Command line: MAC vs. Windows

Windows Command Line (CMD) vs. Mac OS Terminal

This is a comparison list of common commands to navigate file-systems, including TRACER, using the command line or the terminal. More comprehensive lists can be found on the web.

Windows CMD	TASK	Mac OS Terminal
dir	List files and folders	ls
cd	Full path of current folder/directory	pwd
cd <path to directory>	Change folder/directory	cd <path to directory>
cd..	One directory up in directory tree	cd ..
cd	Move to root directory	cd
mkdir newFolder	Create new directory in current directory	mkdir myFolder
echo some-text > fileName(.txt)	Create new file	cat > fileName(.txt)
rmdir myFolder	Remove a directory*	rmdir myFolder
ren oldFolderName newFolderName	Rename a directory	mv oldFolderName newFolderName
robocopy myFolder <path to destination directory>	Copy a directory	cp -r myFolder <path to destination directory>
move myFolder <path to destination directory>	Move a directory	mv myFolder <path to destination directory>
del myFile	Remove a file*	rm myFile
ren oldFileName newFileName	Rename a file	mv oldFileName newFileName
copy myFile <path to destination directory>	Copy a file	cp myFile <path to destination directory>
move myFile <path to destination directory>	Move a file	mv myFile <path to destination directory>
cls	Clear the terminal screen	clear
type myFile	Concatenate and print a file	cat myFile
type C:/../myFile PIPE** find "" /v /c	Count lines in a file	wc -l myFile

*IMPORTANT: Remove/delete command DOES NOT ask for confirmation.

**Replace PIPE with the | symbol.