As an extra means of orientation for new users with a Windows background, the table below lists MS-DOS commands with their Linux counterparts. Keep in mind that Linux commands usually have a number of options. Read the Info or man pages on the command to find out more.
Table B-1. Overview of DOS/Linux commands
DOS commands | Linux command |
---|---|
<command> /? | man <command> or command --help |
cd | cd |
chdir | pwd |
cls | clear |
copy | cp |
date | date |
del | rm |
dir | ls |
echo | echo |
edit | vim (or other editor) |
exit | exit |
fc | diff |
find | grep |
format | mke2fs or mformat |
mem | free |
mkdir | mkdir |
more | more or even less |
move | mv |
ren | mv |
time | date |