Difference between revisions of "MS-DOS to Linux commands"
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chmod: Change file permissions | chmod: Change file permissions | ||
chown: Change file owner and group | chown: Change file owner and group | ||
| − | sudo/su: Execute a command as the superuser | + | sudo/su: Execute a command as the superuser |
apt-get/yum/dnf: Package management commands for installing packages | apt-get/yum/dnf: Package management commands for installing packages | ||
ps: Display information about active processes | ps: Display information about active processes | ||
kill: Terminate processes | kill: Terminate processes | ||
crontab: Schedule tasks | crontab: Schedule tasks | ||
Revision as of 02:54, 21 March 2024
Many Linux commands typed at a shell prompt are similar to the commands you would type in MS-DOS. In fact, some commands are identical.
| Command's Purpose | MS-DOS | Linux | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copies files | copy | cp | cp thisfile.txt /home/directory |
| Moves files | move | mv | mv thisfile.txt /home/directory |
| Renames a file | ren | mv | mv thisfile.txt thatfile.txt |
| Lists files | dir | ls | ls |
| Changes directories with a relative path | cd .. | cd .. | cd .. |
| Changes directories with a specified path (absolute path) | cd pathname | cd pathname | cd /home/directory |
| Creates a directory | mkdir | mkdir | mkdir directory |
| Shows your location in the file system | chdir | pwd | pwd |
| Shows contents of a file | type | cat | cat file.txt |
| Screens through a file | more | less | less file.txt |
| Filter contents of a file | find | grep | cat thisfile.txt | grep abc |
| Clears screen | cls | clear | clear |
| Closes prompt window | exit | exit | exit |
| Displays or sets date | date | date | date |
| Displays the time | time | date | date |
| Deletes files | del | rm | rm thisfile.txt |
| "Echoes" output on the screen | echo | echo | echo this message |
| Edits files with simple text editor | edit | pico | pico file.txt |
| Compares the contents of files | fc | diff | diff file1 file2 |
| Finds a string of text in a file | find | grep | grep this word or phrase file.txt |
| Formats a thumbdrive | format D: | mke2fs (or mformat) | /sbin/mke2fs /dev/usb0 |
| Compress files | arj | tar/gzip | tar zcvf /home/directory |
| Displays command help | command /? | command --help | ls --help (or man ls) |
| Shows amount of RAM and use | mem | free | procinfo |
Additional essential Linux commands, with no equivalent in MS-DOS are listed below:
df: Display disk space usage find: Search for files and directories within a directory hierarchy chmod: Change file permissions chown: Change file owner and group sudo/su: Execute a command as the superuser apt-get/yum/dnf: Package management commands for installing packages ps: Display information about active processes kill: Terminate processes crontab: Schedule tasks