.js Operations

#82. PM2 Process Manager: Keep Node.js Servers Running 24/7 #83. Prisma ORM CLI: prisma generate, prisma migrate, prisma studio

Unit 33: Databases & Caching CLI

#84. Redis CLI Basics: Set, Get, Cache & Pub/Sub from Terminal #85. MongoDB CLI: mongosh — Query, Insert, Update Documents

Unit 34: API Development from CLI

#86. Full REST API Testing from CMD (curl as Postman Alternative)#87. JSON Processing from CLI: jq — Filter & Transform JSON

Unit 35: Security & Cryptography CLI

#88. SSL/HTTPS from CMD: openssl — Generate Certs & Inspect TLS #89. Performance Profiling from CMD: node --prof, Lighthouse CLI

Unit 36: Advanced CMD Tools

#90. Advanced Text Search: findstr Regex, Multi-File Patterns #91. File Comparison from CMD: fc, git diff, comp

Unit 37: File Operations & Archives

#92. File Compression from CMD: tar, Compress-Archive (PowerShell)#93. Advanced Batch Scripting: Functions, Subroutines & Error Codes

Unit 38: Cross-Platform Development

#94. WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux): Linux Commands on Windows #95. Windows Terminal & tmux: Multi-Pane Development Environment

Unit 39: Developer Environment Setup

#96. Alternative Package Managers: Chocolatey & Scoop #97. .NET CLI Basics: dotnet new, dotnet run, dotnet build

Unit 40: Multi-Language CLI Mastery

#98. Python CLI: pip, Virtual Environments, Scripts from CMD #99. Developer Productivity: CMD Aliases, History & Keyboard Shortcuts #100. Full Stack Developer CLI Mastery — Complete Windows CMD Review