For more information about any of the UnixWare system commands, consult
the manual reference pages.
The commands listed below are for working with UnixWare system
files.
DOS command (A-M)
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What it does
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UNIX system equivalent
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Notes
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cd
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change directories
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cd(1)
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cls
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clear the screen
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clear(1)
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copy
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copy files
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cp(1),
tar(1)
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Use cp to copy files and tar to copy files or directories
onto floppy disks or tapes.
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date
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display the system date and time
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date(1),
cal(1)
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On the UNIX system, date displays the date and the time.
cal displays the date, the time, and a 3-month calendar.
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del
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delete a file
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rm(1)
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Be careful when using rm with wildcard characters, like
rm .
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dir
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list the contents of a directory
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ls(1)
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There are a variety of options to ls including ls -l to
see a long listing and ls -f to see a listing that indicates file
types.
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edlin
|
line editor
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ed(1),
ex(1),
vi(1)
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vi is a full-screen text editor with powerful search and replace
functions. ed and ex are predecessors of vi.
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fc
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compare two files
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diff(1),
diff3(1),
cmp(1)
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diff compares two text files. diff3 compares three text
files. Use cmp to compare binary files.
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find
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find text within a file
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grep(1)
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grep (global regular expression parser) finds text within a file.
The UNIX system's
find(1)
command finds files.
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format
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format a disk
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format(1M)
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See /etc/default/format for the default drive to format. The
format command formats a disk for use with UNIX system files.
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mkdir
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make a directory
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mkdir(1)
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more
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display output one screen at a time
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more(1)
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