| Linux/UNIX
command |
Description
|
MS-DOS
equivalent |
| ./foo
|
start foo
(allocated in current dir.) |
foo |
| / ¯ |
previous /
next command |
doskey |
| cd x
(or cd /x) |
go to
directory x |
cd |
| cd .. (or
cd ../ or cd /..) |
go down one
directory |
cd.. |
| x then
[tab] <beep> [tab] |
view all
commands starting with x |
- |
| adduser |
add a user
to the system |
/ |
| ls (or dir) |
list a
directory |
dir |
| cat |
view a
textfile on the terminal |
type |
| mv x
y |
move or
rename file x to file y |
move |
| cp x
y |
copy file x
to file y |
copy |
| rm x |
delete a
file |
del |
| mkdir x
|
make a
directory |
md |
| rmdir x
|
remove a
directory |
rd |
| rm -r x
|
remove
directory x and all its underlying files |
deltree |
| rm p |
remove a
package |
- |
| df (or df x)
|
Show free
space on device x |
chkdsk ? |
| top |
view memory
status (q to quit) |
mem |
| man x
|
get a manual
page about command x |
/ |
| less x
|
view text
file x (note that the more filter works under Linux too!)
|
type x |more
|
| echo |
print
something on the screen |
echo |
| mc |
Norton
Commander for UNIX |
nc |
| mount |
to couple a
device (e.g. CD-ROM, umount to uncouple) |
- |
| halt |
to shutdown |
- |
| reboot ([ctrl]
+ [alt] + [del]) |
to restart |
[ctrl] + [alt]
+ [del] |
