Difference Between MS DOS, Lixux and Unix

MS-DOS vs. Linux and Unix

 

If you can navigate a computer using MS-DOS or the Windows command line, you should be able to quickly pick up on the navigation of Linux and Unix. In the below chart is a listing of common MS-DOS commands with their Linux and Unix counterpart.

MS-DOS	Linux and Unix
attrib	chmod
backup	tar
dir	ls
cls	clear
copy	cp
del	rm
deltree	rm -R
	rmdir
edit	vi
	pico
format	fdformat, mount, and umount
move and rename	mv
Type	less
cd	cd
	chdir
more < file	more file
md	mkdir
win	startx