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Command Cheat-sheet

Windows VS Linux Command Cheatsheet

Cmd Window Mapping

Windows Linux Description
dir ls -l Directory listing
ren mv Rename a file
copy cp Copying a file
move mv Moving a file
cls clear Clear Screen
del rm Delete file
fc diff Compare contents of files
find grep Search for a string in a file
command /? man command Display the manual/help details of the command
chdir pwd Returns your current directory location
time date Displays the time
cd cd Change the current directory
md mkdir To create a new directory/folder
echo echo To print something on the screen
edit vim(depends on editor) To write in to files.
exit exit To leave the terminal/command window.
format mke2fs or mformat To format a drive/partition.
free mem To display free space.
rmdir rm -rf/rmdir To delete a directory.
taskkill kill To kill a task.
tasklist ps x To list running tasks.
set var=value export var=value To set environment variables.
attrib chown/chmod To change file permissions.
tracert traceroute To print the route packets trace to network host.
at cron daemon to execute scheduled commands.
type cat To print contents of a file.
ping ping To send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts.
nslookup nslookup To query Internet name servers interactively.
chdisk du -s For disk usage.
tree ls -R To list directory recursively.

Powershell Command Mapping

Windows Powershell Linux Description
Get-Content file3.txt -Tail “3”
Get-Content file3.txt | Select-Object -last 3 cat file3.txt | tail -3 Extract last 3 lines of file