Windows and Unix command line equivalents

win2ix.md

Windows command	Unix command	Notes
F7 key	history	On Windows, system uses doskey.exe . It automatically starts when opening Command Prompt and history can be viewed with the F7 key. The Unix history is part of the Bash shell.
arp	arp
assoc <.ext>	file	Command for Windows, will display the file association for the specified extension. If filetype is not specified, then it will delete the association. If no extension is specified, then it displays all current file associations.
at	at, batch, cron
attrib	chown, chmod	Sets ownership on files and directories
cd	cd
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
date /t	date	Date on Unix prints the current date and time. On Windows prints the date and prompts for a new one. Press Enter to keep the same date and if command extensions are enabled then with the "/t" switch, the command only prints the date.
del	rm
dir	ls	"dir" also works on some versions of Unix.
echo %PROJ%	echo $PROJ	result: c:\project
edit	Vi, emacs, etc.	"edit" used to bring up a simple text editor in Windows. No longer available on modern Windows 64-bit editions. On Unix, the environment variable "EDITOR" 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 OR findstr	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
mkdir	mkdir
mklink /h	ln	Create a file link
mklink	ln -s	On Unix, a directory may not have multiple links, so instead a symbolic link must be created with ln -s.
more	more, less
move	mv
net session	w, who	Use admin prompt with Windows, otherwise you will get "System error 5 has occurred. Access is Denied." message.
net statistics	uptime	On Windows PC, use "workstation" and for Server, use "server" in place of
nslookup	nslookup
ping	ping	On Windows, the default count is 3, on Unix you can specify count with the "-c num" syntax.
print	lpr	Send a file to a printer.
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 /s	rm -r	Recursively deletes entire directory tree. Windows has a y/n prompt. To get the prompt with Unix, use rm -i. The i means "interactive".
rmdir	rmdir
set PROJ	--	result: PROJ=c:\project
set Path	export $PATH	Print the value of the environment variable using set in Windows.
set Path=%Path%;c:\project	export PATH="/path/to/dir:$PATH"
set	env	Set on Windows prints a list of all environment variables. For individual environment variables, set is the same as echo $ on Unix.
shutdown /r	shutdown -r
shutdown /s	shutdown -h	Also need -f option to Windows if logged in remotely
shutdown	shutdown	Without an option, the Windows version produces a help message
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.
tasklist	top	Shows system status
time /t	date	On Unix prints, the date and time. On windows, time prints and asks for a new time. Press Enter to keep the current time. If command extensions are enabled, then with the switch "/t" only prints the time.
title	--	For Linux, either set the "PS1" variable or use the "PROMPT_COMMAND" varaible. If using "bash", then set the variables in your ".bashrc" file to auto apply the value.
tracert	traceroute
tree or dir /s	find, ls -R	On Windows, use tree
type	cat
ver	uname -a
xcopy	cp -R	Recursively copy a directory tree