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| − | The following | + | The following article contains list of commands available on Microsoft's DOS and Windows platforms and the equivalent command on FreeBSD. This can be considered a 'cheat-sheet' for quick reference. |
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| + | The list is sorted alphabetically by the DOS command name. | ||
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" | {| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| + | !Name | ||
!DOS | !DOS | ||
!FreeBSD | !FreeBSD | ||
!Notes | !Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Setting file attributes |
| − | |[[ | + | | attrib |
| + | | [[chmod]] | ||
| + | | See also related [[chown]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Check Disk | ||
| + | | chkdsk | ||
| + | | [[fsck]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| + | | Deleting file(s) | ||
| + | | del | ||
| + | | [[rm]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Directory listing | ||
| + | | dir | ||
| + | | [[ls]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Disk Partitioning | ||
| + | | fdisk | ||
| + | | [[fdisk]] | ||
| + | | See also [[disklabel]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Formating a disk | ||
| + | | format | ||
| + | | [[newfs]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Make a directory | ||
| + | | mkdir | ||
| + | | [[mkdir]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | File pager | ||
| + | | more | ||
| + | | [[more]] | ||
| + | | The commands share the same name and function but are implemented differently | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Moving file(s) | ||
| + | | move | ||
| + | | [[mv]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Renaming file(s) | ||
| + | | ren | ||
| + | | [[mv]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | List contents of a file | ||
| + | | type | ||
| + | | [[cat]] | ||
| + | | | ||
|} | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | While this is a list of known Microsoft specific commands available on DOS and Windows operating systems it may be of relevance to users of similar Digital Research's DR-DOS, IBM's PC-DOS and others. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:19, 10 May 2008
The following article contains list of commands available on Microsoft's DOS and Windows platforms and the equivalent command on FreeBSD. This can be considered a 'cheat-sheet' for quick reference.
The list is sorted alphabetically by the DOS command name.
| Name | DOS | FreeBSD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setting file attributes | attrib | chmod | See also related chown |
| Check Disk | chkdsk | fsck | |
| Deleting file(s) | del | rm | |
| Directory listing | dir | ls | |
| Disk Partitioning | fdisk | fdisk | See also disklabel |
| Formating a disk | format | newfs | |
| Make a directory | mkdir | mkdir | |
| File pager | more | more | The commands share the same name and function but are implemented differently |
| Moving file(s) | move | mv | |
| Renaming file(s) | ren | mv | |
| List contents of a file | type | cat |
While this is a list of known Microsoft specific commands available on DOS and Windows operating systems it may be of relevance to users of similar Digital Research's DR-DOS, IBM's PC-DOS and others.
