Very Basic Commands in Linux

Some of the most Basic Commands in Linux can be found in the DOS to Linux HOWTO written by Guido Gonzato.  This HOWTO gives the basic DOS user the typical equivalents as to each basic command.  We list some of these equivalents here for your perusal:
 

        C:\GUIDO>COPY JOE.TXT JOE.DOC           $ cp joe.txt joe.doc
        C:\GUIDO>COPY *.* TOTAL                 $ cat * > total
        C:\GUIDO>COPY FRACTALS.DOC PRN          $ lpr fractals.doc
        C:\GUIDO>DEL TEMP                       $ rm temp
        C:\GUIDO>DEL *.BAK                      $ rm *~
        C:\GUIDO>MOVE PAPER.TXT TMP\            $ mv paper.txt tmp/
        C:\GUIDO>REN PAPER.TXT PAPER.ASC        $ mv paper.txt paper.asc
        C:\GUIDO>PRINT LETTER.TXT               $ lpr letter.txt
        C:\GUIDO>TYPE LETTER.TXT                $ more letter.txt
        C:\GUIDO>TYPE LETTER.TXT                $ less letter.txt
        C:\GUIDO>TYPE LETTER.TXT > NUL          $ cat letter.txt > /dev/null
                n/a                             $ more *.txt *.asc
                n/a                             $ cat section*.txt | less

We list some of our own:

        C:\>DELTREE TEMP                        $ rm -rf temp

        C:\>MD TEMP                             $ mkdir temp

        C:\>RD TEMP                             $ rmdir temp

        C:\>CD TEMP                             $ cd temp