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Linux & Windows Commands
Linux & Windows Basic Commands
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11/12/2013
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Term

Windows

 

pwd

 

 

 Definition
print word directory
Term

Windows

 

hostname

 Definition





computer's network name
Term

Windows

 

mkdir

 Definition

 

 

Make directory

 
Term

Windows

 

cd

 Definition

 

 

Change directory

 
Term

Window

 

ls

 Definition

 

 

 

List directory
Term

Windows

 

rmdir

 Definition

remove directory

 
Term

Windows

 

pushd

 Definition
push directory
Term

Windows

 

popd

 Definition

pop directory

 
Term

Windows

 

cp

 Definition

Copy a file or directory

 
Term

Windows

 

robocopy

 Definition
Robust copy
Term

Windows

 

mv

 Definition

Move a file or directory

 
Term

Windows

 

More

 Definition

page through a file

 
Term

Windows

 

type

 Definition

print the whole file

 
Term

Windows

 

forfiles

 Definition
run a command on lots of files
Term

Windows

 

dir -r

 Definition
Find files
Term

Windows

 

select-string

 

 

 Definition
Find things inside files
Term

Windows

 

help

 Definition
read a manual page
Term

Windows

 

helpctr

 Definition
find what main page is appropriate
Term

Windows

 

echo

 Definition
print some arguments
Term

Windows

 

set

 Definition
export/set a new environment variable
Term

Windows


exit

 Definition
exit the shell
Term

Windows


runas

 Definition
DANGER! become super user DANGER!
Term

Linux/Mac

 

pwd

 

 

 Definition
print working directory
Term

Linux/Mac

 

hostname

 Definition
my computer's network name
Term

Linux/Mac

 

mkdir

 Definition
make directory
Term

Linux/Mac

 

cd

 Definition
change directory
Term

Linux/Mac

 

ls

 Definition
list directory
Term

Linux/Mac

 

rmdir

 Definition
remove directory
Term

Linux/Mac

 

pushd

 Definition
push directory
Term

Linux/Mac

 

popd

 Definition
pop directory
Term

Linux/Mac

 

cp

 Definition
copy a file or directory
Term

Linux/Mac

 

mv

 Definition
move a file or directory
Term

Linux/Mac

 

less

 Definition
page through a file
Term

Linux/Mac

 

cat

 Definition
print the whole file
Term

Linux/Mac

 

xargs

 Definition
execute arguements
Term

Linux/Mac

 

find

 Definition
find files
Term

Linux/Mac

 

grep

 Definition
find things inside files
Term

Linux/Mac

 

man

 Definition
read a manual page
Term

Linux/Mac

 

apropos

 Definition
find what a man page is appropriate
Term

Linux/Mac

 

env

 Definition
look at your environment
Term

Linux/Mac

 

echo

 Definition
print some arguments
Term

Linux/Mac

 

export

 Definition
export/set a new environment variable
Term

Linux/Mac

 

exit

 Definition
exit the shell
Term

Linux/Mac

 

sudo

 Definition
Danger! become super user root Danger!
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