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**rahulraj** · 12:09 PM

When I was trying to ping via command prompt, I got an error message
"ping not recognized as internal or external command". From the Google search I found some results. Similar kind of problems occurred for 'ipconfig' also. I am sharing you the solution that I found from Google search.

Right click on 'My Computer'. Go for properties.
Click on 'Advanced System Settings'.
Click on 'Advanced' and go to 'Environment variables'.
Set both system and user path variables to C:\Windows\System32

Restart the command prompt..

We can also add linux commands like cp, ls, alias etc to windows! Just copy and paste the following codes into notepad, save it as batch file and copy them to system32 directory.

for ls :
@echo off
dir %*

for cp:
@echo off
copy %*

for man:
@echo off
help %*

for alias:
@echo off

rem bare "alias" should display all aliases
if (%1) == () goto LIST

rem "alias /?" should show the usage message
if (%1) == (/?) goto USAGE

rem capture name of alias
set tofile=%1
echo @echo off > C:\custom-path\%tofile%.bat
shift

rem build target command
set thecommand=%1

:CONTINUEBUILDING
shift
if (%1) == () goto DONEBUILDING
set thecommand=%thecommand% %1
goto CONTINUEBUILDING

DONEBUILDING

echo %thecommand% %%* >> C:\custom-path\%tofile%.bat
goto END

:USAGE
echo alias from-command to-command
echo creates C:\custom-path\from-command.bat which calls to-command
goto END

:LIST
dir /b C:\custom-path
goto END

:END

for rm:
@echo off
del %*

for cat:
@echo off
type %*

for mv:
@echo off
move %*