The Most Popular command line for windows and linux that was used in our daily tasks. learn this command line and develop your skills became an pro on command line for both platform
| SNo. | Windows | Linux | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | dir | ls -l | Directory listing |
| 2. | ren | mv | Rename a file |
| 3. | copy | cp | Copying a file |
| 4. | move | mv | Moving a file |
| 5. | cls | clear | Clear Screen |
| 6. | del | rm | Delete file |
| 7. | fc | diff | Compare contents of files |
| 8. | find | grep | Search for a string in a file |
| 9. | command /? | man command | Display the manual/help details of the command |
| 10. | chdir | pwd | Returns your current directory location |
| 11. | time | date | Displays the time |
| 12. | cd | cd | Change the current directory |
| 13. | md | mkdir | To create a new directory/folder |
| 14. | echo | echo | To print something on the screen |
| 15. | edit | vim(depends on editor) | To write in to files. |
| 16. | exit | exit | To leave the terminal/command window. |
| 17. | format | mke2fs or mformat | To format a drive/partition. |
| 18. | free | mem | To display free space. |
| 19. | rmdir | rm -rf/rmdir | To delete a directory. |
| 20. | taskkill | kill | To kill a task. |
| 21. | tasklist | ps x | To list running tasks. |
| 22. | set var=value | export var=value | To set environment variables. |
| 23. | attrib | chown/chmod | To change file permissions. |
| 24. | tracert | traceroute | To print the route packets trace to network host. |
| 25. | at | cron | daemon to execute scheduled commands. |
| 26. | type | cat | To print contents of a file. |
| 27. | ping | ping | To send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts. |
| 28. | nslookup | nslookup | To query Internet name servers interactively. |
| 29. | chdisk | du -s | For disk usage. |
| 30. | tree | ls -R | To list directory recursively. |
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