Here’s a concise list of essential file and folder management commands in Command Prompt (CMD) for Windows:

### **Directory Navigation**

- **`cd [directory]`**: Change directory.

  - **Example:** `cd C:\Users\YourUsername`

- **`cd..`**: Move up one directory level.

- **`dir`**: List files and folders in the current directory.

### **Directory Management**

- **`mkdir [directory]`**: Create a new directory.

  - **Example:** `mkdir NewFolder`

- **`rmdir [directory]`**: Delete an empty directory.

  - **Example:** `rmdir OldFolder`

- **`rmdir /s [directory]`**: Delete a directory and its contents.

  - **Example:** `rmdir /s OldFolder`

### **File Management**

- **`del [file]`**: Delete a file.

  - **Example:** `del file.txt`

- **`copy [source] [destination]`**: Copy a file.

  - **Example:** `copy file1.txt D:\Backup\`

- **`xcopy [source] [destination] /s`**: Copy files and directories.

  - **Example:** `xcopy C:\Source D:\Backup /s`

- **`move [source] [destination]`**: Move or rename a file or directory.

  - **Example:** `move file.txt D:\Documents\`

- **`ren [oldname] [newname]`**: Rename a file or directory.

  - **Example:** `ren oldfile.txt newfile.txt`

### **Viewing File Contents**

- **`type [file]`**: Display the content of a file.

  - **Example:** `type file.txt`

- **`more [file]`**: View file content one page at a time.

  - **Example:** `more largefile.txt`

### **File Attributes**

- **`attrib [attributes] [file]`**: View or change file attributes.

  - **Example:** `attrib +r file.txt` (set file as read-only)

### **Searching Files**

- **`dir [filename] /s`**: Search for files in the current directory and subdirectories.

  - **Example:** `dir file.txt /s`

- **`where [filename]`**: Locate files in directories listed in PATH.

  - **Example:** `where file.txt`

These commands should help you manage files and directories efficiently using CMD.