For the Impatient

  Want to strike out? Have a look at this table:

       DOS                     Linux                   Notes
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       ATTRIB (+-)attr file    chmod <mode> file       completely different
       BACKUP                  tar -Mcvf device dir/   ditto
       CD dirname\             cd dirname/             almost the same syntax
       COPY file1 file2        cp file1 file2          ditto
       DEL file                rm file                 beware - no undelete
       DELTREE dirname         rm -R dirname/          ditto
       DIR                     ls                      not exactly the same syntax
       DIR file /S             find . -name file       completely different
       EDIT file               vi file                 I think you won't like it
                               jstar file              feels like dos' edit
       EDLIN file              ed file                 forget it
       FORMAT                  fdformat,
                               mount, umount           quite different syntax
       HELP command            man command,            same philosophy
                               info command
       MD dirname              mkdir dirname/          almost the same syntax
       MORE < file             less file               much better
       MOVE file1 file2        mv file1 file2          ditto
       NUL                     /dev/null               ditto
       PRINT file              lpr file                ditto
       PRN                     /dev/lp0,
                               /dev/lp1                ditto
       RD dirname              rmdir dirname/          almost the same syntax
       REN file1 file2         mv file1 file2          not for multiple files
       RESTORE                 tar -Mxpvf device       different syntax
       TYPE file               less file               much better
       WIN                     startx                  poles apart!

  If you need more than a table of commands, please refer to the
  following sections.


Por: By Guido Gonzato, ggonza at tin.it
     Version 1.3.5. 31 August 2000.

