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Are you a Dos command pro but finding it a little difficult to settle down

with Linux command line? Here's some help!

Wednesday, November 27, 2013:

Here Are Linux Equivalents Of 36 Dos Commands

Are you a Dos command pro but finding it a little difficult to settle down with Linux

command lines? Here's some help!

Linux

command line is the most powerful tool of Linux, that can help you do

almost every thing right from the shell. And if you are aware of the Dos

commands, learning Linux command line becomes a lot more easier. Below

is a list of Linux equivalents 36 Dos commands to help you out. You can

also read and more Linux commands in this list of 83 Linux Commands For

Beginners [1].

DOS

commands

Linux

command

Function

assign ln Create a file or directory link

/? man Help about the command

break on trap Trap ctrl-break / Trap signals

cd cd Change directory

chdir pwd Display directory location

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cls clear Clear screen

copy cp Copy a file

date date Displays or sets the date

del rm Deletes one or more files

dir ls Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a

directory

doskey /h history history List command history

echo echo Displays messages, or turns command-echoing on

or off

edit vim (or

other

editor)

Editor to edit files

exit exit Exit the command prompt

fc diff Compare two files and show differences

find grep Searches for a text string in a file or files

format mke2fs or

mformat

Formats a disk

find grep Look for a word in files given in command line

hostname hostname Print host name of computer

ipconfig ifconfig Display/configure network interface

mem free Displays the amount of used and free memory in

your system

mkdir mkdir Create a Directory

more more or

even less

Displays output one screen at a time

move mv Moves files and renames files and directories

ping ping Send packets to a network host

route print route -n Print routing table

reboot shutdown -

r now

Reboot system

ren mv Renames a file or files

set set or env List all environment variables

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tracert traceroute Show routes and router hops to given network

destination

time date Displays or sets the system time

tasklist ps -aux top top List executable name, process ID number and

memory usage of active processes

type cat Dump contents of a file to users screen

ver Uname -a Operating system/shell version

win startx Start x-windows

xcopy cp -R Copy all file of directory recursively

Courtesy: windowsreference.com