Linux Equivalents Of Dos Commands

Linux Equivalents Of  Dos Commands

Are you a Dos command pro but finding it a little difficult to settle down with Linux command lines? Here's some help!

Linux command line is the most powerful tool of Linux, that can help you do almost every thing right from the shell. And if you are aware of the Dos commands, learning Linux command line becomes a lot more easier. Below is a list of Linux equivalents 36 Dos commands to help you out. You can also read and more Linux commands in this list of 83 Linux Commands For Beginners.

DOS commands	Linux command	Function
assign	ln	Create a file or directory link
/?	man	Help about the command
break on	trap	Trap ctrl-break / Trap signals
cd	cd	Change directory
chdir	pwd	Display directory location
cls	clear	Clear screen
copy	cp	Copy a file
date	date	Displays or sets the date
del	rm	Deletes one or more files
dir	ls	Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory
doskey /h	history	history List command history
echo	echo	Displays messages, or turns command-echoing on or off
edit	vim (or other editor)	Editor to edit files
exit	exit	Exit the command prompt
fc	diff	Compare two files and show differences
find	grep	Searches for a text string in a file or files
format	mke2fs or mformat	Formats a disk
find	grep	Look for a word in files given in command line
hostname	hostname	Print host name of computer
ipconfig	ifconfig	Display/configure network interface
mem	free	Displays the amount of used and free memory in your system
mkdir	mkdir	Create a Directory
more	more or even less	Displays output one screen at a time
move	mv	Moves files and renames files and directories
ping	ping	Send packets to a network host
route print	route -n	Print routing table
reboot	shutdown -r now	Reboot system
ren	mv	Renames a file or files
set	set or env	List all environment variables
tracert	traceroute	Show routes and router hops to given network destination
time	date	Displays or sets the system time
tasklist	ps -aux top	top List executable name, process ID number and memory usage of active processes
type	cat	Dump contents of a file to users screen
ver	Uname -a	Operating system/shell version
win	startx	Start x-windows
xcopy	cp -R	Copy all file of directory recursively