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| Moves files || move || mv || mv thisfile.txt /home/thisdirectory | | Moves files || move || mv || mv thisfile.txt /home/thisdirectory | ||
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| + | | Renames a file || ren || mv || mv thisfile.txt thatfile.txt | ||
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| Lists files || dir || ls || ls | | Lists files || dir || ls || ls | ||
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| + | | Changes directories with a relative path || cd .. || cd .. || cd .. | ||
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| + | | Changes directories with a specified path (absolute path) || cd pathname || cd pathname || cd /directory/directory | ||
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| + | | Creates a directory || mkdir || mkdir || mkdir directory | ||
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| + | | Shows your location in the file system || chdir || pwd || pwd | ||
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| + | | Screens through a file || more || less || less thisfile.txt | ||
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| Clears screen || cls || clear || clear | | Clears screen || cls || clear || clear | ||
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| Displays or sets date || date || date || date | | Displays or sets date || date || date || date | ||
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| + | | Displays the time || time || date || date | ||
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| Deletes files || del || rm || rm thisfile.txt | | Deletes files || del || rm || rm thisfile.txt | ||
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Revision as of 01:26, 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 | Basic Linux Example |
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| Copies files | copy | cp | cp thisfile.txt /home/thisdirectory |
| Moves files | move | mv | mv thisfile.txt /home/thisdirectory |
| 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 /directory/directory |
| Creates a directory | mkdir | mkdir | mkdir directory |
| Shows your location in the file system | chdir | pwd | pwd |
| Screens through a file | more | less | less thisfile.txt |
| 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 thisfile.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 thisfile.txt |
| Formats a floppy | format a: (if floppy's in A:) | mke2fs (or mformat) | /sbin/mke2fs /dev/fd0 (/dev/fd0 is the Linux equivalent of A:) |
| Displays command help | command /? | man | man command |
| Shows amount of RAM and use | mem | free | procinfo |