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## 2. For the Impatient

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

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>     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!

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

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