Dos Commands compare to Linux

Linux Compared to DOS

Linux/Unix Commands	Dos Equivalent	Description of the command
ls	dir	list of files or directories/folders
cp	copy	Command to allow the copy of files and/or directories
ls -ail	dir /a	list of files or directories/folders & any possible hidden/system files
cd /	cd \	To move to a direcotory / folder
rm	del	To delete file(s)
rmdir	rmdir	To delete a directory / folder
rm -R	deltree	To delete a directory / folder & its sub directories / folders . WARNING THIS CAN REMOVE THE ENTIRE DISK CONTENTS.
vi	edit	A text (ANSI) editor
mv	ren	To rename a file
mv	move	To move a file
chmod	attrib	To set permissions on a file or directory / folder
chown	N/A	To set user and group permissions
pwd	cd	Shows current directory
clear	cls	Clears the screen
find	dir /s	This is used to search for files/folders on the hard disk. The find command under Unix/Linux does have additional parameters which are required for it to work.
cat	type	To output a file to a device