Command line interface - UNF
Command line interfaces: DOS (command line Windows) vs Unix
• Commands must be written with an exact syntax (order): command source target
o Some commands only require the command itself or use a default value for source and target (see “dir”)
o Some commands require an explicit source or target (see “copy”, “rd”)
• In a tree or hierachical structure, you must know at what level you are before executing commands
• To avoid ambiguity, use the complete path to a directory or file, separating each level with a \
| |DOS (Command line WinX) |UNIX |
|Directory Manipulation: | | |
|list files/directories |dir drive: |ls |
| |dir /p /w (pause, wide) |ls –l (long) |
|change current directory |cd |cd |
| |cd .. (to parent) |cd .. (to parent) |
| |cd \ (to root) |cd ~ (to home) |
|create (make) directory |md dirname |mkdir /dirname |
| |mkdir \dirname |mkdir /homepage |
|delete (remove) directory |rd dirname |rmdir /dirname |
| |rmdir \dirname | |
| | | |
|File Manipulation: | | |
|create file |copy con filename.txt |vi filename (or pico filename) |
| |(enter lines of text) |(enter lines of text) |
| |^z (to quit and save file) | :wq (write and quit) |
|rename (move) file |ren \oldfile \newfile |mv /oldfile /newfile |
| |rename oldfile newfile | |
|copy file to another location |copy source target |cp source target |
|delete file |del filename |rm filename |
| | | |
|Miscellaneous commands: | | |
|help |command /? |man command |
|print |print filename PRN |lpr –Pprinter filename |
| |copy filename lpt1: | |
| |type filename > lpt1: | |
|display file (on screen) |type filename |cat filename | more |
| | |less filename |
|path of working directory |-- |pwd |
|change password |-- |passwd |
|set file or directory rights |-- |chmod |
|logout of remote system |-- |lo |
|format floppy disk |format drive: |-- |
| |format a: /s (format a: and include system files | |
| |– create bootable DOS diskette) | |
|wildcard characters |* (match any number of chars) |* (match any number of chars) |
| |? (match one character) |? (match one character) |
+ - to toggle between full-screen and windowed DOS session.
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