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Windows and Unix command line equivalents
Windows and Unix command line equivalents
| Windows command | Unix command | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| set | env | Set on Windows prints a list of all environment variables. For individual environment variables, set is the same as echo $ on Unix. | |
| set Path | export $PATH | Print the value of the environment variable using set in Windows. | |
| set PROJ | -- | result: PROJ=c:\project | |
| echo %PROJ% | echo $PROJ | result: c:\project | |
| set Path=%Path%;c:\project | export PATH="/path/to/dir:$PATH" | ||
| arp | arp | ||
| assign | ln | Create a file link | |
| assign | ln -s | On Unix, a directory may not have multiple links, so instead a symbolic link must be created with ln -s. | |
| assoc | file | ||
| at | at, batch, cron | ||
| attrib | chown, chmod | Sets ownership on files and directories | |
| cd | cd | On Windows, cd alone prints the current directory, but on Unix cd alone returns the user to his home directory. | |
| cd | pwd | On Windows, cd alone prints the current directory. | |
| chkdsk | fsck | Checks filesystem and repairs filesystem corruption on hard drives. | |
| cls | clear | Clear the terminal screen | |
| copy | cp | ||
| datetime | date | Date on Unix prints the current date and time. Date and time on Windows print the date and time respectively, and prompt for a new date or time. | |
| del | rm | ||
| deltree | rm -r | Recursively deletes entire directory tree | |
| dir | ls | "dir" also works on some versions of Unix. | |
| doskey /hF7 key | history | The Unix history is part of the Bash shell. | |
| edit | Vi, emacs, etc. | edit brings up a simple text editor in Windows. On Unix, the environment variableEDITOR should be set to the user's preferred editor. | |
| exit | exit, Control-D | On Unix, pressing the control key and D simultaneously logs the user out of the shell. | |
| explorer | Nautilus, etc. | The command explorer brings up the file browser on Windows. | |
| fc | diff | ||
| find | grep | ||
| ftp | ftp | ||
| help | man | "help" by itself prints all the commands | |
| hostname | hostname | ||
| ipconfig /all | ifconfig -a | The /all option lets you get the MAC address of the Windows PC | |
| mem | top | Shows system status | |
| mkdir | mkdir | ||
| more | more, less | ||
| move | mv | ||
| net session | w, who | ||
| net statistics | uptime | ||
| nslookup | nslookup | ||
| ping | ping | ||
| lpr | Send a file to a printer. | ||
| Reboot, shutdown -r | shutdown -r | ||
| regedit | edit /etc/* | The Unix equivalent of the Windows registry are the files under /etc and/usr/local/etc. These are edited with a text editor rather than with a special-purpose editing program. | |
| rmdir | rmdir | ||
| rmdir /s | rm -r | Windows has a y/n prompt. To get the prompt with Unix, use rm -i. The i means "interactive". | |
| shutdown | shutdown | Without an option, the Windows version produces a help message | |
| shutdown -s | shutdown -h | Also need -f option to Windows if logged in remotely | |
| sort | sort | ||
| start | & | On Unix, to start a job in the background, use command &. On Windows, the equivalent isstart command. | |
| systeminfo | uname -a | ||
| tasklist | ps | "tasklist" is not available on some versions of Windows. | |
| title | ? | In Unix, changing the title of the terminal window is possible but complicated. Search for "change title xterm". | |
| tracert | traceroute | ||
| tree | find, ls -R | On Windows, use tree | find "string" |
| type | cat | ||
| ver | uname -a | ||
| xcopy | cp -R | Recursively copy a directory tree |