Unix and DOS Reference Page

Function	UNIX Command	DOS Command
List all files in current directory	ls	dir
List all files and their permissions	ls -l
Create a subdirectory	mkdir "dir_name"	mkdir "dir_name"
Copy file	cp "filename" "newfilename"	copy "filename" "newfilename"
Copy file to subdirectory	cp "filename" "dirname"	copy "drive\dir: filename" "driveNEWdir: filename"
Delete a file	rm "filename"	del "filename"
Rename a file	mv "oldfilename" "newfilename"	rename "filename" "newfilename"
Move to a subdirectory	cd "dirname"	cd "dirname"
Change the current directory	cd "directory"	cd "directory"
Back to home directory	cd	cd using the home directory path
Make a file public	chmod go+r "filename"	n/a
Change password	passwd	n/a
Kill a program	CTRL-c	n/a
Gives the date	date	n/a
Gives your account name	whoami	n/a
View a file	more <filename>	n/a
Exit UNIX/DOS	logout	exit

script at the Unix prompt. From that moment on, everything that you type in, or what the computer prints on the screen, will also be copied into a file named typescript, in the current directory.
When you no longer want to record the session, type exit, and the typescript file is saved and closed.
View the typescript file with more or edit it with emacs. Rename it with mv.

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