Linux commands
(1) alternative Linux commands to complete the same task, (2) The mapping commands between Windows and Linux system.
help for command: Type command --help or man command (Linux 
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text file manipulation
display the first lines of text file
- head [options] filename (OS: Linux )
- vi [options] filename (and press gg) (Linux )
- vim [options] filename (and press gg) (Linux )
display the last few lines of text file
- tail [options] filename (Linux )
- vi [options] filename (and press G) (Linux )
- vim [options] filename (and press G) (Linux )
- Tail for Win32 GUI interface (Win
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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 -rf /Name_of_directory (Linux )[1]
- 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 [2]
- 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) [3]
- dir (Win ) ex: dir filename /s[4]
I have no idea to specify the file path to find the file.
network
show ip
ping
- ping domain_or_ip (Linux )
- ping domain_or_ip -t (Win )
whois: search the information of domain (related: Domain Name Register)
- whois domain (Linux or Win : require to install whois for windows)
apache operation
- check which mpm (multi processing module) apache is running
- httpd -l (Linux & Win ) ex: Linux /usr/local/httpd/bin/httpd -l or Win x:\apache\bin>httpd -l where x:\apache is the installation folder of apache [7]
- httpd -l (Linux
system operation
reboot the system/server
help for command
- command --help or man command (Linux )
- command /? (Win )
references
- ↑ [OPTION]
- -r remove directories and their contents recursively;
- -f ignore nonexistent files, never prompt
- ↑ 鳥哥的 Linux 私房菜 -- Linux 的檔案權限與目錄配置
- ↑ Tips For Linux - How to find files in Linux using 'find'
- ↑ How to find a file in MS-DOS.
- ↑ 鳥哥的 Linux 私房菜 -- Linux 常用網路指令介紹
- ↑ bash: ifconfig: command not found 無法使用ifconfig指令？ 先加上 su -l指令
- ↑ Check which mpm (multi processing module) apache is running | Binary Tides
- ↑ reboot - Linux Command - Unix Command
- ↑ Windows原來也有內建好用的關機軟體(Shutdown.exe) | ㊣軟體玩家
further reading
- ÆtherDev - Windows | Linux Equivalent Commands[Last visited: 2012-09-07]