Linux versions of common DOS/Windows commands
Linux
versions of common DOS/Windows commands
Most experienced support techs can drop to a command prompt and execute commands
and utilities with confidence. However, if you're starting to support Linux
desktops on your network, you may quickly find yourself lost when you open a
Linux terminal session. Here is a list of common DOS/Windows
commands that you probably use on a daily basis and their Linux counterparts:
What you want to do
|
How you did it in
DOS
|
How you do it in Linux
|
Copy a
file |
copy
path1\filename1
path2\filename2 |
cp
path1/filename1
path2/filename2 |
Copy
subdirectory |
xcopy
path1\. path2
/s
|
cp -R
path1 path2
|
Delete
a file |
del
filename |
rm
filename
|
Move a
file |
move
path1\filename1
path2 |
mv
path1/filename1
path2
|
Rename
a file |
ren
filename1 filename2
|
mv
filename1 filename2
|
List a
directory |
dir
|
ls
|
Change
directory |
cd
\path
|
cd
/path
|
Make
directory |
md
path
|
md
path
|
Delete
a subdirectory |
deltree
\path1
|
rm -R
path
|
List
text file contents |
type
filename
|
cat
filename
|
Edit a
file |
edit
filename
|
pico
filename
or
vi
filename |
Format
floppy |
format
a: |
fdformat /fd0H1440 |
Check
for disk errors |
chkdsk
drive
-or- scandisk drive
|
fsck
/device
|
Change
file attribute |
attrib
+- attribute
filename
|
chmod
mode filename
|
Clear
screen |
cls
|
clear
|
Display
environment variables |
set
|
env
|
Set
environment variable |
set
variable=value
|
env
variable=value
|
Set
time |
time
time
|
date
MMDDHHSS
|
Close
command prompt |
exit
|
exit
|
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