Linux Commands

Here’s a table comparing common DOS (Windows Terminal) commands with similar Linux commands:

Function	DOS Command	Linux Command	Description	Example
List directory contents	dir	ls	Displays files and directories in the current directory.	DOS: dir Linux: ls
Change directory	cd	cd	Changes the current working directory.	DOS: cd foldername Linux: cd foldername
Create a directory	mkdir	mkdir	Creates a new directory.	DOS: mkdir newdir Linux: mkdir newdir
Remove a directory	rmdir	rmdir	Deletes an empty directory.	DOS: rmdir olddir Linux: rmdir olddir
View file contents	type	cat	Displays the contents of a file.	DOS: type file.txt Linux: cat file.txt
Copy files	copy	cp	Copies files from one location to another.	DOS: copy source.txt dest.txt Linux: cp source.txt dest.txt
Move/rename files	move	mv	Moves or renames files and directories.	DOS: move file.txt folder/ Linux: mv file.txt folder/
Delete a file	del	rm	Deletes a file.	DOS: del file.txt Linux: rm file.txt
Clear the screen	cls	clear	Clears the terminal screen.	DOS: cls Linux: clear
View current directory	cd	pwd	Displays the current working directory.	DOS: cd Linux: pwd
Search for files	dir /s	find / find .	Searches for files in the current and subdirectories.	DOS: dir /s *.txt Linux: find . -name "*.txt"
Check disk usage	dir	du / df	Shows disk usage of directories or free space on disks.	DOS: dir Linux: du -sh folder or df -h
Rename a file	ren	mv	Renames a file.	DOS: ren oldname.txt newname.txt Linux: mv oldname.txt newname.txt
Edit files	edit	nano / vim	Opens a text editor to modify files.	DOS: edit file.txt Linux: nano file.txt or vim file.txt
Network diagnostics	ping	ping	Sends packets to test network connectivity.	DOS: ping google.com Linux: ping google.com
Process management	tasklist	ps / top	Lists running processes.	DOS: tasklist Linux: ps aux or top
Kill processes	taskkill	kill / killall	Terminates processes.	DOS: taskkill /IM app.exe Linux: kill PID or killall app
Change file attributes	attrib	chmod / chown	Modifies file attributes or permissions.	DOS: attrib +r file.txt Linux: chmod 755 file.txt
Compress files	compact	tar / gzip	Compresses files or directories.	DOS: compact file.txt Linux: gzip file.txt or tar -czf archive.tar.gz folder
Uncompress files	expand	tar / gunzip	Decompresses files.	DOS: expand file.cmp Linux: gunzip file.gz or tar -xzf archive.tar.gz
Shutdown system	shutdown	shutdown	Powers off the system after a delay or immediately.	DOS: shutdown /s /t 0 Linux: shutdown now

This table provides a concise comparison to help navigate between DOS and Linux terminal commands! Let me know if you’d like examples elaborated.