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Windows Command Line Cheat Sheet

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Windows Command Line Cheat Sheet (PDF, 0.13MB)Published: 07 Jun, 2021
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Ed Skoudis
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The purpose of this cheat sheet is to provide tips on how to use various Windows commands that are frequently referenced in SANS 504, 517, 531, and 560.

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Ed Skoudis
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Ed Skoudis is President of the SANS Technology Institute, a SANS Fellow, and founder of Counter Hack. As the original author of SEC504 and SEC560, he has shaped modern penetration testing and incident response.

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