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# 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.