Linux Equivalents of DOS Commands
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By Domnic Mendes
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Posted: 14 Nov 2005 |
Applies to:
- Novell Linux Desktop
- Suse Linux
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Many Linux users come from a DOS/Windows background or use DOS/Windows command line features on a regular basis for work or what not. Here is a list of methods of achiving DOS/Windows results from a Linux commandline:
| DOS Command | Linux Command |
| dir, dir/w | ls, ls -l |
| chdir (Current directory) | pwd |
| del (remove a file | rm |
| deltree (remove a directory and all files under it) | rm -r |
| copy | cp |
| xcopy (copy all files in a directory and under it) | cp -R |
| rename, move | mv |
| type (print contents of a file to the screen) | cat |
| help, [command] /? | man |
| cls (clear screen) | clear |
| find (search for a word or words in a specified file) | grep |
| fc (compare two files and find differences between them) | diff |
| set (show environment variables) | env |
| set variable (set environment variable) | export |
| edit filename | vi filename, pico filename, nano -w filename (varies based on editor of choice) |
| attrib +h filename (makes a file hidden) | mv file .file |
| mem (displays available memory) | free, top |
| scandisk | fsck |
| defrag c:\ | debugfs |
| format | mke2fs, mk32fs -j, mkreiserfs, mkswap, etc. (varies based on desired filesystem) |
| pkzip (creates archive of file) | tar, used often in conjunction with gzip for compression) |
| tracert | traceroute |
| ipconfig (check IP address and network settings) | ifconfig |
| nbtstat -a hostname (get DNS info for specified host) | nslookup hostname |
| route print (display routing table) | route -n |
| net send host/ip message send message to another computer | smbclient -M Windows Host, talk (Linux hosts) |
Reader Comments
- muy bueno!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- A table like this should be in the 'Linux in a Nutshell' or similar book.
- OK, but your 'nbtstat' entry is not exactly correct.
- Very useful! Can this list not be extended with more useful Linux commands? And then not so much with DOS equivalents, but in the left column a short description of the line command.
- As a Linux novice I would *love* to see a more exhaustive list! Very handy!
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