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Tips and Features for Administrators
Command Batch
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Description
alias No Displays, creates, or deletes aliases in the EFI Shell
attrib No Displays or changes the attributes of files or directories
bcfg No Displays/modifies the driver/boot configuration
break No Executes a break point
cd No Displays or changes the current directory
cls No Clears the standard output with an optional background color
comp No Compares the contents of two files
connect No Binds an EFI driver to a device and starts the driver
cp No Copies one or more files/directories to another location
date No Displays the current date or sets the date in the system
dblk No Displays the contents of blocks from a block device
devices No Displays the list of devices being managed by EFI drivers
devtree No Displays the tree of devices that follow the EFI Driver Model
dh No Displays the handles in the EFI environment
disconnect No Disconnects one or more drivers from a device
dmem No Displays the contents of memory
dmpstore No Displays all NVRAM variables
drivers No Displays the list of drivers that follow the EFI Driver Model
drvcfg No Invokes the Driver Configuration Protocol
drvdiag No Invokes the Driver Diagnostics Protocol
echo No Displays messages or turns command echoing on or off
edit No Edits an ASCII or UNICODE file in full screen.
err No Displays or changes the error level
exit No Exits the EFI Shell
for/endfor Yes Executes commands for each item in a set of items
goto Yes Makes batch file execution jump to another location
guid No Displays all the GUIDs in the EFI environment
help No Displays commands list or verbose help of a command
hexedit No Edits with hex mode in full screen
if/endif Yes Executes commands in specified conditions
load No Loads EFI drivers
loadbmp No Displays a Bitmap file onto the screen
ls No Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory
map No Displays or defines mappings
memmap No Displays the memory map
mkdir No Creates one or more directories
mm No Displays or modifies MEM/IO/PCI
mode No Displays or changes the mode of the console output device
mount No Mounts a file system on a block device
mv No Moves one or more files/directories to destination
openInfo No Displays the protocols on a handle and the agents
pause No Prints a message and suspends for keyboard input
pci No Displays PCI devices or PCI function configuration space
reconnect No Reconnects one or more drivers from a device
reset No Resets the system
rm No Deletes one or more files or directories
set No Displays, creates, changes or deletes EFI environment variables
stall No Stalls the processor for some microseconds
time No Displays the current time or sets the time of the system
type No Displays the contents of a file
unload No Unloads a protocol image
ver No Displays the version information
vol No Displays volume information of the file system
Table 34. List of EFI Shell Commands