Same commands

  • cd - change directory
    • In Windows also act as pwd
  • date - display or set date
  • dir - display contents in directory
    • Please use ls in Linux
  • echo display some messages
  • exit quit the terminal/command prompt
  • help display informations of Windows/Linux commands
  • mkdir create a directory
  • more display outputs by screen view
  • rename rename files
    • mv in Linux does the same but more
  • rmdir remove directory
    • only empty directories in Linux
  • shutdown poweoff the machine
    • also able to restart in Linux
  • sort sort some inputs
  • tree display directory structure graphically
    • needs to be explicitly installed on most Linux distrubutions

Different commands but same functions

  • check disk status
    • chkdsk in Windows
    • fsck, hdparm in Linux
  • clear screen
    • Ctrl + L should work in both Linux and Windows
    • cls in Windows
    • clear in Linux
  • start a new shell/interpreter
    • cmd in Windows
    • bash, zsh or any other shell
  • compares contents of files
    • comp or fc in Windows
    • diff in Linux
  • copy files
    • copy in Windows
    • cp in Linux
  • display and manage disk partitions
    • diskpart in Windows
    • gdisk, fdisk, cgdisk, cfdisk in Linux
  • delete files
    • del or erase in Windows
    • rm in Linux
  • search for string
    • find or findstr in Windows
    • grep in Linux
  • display file type
    • ftype in Windows, also can modifiy file extension associations
    • file in Linux
  • move files
    • move in Windows
    • mv in Linux
  • prints a text file
    • print in Windows
    • cat does the same thing and more
  • Display system/kernel version
    • ver in Windows
    • uname -r in Linux
  • Display and set time
    • time in Windows
    • timedatectl in Linux(SystemD only)