Command prompt

Command Prompt (also known as cmd.exe, cmd) is a Windows program found in all windows versions that can be used to execute commands (for example ping google.com will ping the Google website, and taskkill /F /IM iexplore.exe /T will forcefully terminate the Internet Explorer application). Command Prompt is a shell, or a program that communicates between the user and the operating system.

Command Prompt on Windows 11.png Command Prompt in Windows 11
Developer(s)	Microsoft, IBM, ReactOS contributors
Initial release	December 1987 (1987-12)
Operating system	Windows NT family Windows CE family OS/2 eComStation ArcaOS ReactOS
Platform	IA-32, x86-64, ARM
Type	Command-line interpreter

The Command Prompt is also found in other operating systems, such as ReactOS and Linux.

Command Prompt Media

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  Screenshot of a sample Bash session in GNOME Terminal 3, Fedora 15

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  Screenshot of Windows PowerShell 1.0, running on Windows Vista

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  A graphical user interface with icons and windows (GEM 1.1 Desktop)

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  GNU Octave's GUI with command-line interface

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  Bourne shell interaction on Version 7 Unix

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  Prompt of a BBC Micro after switch-on or hard reset

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  An MS-DOS command line, illustrating parsing into command and arguments

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  The end of the HELP command output from RT-11SJ displayed on a VT100

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  A Teletype Model 33 ASR teleprinter keyboard with punched tape reader and punch

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  DEC VT52 terminal