Please remember: Linux is case sensitive, DOS/Windows is not.
| Command | Windows | Linux | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| List files | dir | Is | |
| List directory recursivly | tree | Is-R | |
| Clears screen | cls | clear | |
| Closes shell prompt | exit | exit | |
| Finds a string of text in a file | find | grep | grep [word] thisfile.txt |
| Dump contents of a file to users screen | Type | cat | cat[file] |
| Displays command help | command /? | man or info | man command |
| Creates a directory | mkdir | mkdir | mkdir directory |
| Displays your location in the file system | chdir | pwd | |
| Changes directories with a absolute path | cd pathname | cd pathname | cd/directory/directory |
| Directory path delimiter | \ | / | |
| Current directory | .\ | ./ | |
| Parent directory | ..\ | ../ | |
| Changes directories with a relative path | cd.. | cd.. |