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What is the WMIC command, and how can I use it?

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Mar 15, 202620865 views
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Someone on an IRC network was asking for the CMD command to "index a folder". Turned out he meant the "TREE" command. Anyway, while looking over the list of existing commands, I noticed something called WMIC. I've checked it on Wikipedia, but the explanation isn't really telling me what my options …

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wmic:root\cli>

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WMIC is the command line for Windows Management Instrumentation, it allows you to manage certain components of Windows from the command line. It will not have the same commands as command prompt, but it can be used to get and set all sorts of inform…

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