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== text file manipulation == | == text file manipulation == | ||
display the first lines of text file | display the first lines of text file | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_(Unix) head] <nowiki>[options]</nowiki> ''filename'' | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_(Unix) head] <nowiki>[options]</nowiki> ''filename'' ({{OS}}: {{Linux}}) | ||
* [http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/vimcheat.html vim] <nowiki>[options]</nowiki> ''filename'' (and press gg) | * [http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/vimcheat.html vim] <nowiki>[options]</nowiki> ''filename'' (and press gg) ({{Linux}}) | ||
display the last few lines of text file | display the last few lines of text file | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tail_(Unix) tail] <nowiki>[options]</nowiki> ''filename'' | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tail_(Unix) tail] <nowiki>[options]</nowiki> ''filename'' ({{Linux}}) | ||
* [http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/vimcheat.html vim] <nowiki>[options]</nowiki> ''filename'' (and press G) | * [http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/vimcheat.html vim] <nowiki>[options]</nowiki> ''filename'' (and press G) ({{Linux}}) | ||
* [http://tailforwin32.sourceforge.net/ Tail for Win32] GUI interface ({{Win}}) | * [http://tailforwin32.sourceforge.net/ Tail for Win32] GUI interface ({{Win}}) | ||
== file operation == | == file operation == | ||
Revision as of 17:50, 7 September 2012
(1) alternative Linux commands to complete the same task, (2) The mapping commands between Windows and Linux system.
text file manipulation
display the first lines of text file
display the last few lines of text file
- tail [options] filename (Linux
) - vim [options] filename (and press G) (Linux )
- Tail for Win32 GUI interface (Win
)
file operation
copy old directory to new directory (Linux 
)
- cp -a old_dir new_dir/
- make new directory & copy all old files to new directory
- mkdir new_dir
- cp old_dir/* new_dir
delete files or directory
- rm -r /Name_of_directory (Linux )
- del Name_of_directory (Win )
- After executed del Name_of_directory but the empty directory directory_name will be left.
- Command delete is not available in Win XP
list directory or files
- ls (Linux ) ex: ls -l List detailed information of files [1]
- dir (Win ) ex: dir/s/b
find a file
- find (Linux ) ex: find / -name filename Find the file which naming filename Under the path / (root folder) [2]
- dir (Win ) ex: dir filename /s[3]
I have no idea to specify the file path to find the file.
network
show ip
- ipconfig/all (OS: Win )
- ifconfig (OS: Linux )[1]
ping
- ping domain_or_ip (Linux )
- ping domain_or_ip -t (Win )
whois: search the information of domain
- whois domain (Linux or Win : require to install whois for windows)
system operation
reboot the system/server
help for command
- command --help or man command (Linux )
- command /? (Win )
references
further reading
- ÆtherDev - Windows | Linux Equivalent Commands[Last visited: 2012-09-07]