| Name | Description |
| ask | Interactively asks the user a question and returns an exit code indicating the answer. |
| basename | Prints the base name (file name) part of the specified path. |
| cat | Prints the contents of one or more files. |
| clear | Clears the console screen. |
| datecopy | Copies a time stamp from one file or directory to another file or directory. |
| dircmp | Compares two directories and optionally synchronizes them. |
| dirname | Prints the directory part of the specified path. |
| dirsize | Displays the sizes of a set of directories specified with wildcards. |
| diskfill | Fills a disk so that it is (nearly) full. Useful for testing and for wiping data. |
| diskfind | Finds the disk that matches a particular volume label. |
| diskfree | Displays the amount of free space on a given disk. |
| echo | Echoes (prints) the specified string while optionally parsing escape characters. |
| exectime | Displays the time it takes to execute a given command. |
| ext | Displays the extensions present in one or more directories. |
| fileedit | Searches and replaces strings in text files. |
| filefind | Finds regular expressions or exact matches in text files. |
| filename | Manipulates file and directory names using nine built-in commands. |
| filenameedit | Edits file names according to one or more substitution patterns (fileedit on file names). |
| filesplit | Splits a file into multiple parts that can later be merged using the copy command. |
| head | Displays the first N lines of standard input or a file. |
| htm2html | Converts an MS Office Word .HTM file into something that resembles HTML 4.01. | .
| kill | Kills (terminates) the specified process. |
| message | Displays a message and waits for the user to hit ENTER or OK. |
| mkdir | Creates the specified directory and optionally its parent directories. |
| monowrap | Generates scripts for automatically invoking Mono when invoking a NutBox command. |
| nutmake | A simple ad-hoc make tool that uses the same make file (Nutmakefile) for all platforms. |
| pathcheck | Performs various integrity checks on the PATH environment variable. |
| ps | Displays a list of currently running processes. |
| pwd | Prints the current working directory. |
| rm | Removes files and/or directories. |
| showkey | Displays the .NET names of keys pressed in an interactive session. |
| showtime | Displays the current time in a standardized format (YYYY.MM.DD.HH.MM.SS). |
| sleep | Waits the specified amount of time. |
| sort | Sorts the specified file or standard input and writes the result to standard output. |
| strings | Displays the strings embedded in a binary file (Unicode aware!). |
| tail | Displays the last N lines of standard input or a file. |
| tee | Displays data from the standard input device on the console while writing it to a file. |
| touch | Updates a file’s time stamp or creates a new file if it does not exist. |
| trim | Trims extraneous white-space off each line and empty lines off the end of the file. |
| true | Always does nothing (its return code is zero, which is significant in some scripts). |
| txt2c | Converts any given text file into a C string or array of strings. |
| txt2cs | Converts any given text file into a C# string or array of strings. |
| uniq | Filters out successive identical lines so that only the first one remains. |
| view | Displays one or more files interactively on the console (very primitive!). |
| wc | Counts characters, words, and lines in one or more files (GNU compatible). |
| week | Displays the number of the current week. |
| which | Displays the first or all occurrences of a specified file name. |
| whoami | Displays the name of the currently active user. |
| yes | Displays the specified string over and over until the process is terminated. |