Comparison of common dos and Linux commands

Comparison of common dos and Linux commands

Many Linux commands typed at the shell prompt are similar to those you typed in DOS. In fact, some commands are identical.

This appendix provides common commands for Windows DOS prompts and commands equivalent to them in Linux. The appendix also provides a simple example of how to use these commands at the Linux shell prompt. Note that these commands usually have many options. To learn more about each command, read the relevant manual (man) page (for example, enterMan lsYou can read aboutLsCommand Information ).

Command Purpose	MS-DOS	Linux	Simple Linux instance
Copy a file	Copy	CP	CPThisfile.txt/Home/Thisdirectory
Transfer File	Move	MV	MVThisfile.txt/Home/Thisdirectory
List objects	Dir	Ls	Ls
Clear Screen	CLS	Clear	Clear
Shell close prompt	Exit	Exit	Exit
Display or set date	Date	Date	Date
Delete an object	Del	Rm	RmThisfile.txt
Echo the output to the screen	Echo	Echo	EchoThis message
Use a simple text editor to edit files	Edit	Gedit([A])	GeditThisfile.txt
Compare file content	FC	Diff	DiffFile1 File2
Search for strings in files	Find	Grep	GrepWord or phrase Thisfile.txt
Format a floppy disk	Format:(If the floppy disk isA:Medium)	Mke2fsOrMformat([B])	/Sbin/mke2fs/dev/fd0(/Dev/fd0In LinuxA:Equivalent drive)
Show Command help	Command/?	Man([C])	ManCommand
Create directory	Mkdir	Mkdir	MkdirDirectory
View files	More	Less([D])	LessThisfile.txt
Rename a file	Ren	MV([E])	MVThisfile.txt Thatfile.txt
Show your location in the file system	Chdir	PWD	PWD
Use the specified path (Absolute path, absolute path) To change the Directory	CDPath Name	CDPath Name	CD/Directory
Use oneRelative Path)To change the Directory	CD ..	CD ..	CD ..
Display time	Time	Date	Date
Displays the number of memory in use.	Mem	Free	Free
Note: A. gedit is a graphical text editor, which can be replaced by other text editors.Gedit, IncludingEmacsAndVI. B. This command is used to format a floppy disk in the DOS file system. C. You can also use some commandsInfo. D.MoreThe page splitter can also be used to view objects page by page on a screen. E.MVCommand to transfer files or rename files in the same directory. If you want to rename the file, as shown in the example, transfer the file to a new name in the same directory.   Conversion from: Red Hat Linux 9: Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide