Linux-User message #5 from Janis Kracht to All.
   Entered on 19th October, 1999 at 16:19, 142 lines.
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Subject: Linux Tips 001
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I'll try to post these kinds of tidbits now and then.  Comments, questions,
suggestions welcome ;)

Commands for linux listed below have many, many options.  To see the options,
type cmd --help, or man cmd where cmd is one of those listed in the linux
column below.


If you're REALLY new to linux, this info might help you get your
bearings:

==============================================================================
DOS             Linux                   Description
==============================================================================
 command.com      sh                      Simplistic command interpreter
 n/a              bash                    Advanced command interpreter
 n/a              perl                    Interpreter for perl scripts
 n/a              awk                     Interpreter for awk scripts
 n/a              chsh                    Change shell



               Directory Management
==============================================================================
   DOS           Linux                      Description
==============================================================================
 dir           ls -l                 Long format directory
 dir /w        ls                    Wide format directory
 cd            cd                    Change directory
 rm           rmdir                  Remove a directory
 md           mkdir                  Make a directory
 deltree /Y   rm -rf                Recursively delete a directory tree
 n/a           pwd                  Dispay the current working directory



                File Management
==============================================================================
  DOS         Linux                         Description
==============================================================================
 copy        cp               Copy a file
 move        mv               Move a file
 touch      touch             Set the timestamp on a file
 del        rm -f             Delete a file
 type        cat              Print a file to the screen
 n/a        chown             Change ownership of a file
 n/a        chgrp             Change group ownership of a file
 attrib     chmod             Change access permissions of a file
 rawrite    dd                Write directly to a device
 subst?     ln                Create a link to a file



              Searching and Sorting
==============================================================================
 DOS        Linux                         Description
==============================================================================
 find     grep               Search for a string in a text file
 dir /s   find               Search for a file
 n/a      locate             Search for a file via a database
 n/a      updatedb           Create searchable database of files
 sort     sort               Sort a file



                          Disk Management
==============================================================================
  DOS         Linux                                    Description
==============================================================================
 fdisk         fdisk            Modify the partition table
 format        mke2fs           Create a filesystem on a partition
 format        fdformat         Format a floppy disk
 chkdsk        e2fsck           Test a filesystem for errors
 n/a           swapon           Turn on a swap partition
 n/a           swapoff          Turn off a swap partition
 n/a           mount            Attach a filesystem to the root filesystem
 n/a           umount           Detach a filesystem from the root filesystem
 chkdsk        df               View amount of disk space available
 dir/s         du               View amount of disk space used by a directory
                                recursively



                   Help
==============================================================================
 DOS         Linux                        Description
==============================================================================
 help      man                  Get help on a command
 n/a       apropos              Get help on a general topic
 n/a      whatis                Search the whatis database
 n/a      makewhatis            Make the whatis database
 n/a      file                  Classify a file



              Editing and Printing
==============================================================================
 DOS       Linux                       Description
==============================================================================
 edit       pico             Editor for novices
 n/a        vi               Editor for advanced users
 print      lpr              Print a file
 n/a        sed              Stream editor
 n/a       joe               Wordstar compatible editor
 n/a       emacs             Programming environment and editor
 edlin        ed             non-visual editor



              Backup, Compression, and Archival
==============================================================================
  DOS           Linux                                 Description
==============================================================================
 pkzip         zip                    create a zip file
 pkunzip       unzip                  extract files from a zip file
 n/a           gzip                   Compress or decompress files via GNU zip
 n/a           tar                    Tape archiver
 n/a         compress                 Lempel-Ziv compression program



Aliases

You can enter these in your /etc/profile to make them global or
~/.bash_profile to make them local.

       alias del='rm'
       alias copy='cp'
       alias move='mv'
       alias ren='mv'
       alias type='cat'
       alias rd='rmdir'
       alias md='mkdir'
       alias help='man'




Take care,
Janis

(janis@filegate.net)